Sycamore Grove (Red Bluff) Campground

I stayed at tent site #8, which is located across the road from a group campsite. There was a very noisy group that played loud music from the late afternoon to 10pm and it sounded like a nightclub. After the host (very friendly and thoughtful) spoke to them they turned off the music but shouted, laughed, and talked loudly till 2am. I was very glad to have brought my earplugs with me. On the other side of my tent site someone’s dog kept barking every time the group site made noise. I didn't get much sleep the first night. The next day, all the campers who were staying at tent sites near the noisy group site left. It was only me left and a couple of men from the noisy group walked past my tent site and glared at me aggressively. As a solo female camper this made me feel very uncomfortable This experience led me to realize that public campgrounds aren’t very pleasant for campers looking to quietly connect with nature. Gone are the days where everyone understood campground etiquette and respected a camper’s desire to focus on being out in nature. Most people who go camping want to hear the sounds of birds, frogs, crickets, a babbling brook, or even just wind blowing through the trees. Not the constant sound of dance music with pounding bass. After this experience I think private campgrounds may be better at enforcing peace and quiet. A couple of months ago I stayed at a Hipcamp campground where the owner of the property went to each site and strictly enforced noise curfews. If you do decide to come here, I don't recommend this site unless you don't mind staying next to a large (and potentially noisy) group.

I stayed at tent site #8, which is located across the road from a group campsite. There was a very noisy group that played loud music from the late afternoon to 10pm and it sounded like a nightclub. After the host (very friendly and thoughtful) spoke to them they turned off the music but shouted, laughed, and talked loudly till 2am. I was very glad to have brought my earplugs with me. On the other side of my tent site someone’s dog kept barking every time the group site made noise. I didn't get much sleep the first night. The next day, all the campers who were staying at tent sites near the noisy group site left. It was only me left and a couple of men from the noisy group walked past my tent site and glared at me aggressively. As a solo female camper this made me feel very uncomfortable This experience led me to realize that public campgrounds aren’t very pleasant for campers looking to quietly connect with nature. Gone are the days where everyone understood campground etiquette and respected a camper’s desire to focus on being out in nature. Most people who go camping want to hear the sounds of birds, frogs, crickets, a babbling brook, or even just wind blowing through the trees. Not the constant sound of dance music with pounding bass. After this experience I think private campgrounds may be better at enforcing peace and quiet. A couple of months ago I stayed at a Hipcamp campground where the owner of the property went to each site and strictly enforced noise curfews. If you do decide to come here, I don't recommend this site unless you don't mind staying next to a large (and potentially noisy) group.

Beautiful campground along the Sacromento River.

Beautiful campground along the Sacromento River.

Well I was camping in a tent in was aware of the wolf spiders all over i think u should spray for the spiders or put on ur web site that are spiders at night cause I don't like spiders other then that it was very nice

Well I was camping in a tent in was aware of the wolf spiders all over i think u should spray for the spiders or put on ur web site that are spiders at night cause I don't like spiders other then that it was very nice

Close to Interstate 5, without having to hear traffic all night. Shower felt so good! Close to restaurants and grocery store.

Close to Interstate 5, without having to hear traffic all night. Shower felt so good! Close to restaurants and grocery store.

The campground itself is very nice, well groomed and clean. We have stayed here several times over the last 4 years and have noticed an increase in what seems to be homeless camping here. Our first time we stayed here the camp hosts told us that they were cleaning up the homeless camp sites and asking them to leave. Now it seems to be a problem again with homeless campers simply moving from site to site every couple of days. Law enforcement made 3 trips to the campground in one day responding to calls while we were there for our 4 day camp trip. I spoke to one of the deputies and he told me they try to cruise through on a regular basis to show there presence. It seemed to us that at least 50% of the campers there were homeless. The campsites looked very similar to homeless encampments you see on the streets in Sacramento. We will think twice before returning to Sycamore Grove campground in the future.

The campground itself is very nice, well groomed and clean. We have stayed here several times over the last 4 years and have noticed an increase in what seems to be homeless camping here. Our first time we stayed here the camp hosts told us that they were cleaning up the homeless camp sites and asking them to leave. Now it seems to be a problem again with homeless campers simply moving from site to site every couple of days. Law enforcement made 3 trips to the campground in one day responding to calls while we were there for our 4 day camp trip. I spoke to one of the deputies and he told me they try to cruise through on a regular basis to show there presence. It seemed to us that at least 50% of the campers there were homeless. The campsites looked very similar to homeless encampments you see on the streets in Sacramento. We will think twice before returning to Sycamore Grove campground in the future.