Recently in AK: Highway 395 South of Susanville Category
Long Point Campground
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Area: The campground is located at the southern end of the lake on a peninsula.
Administered by: Mount Hough Ranger District (530) 283-0555
Setting: Conifer lined lake
Elevation: 5,000
Season Length: Subject to weather conditions, May through early September
Number of sites: 38 (four group sites, each accommodating up to 25 people)
Fee: $18-20;
$5 for each additional vehicle
RV sites: Yes RV’s up to: 30 Hook-ups: Garbage: containers Pack-it-out!
Toilets: Vault Water: Yes Picnic tables and fire grills / pits
Nearest town: Susanville
Nearby facilities: Sanitary Dump Station, boat launch and grocery store
Nearby fishing: Indian Creek
Reservations: Yes (fee)
Additional information: Pets must be kept on a leash. Please note that the dates and prices below are subject to change and reflect 2007 data. If listed, the campground opening dates are approximate due to weather conditions. For reservable campsites, go on line at www.recreation.gov or phone toll free at 877-444-6777.
Directions: From
Highway 395 at the junction with Highway 70, drive ___ miles north past
Lone Rock Campground /
Area: Northern end of the lake
Administered by: Mount Hough Ranger District (530) 283-0555
Setting: Conifer lined lake
Elevation: 5,000
Season Length: Subject to weather conditions, May through early September
Number of sites: 87
Fee: $20; $5
for each additional vehicle
RV sites: Yes RV’s up to: 40-feet No Hook-ups: Garbage: containers
Toilets: Vault Water: Yes Picnic tables and fire grills
Nearest town: Susanville
Nearby facilities: Sanitary Dump Station, boat ramp and grocery store
Nearby fishing: Indian Creek
Reservations: Yes (fee)
Additional information: Pets must be kept on a leash. Please note that the dates and prices below are subject to change and reflect 2007 data. If listed, the campground opening dates are approximate due to weather conditions. For reservable campsites, go on line at www.recreation.gov or phone toll free at 877-444-6777.
Directions: From
Highway 395 at the junction with Highway 70, drive ___ miles north past
Boulder Creek
Campground /
Area: northern end of the lake
Administered by: Mount Hough Ranger District (530) 283-0555
Setting: Conifer lined shore
Elevation: 5,000
Season Length: Subject to weather conditions, May through early September
Number of sites: 70
Fee: $20; $5
for each additional vehicle
RV sites: Yes RV’s up to: 40-feet No Hook-ups: Garbage: containers
Toilets: Vault Water: Yes Picnic tables and fire grills
Nearest town: Susanville
Nearby facilities: Sanitary Dump Station; boat launch, grocery store
Nearby fishing: Indian Creek
Reservations: Yes (fee)
Additional information: Pets must be kept on a leash. Please note that the dates and prices below are subject to change and reflect 2007 data. If listed, the campground opening dates are approximate due to weather conditions. For reservable campsites, go on line at www.recreation.gov or phone toll free at 877-444-6777.
Directions: From
Highway 395 at the junction with Highway 70, drive ___ miles north past
Elevation: 5,000
Road condition: Paved
Region: South of
Susanville, west of Highway 395 and north of
Area/description: A
beautiful alpine setting in a less traveled area,
Species: Planted rainbows and brook trout, browns, largemouth bass and small mouth bass, along with catfish and panfish. The lake offers good fishing for trout in the early summer and fall, and during the hotter months of summer bass fishing can be good.
Closest town or supplies: Quincy, Crescent Mills, Taylorville or Susanville
Contacts:
Facilities: Taylorville: Young’s Market (530) 284-7024
Nearest campgrounds: Boulder Creek Campground, Lone Rock Campground, Long Point Campground
Boating: A boat launch is located on the north shore at Lost Creek Cove.
Fishing season: General season Best times: Early and late season for trout and bass during the hot summer months.
Tips: The best shore fishing is from the dam along the southern shore and the north shore in the Lost Creek area. Trollers do well trolling small lures or nightcrawlers with flashers.
Favorite lures or
bait:
Favorite fly patterns:
Stocking information:
20,000+ annually with 50,000
Additional
information:
Nearby fishing: Indian
Creek below the dam provides good fishing for small trout. A two-lane road follows the creek south into
Directions: From Highway 395 at the junction with Highway
70, drive ___ miles north past
Meadow View Campground / Highway 395
Area: East of
Highway 395 near Doyle on Little Last Chance Creek
Administered by: Beckwourth Ranger District
Setting:
Elevation: 6,100
Season Length: Subject to weather conditions, May-October
Number of sites: 6 primitive camp sites
Fee: None
RV sites: Yes RV’s up to: 30-feet No Hook-ups: Garbage: Pack-it-out!
Toilets: Vault Water: No Picnic tables and fire grills
Nearest town: Susanville
Nearby facilities: Susanville
Nearby fishing:
Reservations: No
Additional information: Pets must be kept on a leash. Please note that the dates and prices below are subject to change and reflect 2007 data. If listed, the campground opening dates are approximate due to weather conditions. For reservable campsites, go on line at www.recreation.gov or phone toll free at 877-444-6777.
Directions: From
Highway 395 at the junction with Highway 70, drive ___ miles north to Doyle. From Doyle turn west on
Return to Highway 395
North to Susanville
Area: Willow
Creek /
Administered by: Beckwourth Ranger District (530) 836-2575
Setting:
Elevation: 5,900
Season Length: Subject to weather conditions, May-September
Number of sites: 9
Fee: None
RV sites: Yes RV’s up to: 25 No Hook-ups: Garbage: Pack-it-out!
Toilets: Vault Water: No Picnic tables and fire grills
Nearest town: Susanville
Nearby facilities: Susanville
Nearby fishing: Willow Creek is very small but hosts little wild trout.
Reservations: No
Additional information: Willow Creek area was burned in 1989 and the impact is still visible with the new undergrowth. Pets must be kept on a leash. Please note that the dates and prices below are subject to change and reflect 2007 data. If listed, the campground opening dates are approximate due to weather conditions. For reservable campsites, go on line at www.recreation.gov or phone toll free at 877-444-6777.
Directions: From
Highway 395 at the junction with Highway 70, drive ___ miles north to
