About Peltier Bridge Primitive Campground
Number of accommodations: 9
Nearby Activities & Attractions
Fishing
Hiking
Swimming
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Open year round
This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
River Access
Site Setup and Access
- Shaded Site
Water Access
- Lake Access
- River Access
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Reviews (181)
What Guests Are Saying
Peltier Bridge Primitive Campground offers a beautiful setting near Clear Creek, with several sites providing easy access to hiking and swimming opportunities. Most sites are well-maintained and provide a peaceful, private camping experience, although some have issues with trash and restroom cleanliness. Overall, it's a great choice for last-minute camping trips, especially for those seeking tranquility and nature.
What Guests Are Saying
Peltier Bridge Primitive Campground offers a beautiful setting near Clear Creek, with several sites providing easy access to hiking and swimming opportunities. Most sites are well-maintained and provide a peaceful, private camping experience, although some have issues with trash and restroom cleanliness. Overall, it's a great choice for last-minute camping trips, especially for those seeking tranquility and nature.
Review Summary
Sarahi H
VerifiedAugust 21, 2021 • Stayed at: 06, Loop: PELTIER BRIDGE PRIMITIVE CAMPGROUND
Beautiful campsite, though I wouldn’t call it primitive. Nice creek running along behind our site & it was nice and quiet all throughout.
Thomas L
VerifiedAugust 20, 2021 • Stayed at: 08, Loop: PELTIER BRIDGE PRIMITIVE CAMPGROUND
The website was easy to use and we were looking forward to a good camping experience, but with all the forest fires 🔥 we couldn’t breathe the air so we stayed at Comfort Suites in Redding where it was 111degrees.
Thomas L
VerifiedAugust 20, 2021 • Stayed at: 08, Loop: PELTIER BRIDGE PRIMITIVE CAMPGROUND
The website was easy to use and we were looking forward to a good camping experience, but with all the forest fires 🔥 we couldn’t breathe the air so we stayed at Comfort Suites in Redding where it was 111degrees.
Lanny J
VerifiedJuly 29, 2021 • Stayed at: 07, Loop: PELTIER BRIDGE PRIMITIVE CAMPGROUND
the login process just to reserve a site was very complicated and took a long time. I don't want to create an account just to camp for a few nights. You have to pay for a week just to get on the Whiskeytown recreation area (whether visiting for a single day or the week) and you must pay an additional 20 per day for campsites that are in disrepair # 7. My picnic table was vandalized and the bear lockers can no longer have a personal lock added to them for keeping things locked up as the last time I visited, all my stuff was stolen while I went into town. It is such a shame what they charge. I was always a past visitor, and wouldn't mind supporting the rebuild efforts, but it just isn't worth is and I will be finding other places to camp, mountain bike ride and recreation while spending more money elsewhere. Only about half of the trails are open since the 2018 fire.
Lanny J
VerifiedJuly 29, 2021 • Stayed at: 07, Loop: PELTIER BRIDGE PRIMITIVE CAMPGROUND
the login process just to reserve a site was very complicated and took a long time. I don't want to create an account just to camp for a few nights. You have to pay for a week just to get on the Whiskeytown recreation area (whether visiting for a single day or the week) and you must pay an additional 20 per day for campsites that are in disrepair # 7. My picnic table was vandalized and the bear lockers can no longer have a personal lock added to them for keeping things locked up as the last time I visited, all my stuff was stolen while I went into town. It is such a shame what they charge. I was always a past visitor, and wouldn't mind supporting the rebuild efforts, but it just isn't worth is and I will be finding other places to camp, mountain bike ride and recreation while spending more money elsewhere. Only about half of the trails are open since the 2018 fire.
Rick Z
VerifiedJuly 23, 2021 • Stayed at: 06, Loop: PELTIER BRIDGE PRIMITIVE CAMPGROUND
I did a midweek overnight at site 6, and can't emphasize enough how pleasantly surprised I was. It was a shaded site, bordered by blackberry hedges, steps away from the bathroom, but far enough away to afford privacy in the camp. Well maintained bathrooms, functioning and clean trash/recycling bins. Fell asleep listening to the creek, and didn't get eaten alive by bugs. My only gripe is that there's no site map available online. Although I was lucky to get site 6 and loved it, some sites lack any shade and have no view of the water, and there's no way to know what you're getting without a site map.
Rick Z
VerifiedJuly 23, 2021 • Stayed at: 06, Loop: PELTIER BRIDGE PRIMITIVE CAMPGROUND
I did a midweek overnight at site 6, and can't emphasize enough how pleasantly surprised I was. It was a shaded site, bordered by blackberry hedges, steps away from the bathroom, but far enough away to afford privacy in the camp. Well maintained bathrooms, functioning and clean trash/recycling bins. Fell asleep listening to the creek, and didn't get eaten alive by bugs. My only gripe is that there's no site map available online. Although I was lucky to get site 6 and loved it, some sites lack any shade and have no view of the water, and there's no way to know what you're getting without a site map.
Amanda R
VerifiedJune 29, 2021 • Stayed at: 07, Loop: PELTIER BRIDGE PRIMITIVE CAMPGROUND
Some took our campsite, claiming that they had also booked it on Reservation.gov.
Amanda R
VerifiedJune 29, 2021 • Stayed at: 07, Loop: PELTIER BRIDGE PRIMITIVE CAMPGROUND
Some took our campsite, claiming that they had also booked it on Reservation.gov.
HILLARY T
VerifiedJune 2, 2021 • Stayed at: 08, Loop: PELTIER BRIDGE PRIMITIVE CAMPGROUND
Easy to access campground on maintained dirt road. Sites were clean, adequately spaced apart, and had ample shade. Views and access to the creek from the sites are quite limited, but accessible from the bridge (which is very, very close). Hike up the ridge isn't particularly interesting, but if you keep hiking the views get better. Good experienced and I'd stay here again.
Location Peltier Bridge Primitive Campground
Address:
Po Box 188
Whiskeytown, CA, 96095
United States
From Redding, CA, drive 10 miles west on Highway 299. Turn left on Kennedy Memorial Drive and follow it for 1.6 miles to Paige Bar Road. Turn left onto Paige Bar Road at the dam and drive 1.2 miles to Peltier Valley Road. Turn right and follow Peltier Valley Road .7 mile to the campground.
The campground is accessible via Highway 299, located approximately 10 miles east of the campground.
Latitude & Longitude: 40.5858 / -122.552
Elevation: 303 feet
Policies & Rules
Cancellation policy
- Reservation fees are non-refundable. For campsites, cabins, lookouts, yurts, group sites, and similar stays, we charge a reservation service fee of $8.
- Standard cancellations usually have a $10 cancellation fee. Customers can generally cancel before the check-in date online.
- Late cancellation rules differ by stay type.
- Individual campsites: cancelling after 12:00am local time the day before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- Cabins, lookouts, and yurts: cancelling less than 14 days before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- One-night reservations: a late cancellation usually forfeits the full amount paid, up to the total original reservation cost.
- Modifications are allowed before the cut-off window, but fees depend on the change. Changing to dates completely outside the original reservation dates may trigger a $10 change fee. Extending or shortening a stay that still includes original dates usually has no change fee, though refunds may depend on timing and facility rules. Switching to the same type of campsite for the same dates usually has no change fee, but price differences are charged or refunded.
- Early departures may or may not be refunded. At certain facilities, partial refunds may be possible if staff can mark the site available for other visitors. No refund is given for a night if the early departure is requested after that day's check-out time.
- Security deposits are separate. Security deposits may be refunded to the original payment method if the facility is left in acceptable condition, as determined by the property.
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
