Ackerman Campground

$30.00/night

14538 Wonderland Blvd
Redding, CA 96003

Overview

Ackerman Campground is a lakeside facility that's a favorite of fishermen. It is located in the beautiful Trinity Lake/Weaverville Area of Shasta-Trinity National Forest, which is part of the Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area. The campground is open year-round for walk-ins. Reservations are accepted May 21st through September 10th.

Recreation

The area offers excellent opportunities for fishing, boating and wildlife viewing. Lewiston Lake is 610 acres and offers good fishing for kokanee salmon, as well as rainbow, brown and brook trout.

There are two accessible boat ramps near this facility. Fairview boat ramp access to Trinity Lake is 3 miles north and Pine Cove boat ramp access to Lewiston Lake is 2 miles south. Motorized boats are limited up to 10 miles per hour.

Lewiston Lake is a popular destination for kayakers. Hikers can enjoy the 2-mile North Lakeshore Trail.

Facilities

This campground can accommodate trailers and RVs up to 40 feet. Each site is equipped with a picnic table and a campfire ring with grill. The parking spurs are either grass or gravel.

Natural Features

The campground is situated at an elevation of 1,900 feet on the western shore of Lewiston Lake at the base of Trinity Dam. Some deciduous and conifer trees are found around the campground, but it is mostly unshaded.

Cold, crystal-clear Lewiston Lake is roughly 5 miles long and a half-mile wide. It features a mountainous shoreline and a topography that ranges from marshlands to dense forest.

Charges & Cancellations

Camp site features

Across 51 camp sites:

Fire pit: all 51 sites
Picnic table: 49 of 51 sites
Pets allowed: all 51 sites
Longest RV: 40 ft
Largest party: 8 people

Services within 25 miles · OpenStreetMap

Nearest dump station: 13.3 mi

Nearest water fill: 9.7 mi

Fees

If the reservation was made through recreation.gov please call 1-877-444-6777 to make a refund request. Refunds must be requested no later than 14 days before your scheduled arrival date for a full refund (excluding recreation.gov fee’s). Reservation Fee: For some facilities, an additional reservation fee is charged. This additional non-refundable fee is $10.00 for the call center and online reservations. Refunds for Check or Cash Purchases: Refunds for cash payments will be issued a check refund. A refund will be processed within 30 days of receipt and approval. For cash or check refunds please call us at 530-275-8113. Please Note! Refund requests made during or after departure can only be processed when approved by the facility management staff based upon local policy. Refunds for Emergency Closures: In the event of an emergency closure the Recreation.gov will attempt to notify users and offer alternate dates and sites (as appropriate). If this is not possible, reservations will be canceled and all fees paid will be refunded. Refunds for Naturally Occurring Events: Refunds will not be issued for naturally occurring events like rain, snow, wind, smoke, extreme temperature, low lake level, etc. If you are requesting a refund for a walk-up site, please contact the host on-site or call us 530-275-8113. All refunds must be approved and issued through our office or processed though Recreation.gov.

Directions

From Weaverville, take Highway 3 north for 7 miles. Turn right on Rush Creek Road for 9 miles. Turn left on Trinity Dam Boulevard for 7.5 miles.

Stay Limit

Check in from 3 PM, check out by 2 PM.

Reviews

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gerald s

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Reviewed 2 months ago

The facilities are good and Lewiston lake is beautiful. We enjoyed kayaking the lake, but the weather was too hot to do much hiking.

Moria B

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Reviewed 3 months ago

Bathrooms were decently clean, hand soap in some, empty dispensers in others, but we brought our own. It wasn’t crowded and was quiet except for a dog bark on repeat half the night. Only real complaint is nothing the host can control: so many yellow jackets! They weren’t aggressive but were very persistent. Our site opened up to a path to the water which was very beautiful and very cold. We saw deer and foxes and evidence of raccoons, and thankfully no bears 😊

Yelena P

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Reviewed 4 months ago

Wonderful stay. Bathrooms were clean and well supplied, the campground was not busy, it was very quiet and absolutely gorgeous

David D

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Reviewed 5 months ago

A beautiful setting, although a little too close to the road to the lake. At least it wasn't too busy. The campsites were spacious and separated by plenty of space.

Emely G

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Reviewed 5 months ago

Space # 21 was very spacious, right across from the restrooms. We were able to fit a 8 person tent and a 6 person tent and still had lots of space for grilling a canopy and the truck. Very clean and close to the lake but it does require some walking down. Not noisy despite the road being close. The only downside we had personally was the no service for any phones. We did enjoy being screen free and just used the satellite sms messaging option to contact family.

Jon D

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Reviewed 10 months ago

Great campground and host but the traffic noise from I-5 made me leave one day early! Could not relax. Maybe the sites to the east are a little more quiet. The launch ramp nearby is not protected from boat wakes, boats on the outside of the dock get slammed into it.

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