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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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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

Ben K

Verified

July 27, 2021 Stayed at: 024, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK

5

Great camp site, well-maintained restrooms, and close to beautiful lakes.

Eric N

Verified

July 17, 2021 Stayed at: 008, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK

5

We have camped over the July 4th weekend at most of the Lakes Region campgrounds in the past 35 years. Salmon Creek Campground is without question the grand jewel. Wonderful, easily accessible large sites are set across from a little creek, which serves as a secret escape fro summer heat with a flat flow allowing camp chairs among the amazing creek foliage. The campground has water faucets, is close by Bassets Store and Restaurant for supplies and great breakfast and has clean well-supplied outhouse toilets (though the toilet house needs a modernization upgrade).

The campground is an easy:short drive away from Sardine Lake Lodge for fishing and a great dinner with cocktails on the Lake. In fact several other Lodge restaurants are also close as is good food in Sierra City. Salmon Lake, Long Lake, the Bear Lakes Loop (including Round Lake and SilverLake), Gold Lake, Mt Elwell and the Sierra Buttes, are all easily accessible for hiking, epic mountain swimming, fishing and hiking. A bit longer drive, but still close by is Greyeagle for upscale eating and shopping.

Home to Salmon Creek Campground at night you can sit by the campfire pits and enjoy a quiet night just far enough off the main road to dampen noise from the few passing vehicles.

Salmon Creek is very popular with reservations going early. Go for the best in the Lost Sierra, Salmon Creek Campground.

Charles K

Verified

July 12, 2021 Stayed at: 027, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK

5

One of our favorite spots to camp. Beware of the bugs, they were very bad this year.

Tanya B

Verified

July 11, 2021 Stayed at: 030, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK

5

Beautiful, clean well spaced camp sites.
Lovely area!
Creek access only from east side of campground from what we could find!

donna m

Verified

July 2, 2021 Stayed at: 023, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK

5

Beautiful clean campground. One of the best 4 day trips we have taken. The entire area is beautiful. Local store/gas station was also amazing. People were very friendly and helpful.

Justen C

Verified

July 2, 2021 Stayed at: 022, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK

1

No host, leaky faucet, bathrooms closed. What do the fees go towards? Very dispointed in the forest service.

Cecilia R

Verified

July 2, 2021 Stayed at: 024, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK

5

Lovely campground with nicely spaced sites. Clean restrooms. Close to the Gold Lakes Basin and Sierra Buttes.

Bronwyn K

Verified

July 1, 2021 Stayed at: 031, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK

3

Quick hike to Upper Sardine Lake is worth it.

Barbara S

Verified

July 1, 2021 Stayed at: 008, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK

4

Salmon creek is a beautiful campground. The proximity to the creek and to many nearby lakes is wonderful. The bathrooms are definitely rustic, but the location is worth it. Highly recommend the hikes in the Lakes Basin.

MIKE B

Verified

June 30, 2021 Stayed at: 020, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK

4

Very nice place to car camp! Toilets are clean and DON’T SMELL! Only comment would be the water faucets (except for a couple) are very hidden and only two toilets so it’s a walk if in units 17 thru 21.

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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