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2026 Season availability
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- Lake Access
- Boat Ramp / Launch
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Reviews (52)
What Guests Are Saying
Ackerman Campground offers a beautiful and spacious setting with clean bathrooms and attentive hosts, making for a pleasant stay. The campground is quiet, with wildlife sightings adding to the charm, although some may find traffic noise from I-5 disruptive. While the water is cold and accessing the lake can be challenging, many guests express their satisfaction and plan to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Ackerman Campground offers a beautiful and spacious setting with clean bathrooms and attentive hosts, making for a pleasant stay. The campground is quiet, with wildlife sightings adding to the charm, although some may find traffic noise from I-5 disruptive. While the water is cold and accessing the lake can be challenging, many guests express their satisfaction and plan to return.
Review Summary
Lisa S
VerifiedAugust 20, 2022 • Stayed at: 06, Loop: ACKERMAN CAMPGROUND
Great campground with sites that aren’t too close together. Close to the river and able to walk down a hill about twenty feet to the river to kyack. The water is very cold so no swimming really but very fun to fish and float. It’s a quiet campground.
Lisa S
VerifiedAugust 20, 2022 • Stayed at: 06, Loop: ACKERMAN CAMPGROUND
Great campground with sites that aren’t too close together. Close to the river and able to walk down a hill about twenty feet to the river to kyack. The water is very cold so no swimming really but very fun to fish and float. It’s a quiet campground.
Jeremy T
VerifiedJuly 28, 2022 • Stayed at: 10, Loop: ACKERMAN CAMPGROUND
This place was nice. Was here July 2022 and it was HOT during the day. The water was cold, 47 °F at the camp, but warmer as you went downstream, 55 °F near Pine Cove Marina. Lots of trout n this area, water was perfect temp. Copper spinner caught them all evening.
Jeremy T
VerifiedJuly 28, 2022 • Stayed at: 10, Loop: ACKERMAN CAMPGROUND
This place was nice. Was here July 2022 and it was HOT during the day. The water was cold, 47 °F at the camp, but warmer as you went downstream, 55 °F near Pine Cove Marina. Lots of trout n this area, water was perfect temp. Copper spinner caught them all evening.
Janelle M
VerifiedJuly 25, 2022 • Stayed at: 15, Loop: ACKERMAN CAMPGROUND
We really like this campground, we have been here a few times now.
The bathrooms and campsites are clean.
Pinecove Marina is a good place to rent a pontoon boat and it’s close by.
Bring kayaks: there are spots to drop in the river.
Janelle M
VerifiedJuly 25, 2022 • Stayed at: 15, Loop: ACKERMAN CAMPGROUND
We really like this campground, we have been here a few times now.
The bathrooms and campsites are clean.
Pinecove Marina is a good place to rent a pontoon boat and it’s close by.
Bring kayaks: there are spots to drop in the river.
Stephen S
VerifiedJuly 25, 2021 • Stayed at: 16, Loop: ACKERMAN CAMPGROUND
The campsite was great. Close to water and had decent shade. We had to leave early due to the overwhelmingly aggressive yellow jacket hornets. Probably staying at a hotel with a pool next year.
Stephen S
VerifiedJuly 25, 2021 • Stayed at: 16, Loop: ACKERMAN CAMPGROUND
The campsite was great. Close to water and had decent shade. We had to leave early due to the overwhelmingly aggressive yellow jacket hornets. Probably staying at a hotel with a pool next year.
Kevin F
VerifiedJuly 21, 2021 • Stayed at: 10, Loop: ACKERMAN CAMPGROUND
There wasn't really an easy way to get to the water without going through someone else's campsite. Once at the water there wasn't a good flat part to set up chairs/umbrella (I was thinking there would be a walk-up beach-like spot going off the pictures, maps, satellite).
Our site was sunny from 7:30am to about 7:00pm, so be careful when choosing a campsite. Luckily we had a canopy.
Once at the water, it was ice cold! Definitely not swimmable for the average person and I've done polar plunges/Pacific Ocean in the winter, etc.
Fishing was okay, we caught an average-sized trout off of the fishing dock in Pine Cove (~5 minutes South, $10/day for parking).
There was a store and gas station that was ~15 minutes South.
Yellow Jackets are no joke! They were really only attracted to any meat that we had out. Thankfully they are pretty aware of humans and will go away if you shoo them gently. Nobody got stung/bit, but we had to eat our bacon in the car.
Mosquitos almost sent me to the ER. We actually had to leave a night early because I had a reaction to a couple of bites; insane swelling/redness the size of my calf, pain, itching, yellow discharge from the bite.
I didn't put any Deet on and that will be the last time I don't.
Pine Cove Marina has rentals. We got a pontoon boat and were able to explore the entire lake for around $100 for 4 hours.
Bathrooms were pristine, and water running from all faucets throughout the property.
Spot: 2/5
Our experience: 2/5
Probably won't be going back here
Kevin F
VerifiedJuly 21, 2021 • Stayed at: 10, Loop: ACKERMAN CAMPGROUND
There wasn't really an easy way to get to the water without going through someone else's campsite. Once at the water there wasn't a good flat part to set up chairs/umbrella (I was thinking there would be a walk-up beach-like spot going off the pictures, maps, satellite).
Our site was sunny from 7:30am to about 7:00pm, so be careful when choosing a campsite. Luckily we had a canopy.
Once at the water, it was ice cold! Definitely not swimmable for the average person and I've done polar plunges/Pacific Ocean in the winter, etc.
Fishing was okay, we caught an average-sized trout off of the fishing dock in Pine Cove (~5 minutes South, $10/day for parking).
There was a store and gas station that was ~15 minutes South.
Yellow Jackets are no joke! They were really only attracted to any meat that we had out. Thankfully they are pretty aware of humans and will go away if you shoo them gently. Nobody got stung/bit, but we had to eat our bacon in the car.
Mosquitos almost sent me to the ER. We actually had to leave a night early because I had a reaction to a couple of bites; insane swelling/redness the size of my calf, pain, itching, yellow discharge from the bite.
I didn't put any Deet on and that will be the last time I don't.
Pine Cove Marina has rentals. We got a pontoon boat and were able to explore the entire lake for around $100 for 4 hours.
Bathrooms were pristine, and water running from all faucets throughout the property.
Spot: 2/5
Our experience: 2/5
Probably won't be going back here
Location & Directions for Ackerman Campground
14538 Wonderland Blvd, Redding, CA 96003 United States
Elevation: 594 ft
Getting There
From Weaverville, take Highway 3 north for 7 mi. Turn right on Rush Creek Road for 9 mi. Turn left on Trinity Dam Boulevard for 7.5 mi.
Highway access
Ackerman Campground is accessible via Highway 3, which is approximately 7 miles south from Weaverville.
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check in time
3PM
Check out time
2PM
Wildlife & food storage
- Store food and scented items securely to avoid attracting bears.
Fees & deposits
- There is a fee of $12 per night for extra vehicles.
- There is a fee of $12 per day for using boat ramps and day use areas per vehicle.
General
- Learn more about Shasta-Trinity National Forest
Fires & fuel
- Do not move firewood; buy it locally and burn it on-site to protect the forest.
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Last updated: October 22, 2026