Camp ObserverBlack Butte Lake
Directions
Black Butte Lake is located approximately 100 miles north of Sacramento and approximately 60 miles south of Redding, off Interstate 5. Take the Orland/Highway 32 exit and go west 8 miles via Road 200/Newville Road and follow the signs.
Reviews
Daniel J
Reviewed 6 days ago
Lovely lake in the valley. It can get very hot in the summer months. We like it there during weekdays, when it is less crowded.
Ginger T
Reviewed 7 days ago
Johnny on the spot comes frequently to clean the port a pottys since the restrooms are closed. The lake is low on August. Better to go in the early part of summer.
Michael B
Reviewed 18 days ago
They shutdown the Buchhorn Camp completely last year for “repairs”.
Now, it’s much worse than before. Not only were there not any repairs done, but now the bathroom facilities are shut down, no on-going maintenance, or clean-up to sites from prior campers.
There aren’t any “hosts” as there were in prior years to help.
Also, the wind generator that I’ve only seen operating once since it’s installation, and a power generating hydraulic dam a mile away….is replaced by a rented (for over a year now) power generator that drones 24/7 over the camping area.
The place has never been this bad….but hey, the staff got a new office facility!
Refa O
Reviewed 21 days ago
Really liked the place for being so quite and easy to book, access and set up our tents
chentel R
Reviewed a month ago
We had a pretty good spot actually not far from water decent space
Jonathan L
Reviewed a month ago
Good lake views, large site, parts are shaded through out the entire day.
Popularity: Very quiet
Busiest in August, when about 8% of guest capacity is reserved. Based on 11 years of reservations.
Campgrounds
Black Butte Lake has 2 campgrounds, 128 campsites in total.
