PG&E Recreational Areas

Visit the great outdoors

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 enjoy. Locations such as Lake Almanor, Lake Spaulding and Lake Britton, are engineered to create clean energy through our hydroelectric system. These sites feature campgrounds and picnic areas. Most of the lakes also offer fishing, swimming and boating.

Learn about our hydroelectric system

Pick the perfect destination

Choose a recreational facility that's close to home or plan a longer trip. Our facilities are located all across the state, and range from sea-level elevations to 8,200 feet. Whether you drive, boat or hike in, the natural beauty is yours to enjoy. We’ve outlined some ideas for your next trip in this section.

2019 season notices

Due to the extremely heavy and late snow load this year, many facilities will open later than usual. This has pushed facility clean-up and maintenance/safety activities later than normal, adding to the late start of the recreation season. The dates available for reservations have been adjusted in an effort to minimize the need for cancellations as a result of late snow melt and/or winter damage cleanup and repair. Please check the PG&E Recreation Webpage regularly for updates on camp openings.

Our reservation system is open as follows for making reservations for the 2019 season:

Monday April 1, 2019 at 8:00am – reservations of 7 days or more for group campgrounds and individual campsites. Note, not all facilities accommodate reservations.
Monday April 15, 2019 at 8:00am – all other reservations (2-night minimum). Note, not all facilities accommodate reservations.

Please continue to check our website for updated information. Some of our campgrounds are first come first serve only and do not accommodate reservations. Use the "RESERVATIONS & INFO" button to find more information on your favorite campground.

Lodgepole
Lodgepole is closed and will remain closed for the entire 2019 season in support of a dam repair project. Normal camping schedule is expected to resume in 2020.
Spaulding Lake Recreation Area
Lake Spaulding will now be OPEN for the 2019 season. It will NOT be closed for maintenance.
Upper Blue Lake 2019 Closure
Due to planned work at Upper Blue Lake Dam and surrounding campgrounds all recreation located around Upper Blue Lake will be closed to the public for the entire 2019 season. Recreation around Lower Blue Lake will be open. The closures include the following campgrounds: Middle Creek, Middle Creek Expansion, Upper Blue Lake Dam Site, Upper Blue Lake Dam Site Expansion, Upper Blue Lake. The closure includes access to the Grouse Lake/Granite Lake Trailhead and all boat ramp access to Upper Blue Lake.
Highway 70 closure
PG&E's Belden Day Use Area in the Feather River Canyon along Hwy 70 will be closed to public access beginning March 15, 2018 to approximately October 2019. The closure is due to a Caltrans highway project to reconstruct the Hwy 70 bridge over Yellow Creek. The PG&E day use facility will be used as a construction staging area by Caltrans and will be closed to public use during the term of the project. Caltrans will provide alternate recreation parking and portable toilets during the project at a site across the Belden Bridge in Belden. This temporary day use parking site will be located on PG&E property along Howells Road and is intended to allow for continued public use of area trails and stream or river reaches during the project. Caltrans will provide signage in the area directing users to the alternate recreation parking site, as well as how to access area trails around the construction closure. For highway project information, please contact the Caltrans Public Information Officer at D2PIO@dot.ca.gov.
Camping season
Most of our campgrounds are at higher elevations and therefore not open year-round. Typically they open in the spring after snow melt and close in the fall when temperatures drop and camper use decreases. The actual opening and closing dates for each campground are dependent on the elevation and weather, so our estimated dates are subject to change.
Reservation season
Some of our campgrounds offer reservations in addition to first come, first served camping. At these campgrounds, since weather and snow melt are so unpredictable, our reservation season is shorter than our camping season. For example, at a particular campground we may plan to open the gates to first come, first served campers on May 1, but we may not begin our reservation season at that campground until May 20. We’re trying to minimize the chances that we’ll have to cancel a reservation due to weather conditions or snow melt. Where possible, our typical reservation season starts the Monday before Memorial Day weekend and closes a week after Labor Day weekend.

Visit the Pecho Coast and Point Buchon trails

Through our Land Stewardship Program, PG&E preserved areas near the Diablo Canyon Power Plant. Enjoy the natural beauty and ocean vistas along the Central Coast. Find out more about the program and area.

Visit the Pecho Coast Trail and Point Buchon Trail

Plan trips to our recreational facilities

Our online tool helps you easily search for recreational facilities by type, dates available, location and amenities, and lifestyle options. When you find an ideal location, you can also reserve campsites.

Reserve your campsite now