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About Hirz Bay
Number of accommodations: 33
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Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Water Access
- Lake Access
- Boat Ramp / Launch
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Reviews (90)
What Guests Are Saying
Hirz Bay offers beautiful campsites with stunning views, easy access to the lake, and well-maintained facilities during the off-season. Many guests appreciate the spaciousness of the sites and the presence of water spouts and trash cans. However, issues such as noise from nearby campers, overflowing trash, and inadequate bathroom maintenance were commonly noted, particularly during busy weekends.
What Guests Are Saying
Hirz Bay offers beautiful campsites with stunning views, easy access to the lake, and well-maintained facilities during the off-season. Many guests appreciate the spaciousness of the sites and the presence of water spouts and trash cans. However, issues such as noise from nearby campers, overflowing trash, and inadequate bathroom maintenance were commonly noted, particularly during busy weekends.
Review Summary
Melissa W
VerifiedJune 1, 2026 • Stayed at: 035, Loop: AREA HIRZ BAY
We camped at Hirz Bay for Memorial Day weekend as we have for the last several years. The campsites are fairly spread out, most have views of the lake. Beautiful place to camp. Fairly easy access to the water and the boat launch is a very short drive.
For this year though, by Friday, all of the flush toilets were clogged. There is a dump style toilet down by the parking lot by the lake but it is far from all the campsites. Also at those ones only the mens locked, the women’s would not. Even the water stations seemed to be slow draining. It seems that somebody was coming and clearing them midday, but by evening or the next morning they were clogged again.
Also there doesn’t seem to be an onsite host from what we could tell. Saturday there was a campsite up until 2 in the morning shouting back and far across the campsite and in the road. There was nobody around to enforce any sort of quiet time.
Also some of the bear boxes need to be repaired. From past experience and encounters bears are very active in this area and the bear boxes should all be operational.
Sally W
VerifiedMay 25, 2026 • Stayed at: 020, Loop: AREA HIRZ BAY
Beautiful campsites. Clean well kept grounds and restrooms.
Gregory H
January 12, 2026
Even though was off season, facilities were clean and working. Very nice and quiet!
Gregory H
January 12, 2026
Even though was off season, facilities were clean and working. Very nice and quiet!
Cailin W
VerifiedSeptember 21, 2025 • Stayed at: 035, Loop: AREA HIRZ BAY
Super clean campsites with running water!
Cailin W
VerifiedSeptember 21, 2025 • Stayed at: 035, Loop: AREA HIRZ BAY
Super clean campsites with running water!
Michelle R
September 11, 2025
The campsite was great. The restrooms were marked as being sanitized every day but they weren’t.
Michelle R
September 11, 2025
The campsite was great. The restrooms were marked as being sanitized every day but they weren’t.
Val P
VerifiedAugust 3, 2025 • Stayed at: 046, Loop: AREA HIRZ BAY
Nice campground, pretty quiet, spaces far apart, easy to get to, bathrooms clean and well-maintained. The only drawback--a big one--is poison oak EVERYWHERE, including throughout the campsites.
Val P
VerifiedAugust 3, 2025 • Stayed at: 046, Loop: AREA HIRZ BAY
Nice campground, pretty quiet, spaces far apart, easy to get to, bathrooms clean and well-maintained. The only drawback--a big one--is poison oak EVERYWHERE, including throughout the campsites.
Location Hirz Bay
Address:
Gilman Road Exit Off Of Interstate 5
Lakehead, CA, 96051
United States
From Redding, CA, remain on I-5 to Gilman Road. (From the north, take Salt
Creek exit to Gilman Road). Take Gilman Road east for 11 miles to entrance
of Hirz Bay.
Elevation: 337 feet
16 mi drive to downtown Lakehead (about 30 min)
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
- Check-in is at 3 P.M. and check-out is at 2 P.M.
Cancellation policy
- Reservation fees are non-refundable. For campsites, cabins, lookouts, yurts, group sites, and similar stays, we charge a reservation service fee of $8.
- Standard cancellations usually have a $10 cancellation fee. Customers can generally cancel before the check-in date online.
- Late cancellation rules differ by stay type.
- Individual campsites: cancelling after 12:00am local time the day before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- Cabins, lookouts, and yurts: cancelling less than 14 days before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- One-night reservations: a late cancellation usually forfeits the full amount paid, up to the total original reservation cost.
- Modifications are allowed before the cut-off window, but fees depend on the change. Changing to dates completely outside the original reservation dates may trigger a $10 change fee. Extending or shortening a stay that still includes original dates usually has no change fee, though refunds may depend on timing and facility rules. Switching to the same type of campsite for the same dates usually has no change fee, but price differences are charged or refunded.
- Early departures may or may not be refunded. At certain facilities, partial refunds may be possible if staff can mark the site available for other visitors. No refund is given for a night if the early departure is requested after that day's check-out time.
- Security deposits are separate. Security deposits may be refunded to the original payment method if the facility is left in acceptable condition, as determined by the property.
Vehicles & parking
- Single sites allow one vehicle and double sites allow two vehicles, with a $12 fee for extra vehicles.
Site capacity
- The average maximum trailer size allowed is 30 feet.
Wildlife & food storage
- All food must be stored in the provided bear-proof containers.
- Due to active bears in the area, all food must be stored in designated bear lockers.
Safety & rules
- Poison oak is commonly found in the area.
Fees & deposits
- A fee of $17 is charged daily for using the boat ramp.
General
- Click here for further information on this campground
- Click here for more information about Shasta-Trinity National Forest
Fires & fuel
- Do not move firewood; buy it locally and burn it on-site to protect forests from pests.
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Last updated: September 7, 2026
