About Sheep Camp Primitive Campground
Number of accommodations: 4
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (9)
What Guests Are Saying
Sheep Camp Primitive Campground offers four sites, with Site 4 featuring bear boxes and picnic tables for larger groups. It's conveniently located near Brandy Creek, providing access to a swimming hole and trailheads. While lacking running water and showers, the campground is set in a recovering, beautiful area and is ideal for tranquil visits during the week.
What Guests Are Saying
Sheep Camp Primitive Campground offers four sites, with Site 4 featuring bear boxes and picnic tables for larger groups. It's conveniently located near Brandy Creek, providing access to a swimming hole and trailheads. While lacking running water and showers, the campground is set in a recovering, beautiful area and is ideal for tranquil visits during the week.
Review Summary
Andrew S
VerifiedAugust 16, 2024 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: SHEEP CAMP PRIMITIVE CAMPGROUND
This campground has 4 sites, ranging from small to a double sized site. Site 4 has 2 bear boxes and 2 picnic tables to accommodate more people. Site 1 is closer to the creek, but quite small (no more than a standard 4 person tent). Campground is close to a swimming hole on brandy creek and connects to 2 trailheads directly. There is a vault toilet - no running water. Closest water is at brandy creek beach upper parking area (there are also flushing toilets and sinks there). There are no showers so you need to bathe in the creek (cold) or lake. Area surrounding burned in 2018 and is recovering, however, the site itself was spared and the surrounding area is quite beautiful. You will probably encounter loud/unruly campers from Thursday through the weekend. If it's peace you're looking for, try for Monday through Thursday morning.
Marianne K
VerifiedAugust 14, 2024 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: SHEEP CAMP PRIMITIVE CAMPGROUND
Best place ever. Stream for washing and playing and near the lake
Mayme C
VerifiedAugust 4, 2024 • Stayed at: 003, Loop: SHEEP CAMP PRIMITIVE CAMPGROUND
Very beautiful and primitive. Easily the most tranquil sites I have ever visited.
Anastasia T
VerifiedJuly 12, 2023 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: SHEEP CAMP PRIMITIVE CAMPGROUND
Very secluded very primitive camp. No side traffic use the adjacent road, only 8 cars allowed for this site
Cold stream is right next to the camp to get water for camp bag-showers or washing dishes. The lake is 10 minutes away.
jason s
VerifiedJune 20, 2023 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: SHEEP CAMP PRIMITIVE CAMPGROUND
Nice campground, large sites, nearby creek access, clean restroom.
JIm L
VerifiedJune 6, 2023 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: SHEEP CAMP PRIMITIVE CAMPGROUND
Nice area, but campsites were very close to one another. We had to ask our neighbor to turn their flood light off on a Sunday at 11pm to sleep. Otherwise well maintained and remote location. Will opt for dispersed camping next time.
Megan R
VerifiedJune 5, 2023 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: SHEEP CAMP PRIMITIVE CAMPGROUND
Clean, quiet, beautiful, and relaxing. Highly recommend!
Ronald C
VerifiedOctober 11, 2022 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: SHEEP CAMP PRIMITIVE CAMPGROUND
It was very clean and not a single car drove past all night.
Guido N
VerifiedOctober 9, 2022 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: SHEEP CAMP PRIMITIVE CAMPGROUND
Great small campground. Only four tent sites, but the campground is out of the way and rather quiet. There was only one other site used when we stayed there and it was very quiet and relaxing. It's a bit hard to find a level spot for the tent, but it was still okay. Would definitely come back.
Location Sheep Camp 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 5.4 miles to Brandy Creek Road. Turn left and follow Brandy Creek Road for 2.4 miles to Shasta Bally Road. Turn right on Shasta Bally Road and follow it for .4 mile to the campground.
Latitude & Longitude: 40.6 / -122.594
Elevation: 562 feet
Policies & Rules
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Download your proof of payment for your campsite from recreation.gov onto your phone or other device. You must be able to show this to a park ranger if requested. |
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Entrance Pass Required - Whiskeytown is a National Park Service site and requires a vehicle entrance fee. You can purchase an entrance pass at the visitor center, or online by using your smart phone, tablet, or computer by going to the website. www.Recreation.Gov.
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Check-in time is 1:00 p.m. and check-out time is 12 p.m. (noon). |
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Maximum occupancy is 6 people and 2 vehicles. |
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Tent camping only. |
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Black bears frequent the area: all food, beverage containers, toiletries, cooking and eating utensils must be stored inside a bear-resistant locker or out of sight in your vehicle unless they are in immediate use. |
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Generators are not allowed. |
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Protect our natural resources. Gather only dead and down wood for firewood. Do not put nails in trees or damage or remove vegetation. Campfires must be attended at all times and completely extinguished (using water and dirt) when going to bed or leaving the campsite. |
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Please be advised that because the Carr Fire of 2018 burned extensively through the park, post-fire hazards such as falling trees and branches remain. Stay alert while camping in Whiskeytown National Recreation Area. |
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Click here for more information about Whiskeytown National Recreation Area |
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Camping is limited to an aggregate of 14 days between April 1 and October 31 (inclusive) and no more than 30 days per person per calendar year. No period of stay of 30 days may be succeeded by any period of stay with less than a 7-day break. The 14 day between April 1 and October 31 is necessary to provide more equitable access to campsites. The maximum 30 window between November 1 and March 30 is necessary to prevent individuals from residing within Whiskeytown |
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A temporary fire ban on campfires and berbequing with briquettes. is now in effect. Gas grills and gas stoves are still allowed. Campfires are currently not allowed in the fire rings in the campsites. |
