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90 reviews
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.
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3.7
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August 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.
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August 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.
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September 11, 2025
The campsite was great. The restrooms were marked as being sanitized every day but they weren’t.
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September 11, 2025
The campsite was great. The restrooms were marked as being sanitized every day but they weren’t.
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September 21, 2025 Stayed at: 035, Loop: AREA HIRZ BAY
Super clean campsites with running water!
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September 21, 2025 Stayed at: 035, Loop: AREA HIRZ BAY
Super clean campsites with running water!
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January 12, 2026
Even though was off season, facilities were clean and working. Very nice and quiet!
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January 12, 2026
Even though was off season, facilities were clean and working. Very nice and quiet!
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May 25, 2026 Stayed at: 020, Loop: AREA HIRZ BAY
Beautiful campsites. Clean well kept grounds and restrooms.
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June 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.
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Gilman Road Exit Off Of Interstate 5, Lakehead, CA 96051 United States
Elevation: 337 ft
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 mi to entrance
of Hirz Bay.
The closest entrance is: Northwest Entrance Station
Approximate drive: 51.7 mi · over 1 hr (89 min)
Last updated: October 21, 2026
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Population: 577
Nearby city: Redding, CA
Approx. 21 mi away (straight-line distance)
Elevation: 1,161 ft
Lakehead, CA
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