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About Ellery Creek
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2026 Season availability
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Water and Hygiene
- Restrooms
Parking and Transport
- Parking
Water Access
- Lake Access
- Boat Ramp / Launch
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Reviews (55)
What Guests Are Saying
Ellery Creek offers stunning views and a quiet campground atmosphere, making it a favorite for many campers. However, maintenance issues exist, with limited garbage disposal and some concerns about water access and site conditions. While some visitors reported challenges with cleanliness and safety for children and pets, overall, the beautiful lake proximity and serene environment are highly appreciated.
What Guests Are Saying
Ellery Creek offers stunning views and a quiet campground atmosphere, making it a favorite for many campers. However, maintenance issues exist, with limited garbage disposal and some concerns about water access and site conditions. While some visitors reported challenges with cleanliness and safety for children and pets, overall, the beautiful lake proximity and serene environment are highly appreciated.
Review Summary
Elisha S
VerifiedAugust 25, 2024 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: AREA ELLERY CREEK
Upon showing up we were unable to safely keep our kids and dog at this campground and had to find a different one last minute after driving back to the I-5 for phone service. There was an frame around a tent area that looked to one time be lovely and level but had eroded in the corners, the frame itself was splintered and broken, there was poison oak growing in the middle of the tent pad and berry bushes and poison oak right up and over the edges. There were cigarette butts and garbage and used toilet paper around the site, the bathrooms could be smelled from most of the campground and there was no water access plus it was very swampy in the water. At full the lake would have been beautiful. There looked to be once a nice water access but it was completely grown over with berry bushes and poison oak. The sites were very small. If you came to sit and lounge all day in the same chair and same spot it would be fine but with two high energy boys and a dog there was nowhere to go and play.
Elisha S
VerifiedAugust 25, 2024 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: AREA ELLERY CREEK
Upon showing up we were unable to safely keep our kids and dog at this campground and had to find a different one last minute after driving back to the I-5 for phone service. There was an frame around a tent area that looked to one time be lovely and level but had eroded in the corners, the frame itself was splintered and broken, there was poison oak growing in the middle of the tent pad and berry bushes and poison oak right up and over the edges. There were cigarette butts and garbage and used toilet paper around the site, the bathrooms could be smelled from most of the campground and there was no water access plus it was very swampy in the water. At full the lake would have been beautiful. There looked to be once a nice water access but it was completely grown over with berry bushes and poison oak. The sites were very small. If you came to sit and lounge all day in the same chair and same spot it would be fine but with two high energy boys and a dog there was nowhere to go and play.
Jarrod B
VerifiedJune 5, 2025 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: AREA ELLERY CREEK
One of our favorite spots!
Jarrod B
VerifiedJune 5, 2025 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: AREA ELLERY CREEK
One of our favorite spots!
Michelle G
VerifiedJuly 27, 2025 • Stayed at: 013, Loop: AREA ELLERY CREEK
Perfect location close to the arm of the lake. Campground was well maintained. Found out after there are caves nearby that we plan to check out next time. Just an FYI the Ellery Creek sign off of Gilman Rd is missing so you can miss the turn into the campground.
Michelle G
VerifiedJuly 27, 2025 • Stayed at: 013, Loop: AREA ELLERY CREEK
Perfect location close to the arm of the lake. Campground was well maintained. Found out after there are caves nearby that we plan to check out next time. Just an FYI the Ellery Creek sign off of Gilman Rd is missing so you can miss the turn into the campground.
Ted N
VerifiedAugust 4, 2025 • Stayed at: 019, Loop: AREA ELLERY CREEK
The only problem was that the bear locker could not be locked, as the key was broken.
Ted N
VerifiedAugust 4, 2025 • Stayed at: 019, Loop: AREA ELLERY CREEK
The only problem was that the bear locker could not be locked, as the key was broken.
Evelyn S
VerifiedAugust 17, 2025 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: AREA ELLERY CREEK
LOVE!
Evelyn S
VerifiedAugust 17, 2025 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: AREA ELLERY CREEK
LOVE!
Location & Directions for Ellery Creek
Gilman Road Exit Off I 5, Lakehead, CA 96051 United States
Elevation: 310 ft
Getting There
From Redding, California: Take I-5 to Gilman Road. From the north take the Salt Creek exit to Gilman Road. Go east for 16 mi to the campground entrance (located on the right hand side of the road between Moore Creek and Pine Point Campgrounds).
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From Redding, California: Take I-5 to Gilman Road. From the north take the Salt Creek exit to Gilman Road. Go east for 16 mi to the campground entrance (located on the right hand side of the road between Moore Creek and Pine Point Campgrounds).
*The Map Driving Route link gives directions to mail office, not the campground.
Highway access
The campground is accessible via I-5, with the closest exit being Gilman Road. It is approximately 16 miles east from the Gilman Road exit to the campground entrance.
Nearby National Park
Northwest Entrance Station
Approximate driving time: over 1 hr (91 min)
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check in time
3PM
Check out time
2PM
General
- The facility is open for walk-ins from April 1- Sept. 10
- There is an additional $17 fee for the launch ramp at Hirz Bay
- Average maximum trailer size is 30 feet
- Poison oak is abundant throughout the forest
- Store food and scented toiletries in the provided bear-proof lockers; be prepared to hang food from the trees if necessary
- There is a $12 extra vehicle fee collected at the campground after the first car for single sites
- Click here for further information on this campground
- Click here for more information about Shasta-Trinity National Forest
- Don't Move Firewood: Protect California's forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. For more information visit firewood.ca.gov.
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Last updated: October 20, 2026
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