Brandy Creek Primitive Campground

Overview

This campground is located in Whiskeytown National Recreation Area,19 miles west of Redding, California, and three and a half hours north of Sacramento. You can hear the waters of Brandy Creek from each campsite. Brandy Creek Trail passes nearby the campground and leads to a lovely series of waterfalls.

The cool, clear waters of Whiskeytown Lake provide endless water activities. The picturesque mountain setting and extensive forested backcountry offer ample opportunities for hiking and biking.

Recreation

During the summer heat, swimming, kayaking, sailing, paddle boarding and water skiing are popular on the 3,200 acre lake. Year round, hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, gold panning, fishing and picnicking attract visitors. Hunting is allowed in the appropriate season.

Facilities

Each campsite is equipped with a picnic table, a large bear-resistant storage locker, a metal fire pit with a swing-arm barbecue grill and a lamp pole. Each campsite has its own vault toilet. Drinking water and electricity are not available.


Brandy Creek is tent-on-the-ground camping only. No RVs, mobile homes, tent trailers, popup tents, cab-over campers, tent-car/truck hybrids allowed at this site. No overflow parking available.

Since the Carr Fire there is no shade at these sites.

Natural Features




Whiskeytown National Recreation Area is located where the Klamath Mountains, Cascade and Coast Mountain Ranges, and the Sacramento Valley meet, creating a wide variety of wildlife and landscapes.

Contact Info

For facility specific information, please call (530) 246-1225.

Nearby Attractions

Brandy Creek Beach is located two miles south of the campground and features sandy beaches, a large swimming area, picnicking and barbecuing facilities. From Memorial Day through Labor Day, there are showers, a store with food and supplies and rentals of paddle boards and kayaks.

Camp site features

Across 2 camp sites:

  • Fire pit: 1 of 2 sites
  • Picnic table: all 2 sites
  • Pets allowed: all 2 sites
  • Longest rig: 25 ft
  • Largest party: 6 people

Directions

From Interstate 5 in Redding, CA, drive 10 miles west on Highway 299. Turn left on Kennedy Memorial Drive and follow it for 5.4 miles to Brandy Creek Road. Turn left and follow Brandy Creek Road for 1.2 miles to the entrance to the campground on the right-hand side of the road. Site #1 will be immediately to the left. Site #2 will be to the right down the driveway.

Stay Limit

Check in from 1 PM, check out by 12 PM.

Reviews

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Kevin W
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Reviewed 3 months ago
We stayed at primitive campground 02. It was easily large enough for the three of us. Two picnic tables, fire ring and a bear box. It’s level and was clean. The rest room was close but not too close and it was very clean with no odor at all. These sites are up the hill and remote. There were people at site 01 but it’s 100 yards away from 02 and we never heard them. If you like to be by yourself, sites 01 and 02 is the place to be. We will definitely stay up there again!
Court A
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Reviewed 8 months ago
Good spot, away from the lake but that was ok, pretty quiet if site below is quiet. I would stay there again
Matthew C
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Reviewed 10 months ago
The trees and brush are slowy starting to grow back. The sites are pretty exposed, so hot sun during the day and windy at night. Other than that, they are nice, out of the way, fairly private campsites each having their own composting toilet. The undergrowth is coming back with a vengance, so while there's an abundance of dead wood to harvest, getting to it will be challenging without a lot of bushwacking.
Jorge L
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Reviewed 2 years ago
There are no facilities but lots of trees for needed shade and the beach is nearby.
Tom K
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Reviewed 2 years ago
Site #1 was peaceful with a limited but nice view of Whiskeytown Lake. Two picnic tables, a fire-ring, bearproof storage box. You could hear a nearby creek/small waterfall but was not visible from the campsite.
Jenna D
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Reviewed 3 years ago
People were in our campsite. Then it was too hot to stay and no fires allowed. Total trip was a bust.
Availability

See the Camp Sites section below to find detailed booking availability.

Popularity: Quiet

Busiest in August, when about 29% of guest capacity is reserved. Based on 5 years of reservations.

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