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Camping at Hirz Bay near Lakehead

Public campground · Lakehead · 46 campsites

A forested campground near trout fishing, and hiking. Most campsites have no hookups, and RV fit varies by site.

About this campground

Recreation here centers on the water and quick access to the wider Shasta-Trinity National Forest. The nearest public boat launch is about a mile away at Hirz Bay; nearby resorts and marinas on the lake provide watercraft rentals and fuel, so you can plan for power boating, non-motorized paddling, water skiing and swimming.

4.0 on Recreation.gov · 38 reviewsFirst come, first served · visiting info on Recreation.gov
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At a glance

  • RV sites up to 45 ft

    Length limits vary by campsite.

  • No hookups
  • Pets welcome
  • Flush toilets
OverviewCampsitesAmenities & locationReviewsPlan your stay

0 available sites

0 open of 46 sites
Sold out for Nov 13 – Nov 15.

We checked every night of your stay on Recreation.gov: no site is open for all 2 nights. Some sites are open on some nights.

Flexible dates

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Fixed dates

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Availability on Recreation.gov. Showing 40 of 46 sites.

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First come, first served

The listing marks this stay first come, first served — no online reservations. Campground page on Recreation.gov ↗

Walk-up only
Book on Recreation.gov

Amenities & location

  • Flush Toilets
Check-in
3:00 PM
Checkout
12:00 PM
Pets
Allowed (per listing)

Hookups (individual campsites): 46 no-hookup individual sites.

Location

Gilman Road Exit off of Interstate 5
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Hirz Bay: questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at Hirz Bay?
Longest RV site listed: 45 ft (31 of 31 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)
Does Hirz Bay have RV hookups?
46 no-hookup individual sites (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Hirz Bay?
First come, first served — pay on site (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Hirz Bay?
Allowed (per the listing)
Sources and details

At a glance

Official facts link to their source; “Listing” facts come from the Recreation.gov listing. Anything we can't source says so.

Max rig length
Listing Longest RV site listed: 45 ft (31 of 31 RV sites list a length)
Hookups & power
Listing 46 no-hookup individual sites
Pull-through / back-in
Listing 0 pull-through, 31 back-in
Road & site access
Listing 31 paved site driveways
Pets
Listing Allowed
Cell signal
Listing Visitor-reported signal on Recreation.gov (higher is better): AT&T 1 (16 reports), T-Mobile 0 (9 reports), Verizon 2 (6 reports)
Shade
Listing 8 of 29 sites that report shade are listed as shaded
Booking
Listing First come, first served — pay on site
Price
Listing Lowest listed rate $30/night (live price once you pick dates)
Getting there
Listing Gilman Road Exit off of Interstate 5 (map in Location below)
Generators · Quiet hours · Starlink / satellite · Water · Stay limits
Not listed — check with campground

Reviews

Selected reviews

Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (38 reviews, ★ 4.0). Not written or edited by us.

“Super clean campsites with running water!”

Cailin W 5 · Sep 2025 · Recreation.gov

“The campsite was great. The restrooms were marked as being sanitized every day but they weren’t. ”

Michelle R 3 · Sep 2025 · Recreation.gov

“Nice campground, pretty quiet, spaces far apart, easy to get to, bathrooms clean and well-maintained. The only drawback--a big one--is poison oak EVERYWHERE, including throughout the campsites.”

Val P 4 · Aug 2025 · Recreation.gov
Nearby

Campgrounds to compare

Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights3 sites open for every night

Burning Star Ranch

1.2 mi from Hirz Bay (straight-line)
Sites from $50/night
$100 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights38 sites open for every night

Antlers RV Park & Campground

6.5 mi from Hirz Bay (straight-line)
Sites from $33/night
$66 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Spot2Nite · you book on their site
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First come, first served

Bailey Cove

4.7 mi from Hirz Bay (straight-line) 3.0 · 38 Recreation.gov reviews
Tent sites · RV sites
No reservations, so no live availability
Rates & availability from Recreation.gov · first come, first served: check visiting information
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✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released

Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

  • Tent camping here: 46 sites take tents. See open sites ↑

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 45 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

2021 Heartland Mallard fully loaded travel trailer
2021 Heartland Mallard fully loaded travel trailer

Travel trailer · 21 ft · sleeps 3 · 22 mi from campground

$120/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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Go Yonder! 2022 Thor Magnitude GA31
Go Yonder! 2022 Thor Magnitude GA31

Class C motorhome · 31 ft · sleeps 10 · 81 mi from campground

$250/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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2022 Forest River Cherokee Wolf Pup *SUV TOWABLE*
2022 Forest River Cherokee Wolf Pup *SUV TOWABLE*

Travel trailer · 22 ft · sleeps 5 · 146 mi from campground

$90/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

  • Off-peak Sep 10–Dec 31: RV & Tent $30–$60 per night
  • Off-peak Jan 1–May 7: RV & Tent $30–$60 per night

Share of site-nights open, booked and closed on Recreation.gov for the next months, checked Nov 7. Months further out may not be released for booking yet.

MonthOpenBookedClosed
Nov 20260%0%0%
Dec 20260%0%0%
Jan 20270%0%0%
Feb 20270%0%0%
Mar 20270%0%0%
Apr 20270%0%0%
May 20270%0%0%
Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Hirz Bay

For May weekends, book about 101 days ahead. Three in four May Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 57 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.

See booking patterns
Arrival monthFri/Sat arrivals: half booked at leastA quarter at leastOther days: half booked at leastA quarter at least
May57 days ahead101 days ahead49 days ahead129 days ahead
June36 days ahead91 days ahead45 days ahead98 days ahead
July35 days ahead81 days ahead40 days ahead105 days ahead
August25 days ahead59 days ahead42 days ahead85 days ahead
September35 days ahead66 days ahead36 days ahead64 days ahead

Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.

Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (3,671 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.

Compare site types

46 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7. Rates are the listed nightly rates.

Standard sites (tent or RV)

Tent, van or small RV, no power

46 sites · $60, $30/night

Loops: AREA HIRZ BAY (35), HIRZ BAY loop (11)

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15