Recreational Areas

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From the Pit River country in the Cascade Range to the King’s River region in the southern Sierra Nevada, our recreational facilities are ready for you to use and enjoy. Large lakes such as Lake Almanor, Lake Spaulding and Lake Britton, man-made for hydroelectric power, are the settings for many of our campgrounds and picnic areas. Most of the lakes offer fishing, swimming and boating.
Looking for information on the Pinecrest recreational area?

Campgrounds & Picnic Areas

• Fees and Open & Close dates (XLS, 54 KB)
• Most of Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E’s) campgrounds provide tent space, tables and benches, fire rings, refuse containers, water, vault toilets and parking.
• In remote areas, only some of the amenities listed above are provided. Please see the individual campgrounds on this Website for additional information.
• Most campgrounds require a fee and all have an occupancy limit of 14 days.
• Campground hosts do not accept credit cards for individual campsites. Please pay by cash or check.
• PG&E’s campgrounds are available on a first-come, first-serve basis; however, group facilities require reservations. The group facilities which can be reserved are:

• See a list of group facilities available for reservation
  
  
  • Bear Valley campground and picnic area (area 4).
  
  
  • Camp Conery group camp (area 2).
  
  
  • DeSabla Picnic Area (area 2).
  
  
  • Fuller Grove campground (area 3).
  
  
  • Kidd Lake campground (area 4).
  
  
  • Last Chance campground (area 4).
  
  
  • Meadow Lake campground (area 4).
  
  
  • Rocky Point North Overflow (area 2).
  
  
  • Rocky Point South Overflow (area 2).
  
  
  • Upper Kings River campground (area 8).
  
  

• This year, we will begin taking Group Reservations on February 19th for week-long stays. We will begin taking weekend reservations for group campgrounds on March 18th. Please call 916-386-5164 for group reservations.
• Recreational Vehicle (RV) hook-ups are not available at any of our campgrounds.
• For the developed campgrounds, the parking spurs generally accommodate trailers up to 20 or 34 feet, depending upon the location.
• Pets are allowed for a minimal fee. They must have a current rabies vaccination and be on a leash or contained at all times. You are responsible for cleaning up after your pets.
• Most picnic areas have tables, benches and vault toilets. Many areas have running water and refuse containers.

The Season

• PG&E facilities are located at various elevations ranging from sea level to 8,200 feet.
• Most low elevation day use areas are open year-round. The day use areas at higher elevations have a shorter season.
• Camping facilities generally open around Memorial Day and close around Labor Day.
• Please click on the link above to view the proposed/actual opening and closing dates.

 

PG&E is helping to improve Pinecrest Recreation Area

PG&E and the U.S. Forest Service are partnering to rehabilitate the day use area, build new restrooms, improve the beaches and docks and build a new picnic area, boat dock and restroom on the East Shore of Pinecrest Lake. The construction of the improvements will be happening over a four year period. For more details and to see conceptual drawings visit the Pinecrest recreational area page.

Will You Help Us?

We need your help to achieve our goal of providing enjoyable recreation facilities for your use. Here are some of the important things you can do.

Help Protect the Environment

• During your stay, you may observe remnants of a prehistoric Native American culture. Please remember that archeological sites are protected by law. Any ground disturbances or collecting of artifacts is strictly prohibited.
• To protect environmental resources, all vehicles must stay on established roads and within established parking areas. Driving on lakebeds and off-road is strictly prohibited.
• To prevent forest fires and to protect environmental resources, campfires are allowed only in designated fire rings.

Don’t Move a Mussel

• The invasion of quagga and zebra mussels from the eastern United States could be devastating to lakes, reservoirs and rivers of California.
• If your boat has been in infested waters, it could be carrying invasive mussels. These creatures usually spread to new habitats on boats trailered by the public or commercial haulers.
• Mussels attach to almost anything: boats, aquatic plants, bait buckets, and other aquatic recreational equipment.
• You could unintentionally transport microscopic mussel larvae in the water of your live well or bilge.
• An adult female zebra mussel can release up to 1 million eggs in one season.
• Please visit PG&E's Quagga/Zebra Mussel Prevention Program to learn how you can help.

Public Information

Due to lack of natural spill events in 2012 on the Pit River in eastern Shasta County, PG&E anticipates releasing a freshet flow in the Pit 3 and Pit 4 reaches starting March 6, 2013. The Freshet Flow is a 21-day duration spill event with a peak flow of 1,500 cubic feet per second (cfs). The freshet flow will not be necessary should a natural spill event occur. Should a natural spill event lasting less than 21 days occur before March, PG&E may simply release flows to extend the spill to a 21-day period. PG&E will update this site as more information becomes available.

Links of Interest

• US Forest Service Website for California
• Whitewater website
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• Department of Water Resources