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2026 Season availability
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- Pet friendly
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Reviews (185)
What Guests Are Saying
Salmon Creek campground is well-maintained, with friendly hosts and clean restrooms, making for a pleasant stay. Its prime location near various lakes and hiking trails adds to the appeal, while the spacious, private sites enhance the camping experience. Some minor issues, such as older pit latrines and noise from the nearby road, were noted, but overall, the campground provides a great environment for outdoor activities and relaxation.
What Guests Are Saying
Salmon Creek campground is well-maintained, with friendly hosts and clean restrooms, making for a pleasant stay. Its prime location near various lakes and hiking trails adds to the appeal, while the spacious, private sites enhance the camping experience. Some minor issues, such as older pit latrines and noise from the nearby road, were noted, but overall, the campground provides a great environment for outdoor activities and relaxation.
Review Summary
Keith F
VerifiedAugust 12, 2023 • Stayed at: 021, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK
It was a really good experience. The site was nice and was full of trees.
Richard J
VerifiedJuly 26, 2023 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK
Not enough shade in camp 007. Couldn't find camp host as there was no bear box key.
Richard J
VerifiedJuly 26, 2023 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK
Not enough shade in camp 007. Couldn't find camp host as there was no bear box key.
Patricia F
VerifiedJuly 24, 2023 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK
Camp sites were excellent we go every year because there is s to o much to see and do from fishing, hiking, swimming tojust visiting the local small towns.
Patricia F
VerifiedJuly 24, 2023 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK
Camp sites were excellent we go every year because there is s to o much to see and do from fishing, hiking, swimming tojust visiting the local small towns.
Penny P
VerifiedJuly 20, 2023 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK
Loved sitting by the creek, sketching & having a charcuterie & wine. Need mosquito repellent. Downside, No dump station.
Penny P
VerifiedJuly 20, 2023 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK
Loved sitting by the creek, sketching & having a charcuterie & wine. Need mosquito repellent. Downside, No dump station.
Gerald M
VerifiedJuly 15, 2023 • Stayed at: 015, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK
Beautiful creek running through the campground. Sardine and Salmon lake very close for Kayaking, fishing and swimming. Gold Lake for boating. The Bassett store is only a couple of miles away. I recommend going toward Graeagle and watch for sign to Frazier falls. 2 mi round trip on a great paved path, 176 ft falls! The Sierra buttes are amazing rising above Sardine lake. Both Sardine and Salmon have a trail to upper lakes.
Gerald M
VerifiedJuly 15, 2023 • Stayed at: 015, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK
Beautiful creek running through the campground. Sardine and Salmon lake very close for Kayaking, fishing and swimming. Gold Lake for boating. The Bassett store is only a couple of miles away. I recommend going toward Graeagle and watch for sign to Frazier falls. 2 mi round trip on a great paved path, 176 ft falls! The Sierra buttes are amazing rising above Sardine lake. Both Sardine and Salmon have a trail to upper lakes.
Indradevi Lisa P
VerifiedOctober 23, 2022 • Stayed at: 023, Loop: AREA SALMON CREEK
Camping in early to mid-October was very quiet at Salmon Creek. You do have some road noise above on the Gold Lakes Hwy, but there's not much traffic. The vault toilets were kept very clean and the service crew came around once a day to put up reserved notes on campsites. There is space between the campsites in the 20's. The sites to the south end are much closer and you will feel a part of other's sites. Some walk in tent sites are really nice and away from the campground road. You need to drive to trailheads and lakes, but they are all only a distance of minutes. The numerous trails in the Sierra Buttes/Lakes Basin area are top flight & have beautiful close and distant views. Kayaking on Gold, Salmon, and Sardine lakes is serene and lovely, in the quieter season. No cell or internet unless you drive toward hwy 70. Bassetts Station is very close and has supplies, groceries and meals to order, and they usually have gas. Fraiser Falls is closeby - an easy 1 mi paved accessible trail. Graeagle, to the NE, is a nice, really small, town with a fabulous homemade icecream shop, coffee, gas, food, vintage antiques, and the gateway to more trails, rivers, meadows, and peaks to ascend. Nearby is the historical Plumas-Eureka gold mining regional park and Johnsville skibowl. The area is gorgeous, and there are better campgrounds close and on lakes, but Salmon Creek gives you a home base in a pristine setting, starting at 6000+ feet elevation.
Location & Directions for Salmon Creek
Yuba River Ranger Station, Nevada City, CA 95959 United States
Elevation: 1,746 ft
Getting There
<p>From Sierraville, travel south on Highway 49 for 18 mi to Bassetts. Turn right and continue two miles to the campground, which is on the left side of the highway.<br><br>From Sierra City, travel north on Highway 49 for 5 mi. Turn left at Basset...
From Sierraville, travel south on Highway 49 for 18 mi to Bassetts. Turn right and continue two miles to the campground, which is on the left side of the highway.
From Sierra City, travel north on Highway 49 for 5 mi. Turn left at Bassett Station on Gold Lake Highway and continue just over a mile, campground is on the left just past Packer Lake Road.
Highway access
Salmon Creek Campground is accessible via Highway 49, which is a major state highway. It is located approximately 18 miles south of Sierraville and 5 miles north of Sierra City.
Policies & Rules
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.
- Bears frequent the area; all food must be kept in approved containers
- Utility hookups and showers are not available at the campground
- Click here for more information on the Tahoe National Forest
- 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).
- 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.
- 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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Last updated: October 18, 2026
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