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Campsite #1 at Horse Camp Primitive, CA
$20
Campsite #1
| Drive-In | 10 people |
| 20 ft | Parallel |
| 2 | good |
7/14
7/21
Campsite #1 Features: Drive-In access, Parallel parking, 20ft driveway, RV Site, Tent Site, Trailer Site, Pets Allowed
Campsite Reviews (18)
4.0 out of 5
| 5 star | | 39% |
| 4 star | | 28% |
| 3 star | | 17% |
| 2 star | | 0% |
| 1 star | | 17% |
@HaleyJ0EE78B16 · Camped on Nov 5, 2024 at Campsite #1
This was a great spot to stay, quiet, close to the lake, beautiful scenery. No complaints about the campground itself, just the inconsiderate people who took our reserved spot (001), so we had to park our trailer at a less level space (002). Other than that, great location to do some stargazing
@RaffiBD466BCC1 · Camped on Apr 26, 2024 at Campsite #1
Spent long weekend at Horse Camp for a get together with a group and some fishing in Clear Creek and Whiskeytown area. Great location and large sites. Only issues were not lot of flat spots for tents and occasional speeders on the first road that cuts through middle of two sites. But overall, liked the sites alot and will be back
@TimP6782071 · Camped on Nov 13, 2022 at Campsite #1
Plenty of space in Site 1
@ShaunaH4169522 · Camped on Nov 4, 2022 at Campsite #1
Quiet and spacious. Beautiful area and beautiful site. Bathroom was clean and well stocked. Bear boxes in good working order. I didn't see any bear but I saw deer and foxes. The fox know where you cook and where to find scraps or anything you leave unattended for a minute. So beware of them. They're so cute but don't let them have your food! Lots of shady trees. Huge site but not a huge amount of level space, bring your levelers. I only stayed one night since I was just passing through. I'd love to go back!
@rochellep14399 · Camped on Mar 29, 2022 at Campsite #1
I’ve been going here about 8 years. It’s one of my favorite spots, and I can bring my trailer
@BrandonH302745 · Camped on Feb 4, 2022 at Campsite #1
Our experience other than a couple cars driving through it was very quiet and dark for great star viewing. There was plenty of space. Overall we had a great time.
@MistyW1516128 · Camped on Aug 11, 2021 at Campsite #1
We didn't stay at the camp site. We have never visited this area before and when I made the reservations online it didn't say that it was a remote campsite. When we (my son 12 and myself) I didn't feel comfortable or safe to camp at this site. Now I'm trying to get a refund and it's almost impossible.
@MistyW418 · Camped on Aug 11, 2021 at Campsite #1
We didn't stay at the camp site. We have never visited this area before and when I made the reservations online it didn't say that it was a remote campsite. When we (my son 12 and myself) I didn't feel comfortable or safe to camp at this site. Now I'm trying to get a refund and it's almost impossible.
@lucys373 · Camped on Jun 4, 2021 at Campsite #1
Nice and secluded with one 2 spots. However, a dirt road that leads to a couple of small towns is frequented at various times of the day/evening, and the vehicles speed through there, kicking up dust and dirt.
@LucyS9647521 · Camped on Jun 4, 2021 at Campsite #1
Nice and secluded with one 2 spots. However, a dirt road that leads to a couple of small towns is frequented at various times of the day/evening, and the vehicles speed through there, kicking up dust and dirt.
@RichardK729 · Camped on Apr 17, 2021 at Campsite #1
The only knock was our first night the bathroom door became locked and wasn’t opened until Monday (2 nights later). Once it was opened it was still set to be locked anytime it was closed so we set out a rock hoping that others would understand not to shut the door when they left. Otherwise the campsite was clean and great to use.
@CaitlinM128 · Camped on Apr 12, 2021 at Campsite #1
Beautiful hikes close by, bathrooms were locked & therefore unusable, somewhat isolated (only two spots, no host) but not remote per se
@frankb794 · Camped on Apr 7, 2021 at Campsite #1
Very remote. I was the only human camping at the site.
@MikiY848 · Camped on Feb 17, 2021 at Campsite #1
We only camped for one night. The site was super clean with really nice bathrooms and water. Would recommend for sure.
