Pine Point (Shasta Lake, CA)

USDA Forest Service campground, 16 sites

Overview

Pine Point Campground is situated along the McCloud Arm of Shasta Lake and offers sites to both tent and RV campers. Visitors to this area can enjoy boating and fishing at the nearby Shasta Lake or hiking around the Shasta-Trinity National Forest.

Recreation

The nearest public boat ramp is 4 miles away at Hirz Bay. Nearby lakeside resorts offer boat rentals and fuel.

Shasta Lake is popular for power and non-motorized boating, fishing and water skiing. Anglers can fish for trout, catfish, Chinook salmon, crappie, bluegill, white sturgeon, brown bullhead and bass.

Facilities

All campsites have picnic tables, grills, fire rings, tent pads, bear boxes and paved parking spurs. Vault toilets and drinking water are provided.

Natural Features

Shasta-Trinity is the largest national forest in California with a diverse landscape encompassing five wilderness areas, hundreds of mountain lakes and 6,278 miles of streams and rivers.

Lake Shasta sits at an elevation of 1,067 feet, with 365 miles of shoreline punctuated by steep mountains blanketed in manzanita and evergreens. A snow-capped Mount Shasta, the second-tallest mountain in the Cascade Range, looms in the distance.

Nearby Attractions

The nearby Hirz Mountain Lookout offers panoramic views of Mt. Shasta, Mt. Lassen and the surrounding area.