Castle Lake Campground, California Custom Search   Castle Lake Campground is a very nice primitive campground located inside Shasta-Trinity National Forest. It is only a quarter mile from Castle Lake. The campground offer 6 campsites. They all come with tables and fire rings. Vault toilets are also available. While staying here, visitors can enjoy hiking, swimming, and kayaking. Castle Lake is very beautiful, but can be very crowded during the summer.  It might be very difficult to get a spot here,       so be sure to have a backup ready.  Read more about my experience at castle lake at my website.   www.AllThingsShasta.com Says Paul R Castle Lake Campground is a primitive camp ground which as expected means that there are   few services. You can experience the great outdoors at its greatest at primtive campgrounds like these. This primitive campground is situated in an enormously scenic location, and primitive campgrounds like Castle Lake Campground may be challenging to get to, but they are scenic. A visit to California is not complete without some camping. The good variety of local attractions and all the outdoors recreation are sure to keep you coming back over and over.       Castle Lake Campground is a very popular old favorite campground among the people in Castella. It's just not possible to run out of cool things to do close to Castle Lake Campground; to be at this place is great fun any time.   A lot of people camp here for the purpose of being close to Castle Crags State Park. Some activities here at Castle Lake Campground are hiking, playing golf, and whitewater paddling, so getting bored is not something that is likely to happen. You have to get out of the house, and Castle Lake Campground in California is exactly what you need. If you enjoy whitewater, there is the Box Canyon Dam to Dunsmuir section, a type III-IV whitewater run on Sacramento River, 7.   Map and Contact Info BEST WESTERN PLUS Tree House, Mount Shasta 6 miles away    Nest, Mount Shasta 6 miles away        Outdoors Recreation Near Redding, California Outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Redding, California, the metro area neareast to Castle Lake Campground. Find info on campgrounds, marinas, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater, golf courses and more. Hotels and Campgrounds Near Castle Lake Campground, California   California Campgrounds Complete list of all campgrounds in California Shasta County Campgrounds Complete list of all campgrounds in Shasta County Books about campgrounds in California List of books available on Amazon.com about campgrounds in California. California Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of California.       Map Detailed Map Contact Info Phone, Email, Address, GPS coordinates Weather Local weather forecast All Shasta County Campgrounds All California Campgrounds These outdoors activities are available near Castle Lake Campground.   Camp Grounds Near Castle Lake Campground: Lake Siskiyou Camp Resort, Mount Shasta, 3 miles away Chateau Shasta Mobile Home Park, Mount Shasta, 5 miles away Abrams Lake Mobile Estates, Mount Shasta, 6 miles away Castle Crags State Park, Shasta, 6 miles away Mt Shasta KOA Kampground, Mount Shasta, 6 miles away Railroad Park Resort, Dunsmuir, 6 miles away Rustic Trailer Park, Dunsmuir, 7 miles away   Marinas Near Castle Lake Campground: Antler Resort & Marina, Lakehead , 18 miles away Trinity Lake Resorts & Marinas, Trinity Center , 19 miles away Sugarloaf Resort, Lakehead , 20 miles away   Hotels Near Castle Lake Campground: BEST WESTERN PLUS Tree House, Mount Shasta , 6 miles away Nest, Mount Shasta , 6 miles away The Woodsman Hotel, Mount Shasta , 6 miles away Strawberry Valley Inn, Mount Shasta , 6 miles away Mount Shasta Resort, Mount Shasta , 7 miles away Oak Tree Inn Dunsmuir, Dunsmuir , 7 miles away Dunsmuir Travelodge, Dunsmuir , 7 miles away   Trails Near Castle Lake Campground: Castle Lake Trail, Siskiyou County , 2 miles away, 4.6 hiking miles, 588 feet elevation difference Crags Trail, Shasta County , 6 miles away,  4.6 hiking miles, 2068 feet elevation difference Sisson Calahan National Recreation Trail, Siskiyou County , 6 miles away, 9.1 hiking miles, 4437 feet elevation difference Echo Lake Trail, Shasta County , 6 miles away, 1.2 hiking miles, 357 feet elevation difference   Ski Areas Near Castle Lake Campground: Mount Shasta, California , 13 miles away, 1390 foot drop, 5 lifts, 32 runs Mt. Ashland, Oregon , 49 miles away, 1195 foot drop, 4 lifts, 23 runs   Whitewater Near Castle Lake Campground: Sacramento River, Siskiyou/ Shasta County , 3 miles away, Class III-IV - 7.5 miles long (Box Canyon Dam to Dunsmuir) Sacramento River, Siskiyou/ Shasta County , 7 miles away, Class IV - 9 miles long (Castle Craig to Sims Road) Sacramento River, Siskiyou/ Shasta County , 7 miles away, Class III-IV - 5 miles long (Dunsmuir to Castle Craig) Sacramento River, Siskiyou/ Shasta County , 9 miles away, Class IV - 13 miles long (Sims Flat Campground to Lake Shasta) Trinity River - East Fork, Trinity County , 12 miles away, Class IV-V+ - 8 miles long (Rams Horn Road to Clair Engle Lake)   Public Lands Near Castle Lake Campground: Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, Whiskeytown - CA , 31 miles away Castle Crags State Park, California , 5 miles away Shasta National Forest, California , 23 miles away   Golf Courses Near Castle Lake Campground: Mt Shasta Resort, Mount Shasta , 5 miles away Weed Golf Club, Weed , 10 miles away Lake Shastina Golf Resort, Weed , 14 miles away McCloud Golf Club, Mccloud , 17 miles away