@CharlesM270 · Camped on Dec 11, 2020 at Campsite #1
So this campground was a last minute/last resort option due to all of the campgrounds closing in and around Yosemite. There weren't many reviews for it and I was a bit nervous to take others here with such little information to go off of but decided to just go for it. The bottom line is, this campground is fantastic and I would highly recommend it to anybody.
It's located near the Whiskeytown Recreation Area but its quite a bit out of the way tucked into the hills. It's a mix of paved and dirt roads and while you don't necessarily need high clearance or anything, I wouldn't drive a nice car to this spot.
The campground itself is simple and straightforward with only two sites that are on opposite sides of a clearing from each other. We stayed at Campsite 001 and had two tables, a firepit, and two large bear lockers. The two sites share a vault toilet that was perfectly clean and had toilet paper. Our site was on a bit of a slope but that didn't really impact our tent/sleeping situation all that much. It was honestly very well kept.
We decided to adventure out to around Mt. Shasta/Weed and it's a bit of a drive but certainly still doable.
Overall, I'd highly recommend this spot to anyone interested in staying around this area.
It's located near the Whiskeytown Recreation Area but its quite a bit out of the way tucked into the hills. It's a mix of paved and dirt roads and while you don't necessarily need high clearance or anything, I wouldn't drive a nice car to this spot.
The campground itself is simple and straightforward with only two sites that are on opposite sides of a clearing from each other. We stayed at Campsite 001 and had two tables, a firepit, and two large bear lockers. The two sites share a vault toilet that was perfectly clean and had toilet paper. Our site was on a bit of a slope but that didn't really impact our tent/sleeping situation all that much. It was honestly very well kept.
We decided to adventure out to around Mt. Shasta/Weed and it's a bit of a drive but certainly still doable.
Overall, I'd highly recommend this spot to anyone interested in staying around this area.
@pavankumark478 · Camped on Dec 5, 2020 at Campsite #1
Surrounded by burn trees and looks like abandoned place and nobody was there and could find the camp site exactly using google maps.
Winter is not the right time to go there .
Winter is not the right time to go there .
@litalw295 · Camped on Nov 2, 2020 at Campsite #1
camping during weeknights, site 001, no horses---had a really lovely time. Quiet, pretty, sounds of wildlife and wind.
Because this camp is only 2 sites and far off the main road, this location doesn't get much traffic (maybe 3 groups drove/walked by in 3 days). There is a trailhead next to camp 002. Very quiet here. There were no campers at the other site, but if there were, they would have been quite far from us.
While there are trees and some shade, site does get hot and sunny during the day (in November!). We were only there at night and in earlier mornings as a result. Gets really hot by 10:30.
And yes, plenty of buzzing critters were coming in to check out our food as we ate. But, we were careful to keep everything covered up except the food being put in our mouth, and so the insects had nothing to eat and went away quickly.
I definitely wouldn't leave a glass of juice sitting out unguarded for more than 30 seconds here--you'll have a wasp drowning in it.
Because this camp is only 2 sites and far off the main road, this location doesn't get much traffic (maybe 3 groups drove/walked by in 3 days). There is a trailhead next to camp 002. Very quiet here. There were no campers at the other site, but if there were, they would have been quite far from us.
While there are trees and some shade, site does get hot and sunny during the day (in November!). We were only there at night and in earlier mornings as a result. Gets really hot by 10:30.
And yes, plenty of buzzing critters were coming in to check out our food as we ate. But, we were careful to keep everything covered up except the food being put in our mouth, and so the insects had nothing to eat and went away quickly.
I definitely wouldn't leave a glass of juice sitting out unguarded for more than 30 seconds here--you'll have a wasp drowning in it.
@NeilR792 · Camped on Oct 30, 2020 at Campsite #1
Very secluded. Very quiet. Water spigot nearby. Latrines were spotless. There's a short hiking trail along the river right next to the sites. CAR fire ravaged through a lot of the area but there has been recovery and there are still some pretty areas to see. Short drive to the reservoir where there are plenty of picnic tables.
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