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Salmon Creek

Salmon Creek
Salmon Creek Campground
Salmon Creek

Featured amenities

Pet Friendly
Pet Friendly

About Salmon Creek

Salmon Creek Campground is located in the North Yuba River area. Visitors enjoy a wide variety of recreational activities in the area, including hiking, biking, hunting, fishing, and gold panning. This facility is operated and maintained by the Tahoe National Forest.

Number of accommodations: 26

Campground Amenities

  • Pet Friendly
    Pet Friendly
  • Potable Water
    Potable Water

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

Current season
Upcoming seasons
Past seasons
Closed periods
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Feb
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Currently closed - Opens on Jun 1

Sites & Availability

26 Sites Available

Site
Price
🚐 001, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
002, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$24.00
/ per night
003, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$24.00
/ per night
004, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$24.00
/ per night
005, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$24.00
/ per night
🚐 006, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
🚐 007, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
🚐 008, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
🚐 009, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
🚐 010, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
🚐 011, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
🚐 012, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
🚐 015, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
016, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$24.00
/ per night
020, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$24.00
/ per night
021, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$24.00
/ per night
🚐 022, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
🚐 023, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
🚐 024, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
🚐 026, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
🚐 027, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
🚐 028, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
🚐 029, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
🚐 030, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
🚐 031, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
033, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$24.00
/ per night

Reviews (82)

What Guests Are Saying

Salmon Creek Campground offers a lovely setting along a creek with spacious, clean sites that provide privacy from neighbors. The campground is conveniently located near numerous lakes, hiking trails, and recreational activities, making it ideal for outdoor enthusiasts. Campground host Jack receives high praise for his helpfulness, although some restroom facilities could use improvement.

Review Summary

4.2
82 reviews
5
51.2%
42
4
28.0%
23
3
12.2%
10
2
2.4%
2
1
6.1%
5

Gregory G

Verified

June 20, 2022 Stayed at: 023, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK

4

Wonderful site for beauty, convenience and quiet.

Phillip B

Verified

June 13, 2022 Stayed at: 022, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK

4

I love this campground because of the proximity to so many great hiking trails and lakes and the sites are spread out pretty good. This site could use a camp host though to better manage the site tags which are not always updated and could lead to potential problems. The number of people with off leash dogs is getting out of hand too.

STEPHEN S

Verified

October 18, 2021 Stayed at: 005, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK

3

The campground is almost empty in October witch makes it very nice. They turned the water off without letting us know. It would be nice if they let us know the day before so we could fill our water jugs. Other than that it was a very nice stay.

Nafessa C

Verified

October 16, 2021 Stayed at: 033, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK

5

Site 33 is the best site if you are looking for something big and secluded we have an 8 person tent you can easily fit 2 of those and maybe a smaller tent in your area. It's close but not to close to the bathroom and water spigot. It's the last camp site and is pretty hidden absolutely beautiful campground and surroundings. ZERO SIGNAL FOR MILES. If you wanna look up attractions near by do it before you leave. Don't forget to go to Bassett Station down the road they have amazing burgers and if you forgot any camping stuff they probably have it they loaned us a can opener because we forgot ours. Really nice people. They also have ice and propane and gas. Their little shop has everything from lunch meat to flash lights and toilet paper mostly essentials. We drove around after our trip to see other sites around that area. Ours was the best by far.

Erika M

Verified

September 27, 2021 Stayed at: 026, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK

5

Quiet, spread out campsites. Clean. Really enjoyed it here.
Very small critique. Parking could use a little tree trimming for RV's. Site 28 had a tree limb rubbing on RV roof all night in wind.

Patsy S

Verified

August 28, 2021 Stayed at: 028, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK

5

It’s my Wonderful happy space with a new lake to go to everyday. So relaxing 😌

gary p

Verified

August 26, 2021 Stayed at: 006, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK

5

campground was very quiet because there weren't many campers. bathrooms were a little smelly

Barbara N

Verified

August 25, 2021 Stayed at: 015, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK

5

We had our pick of campsites because of many cancellations due to fire and smoke in the area but it didn't bother our trip at all. Had a great time with two of our grand daughters and two grammas. It was a hairy walk up to the upper lake. Fun for all.

Ed H

Verified

August 19, 2021 Stayed at: 002, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK

1

not your fault but the smoke was terrible and my wife would not camp there.

Kristina S

Verified

August 3, 2021 Stayed at: 030, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK

4

We love this campsite. Less crowded on Weekdays! Tons of great hikes in the area.

Location Salmon Creek

Address:
Yuba River Ranger Station
Nevada City, CA, 95959
United States

Latitude & Longitude: 39.6235 / -120.612

Elevation: 1746 feet

Policies & Rules

Category About
General

In accordance with standard industry practices, we will be assessing a $5 additional vehicle fee on the 'second vehicle' in each single family campsite, and on the 'third and fourth vehicle' in any double family campsite, provided these vehicles are not joined to the first vehicle by a hitch and towed onto the site. In the case of motorcycles, the first two are considered to be one vehicle and the third and fourth are also considered to be one vehicle. No additional vehicle fees are collected for bicycles.

General

Bears frequent the area; all food must be kept in approved containers

General

Utility hookups and showers are not available at the campground

General

Click here for more information on the Tahoe National Forest

General

Fire restrictions may be imposed at any time due to hot, dry weather conditions, at which time campfires and charcoal fires may not be allowed. For current fire conditions or weather closures contact the Yuba River Ranger District (530) 288-3231(voice) or, (530) 288-3656 (TDD).

General

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.

General

No Show Policy
A no-show customer is one who does not arrive at a campground and does not cancel the reservation by check-out time on the day after the scheduled arrival date (or for day-use facilities, by check-in time the day of arrival). 
* No-show customers are only recorded at staffed facilities. At most remote facilities, all customers are noted as automatically checked-in on the date of arrival.
* It is recommended that staffed facilities hold a campsite until check-out time on the day following the arrival date.
* It is recommended that staffed facilities hold group day-use facilities until check-in time on the arrival date.
There is no change fee if a customer extends or shortens a reservation if the change includes dates from the original reservation. If they choose to depart early, they may forfeit some or all of the recreation fees. 
There is no change fee if the customer changes campsites that are the same price and on the same reservation dates in the same campground. If the campsite the customer is changing to has a price difference, the customer will be responsible for any additional fees or be provided with a refund, based on the price difference. 
Where recorded, no-show customers are assessed a $20.00 no-show fee and forfeit the first night's recreation fee for a campsite or forfeit the entire day-use recreation fee for a day-use facility. We recommend customers contact the facility if they are en route to their reservation but cannot make it by the check-in date. In these cases, no refund will be issued, but the facility can ensure that a "no-show" fee is not assessed.

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