Christie Campground
Lassen National Forest
Christie Campground is located in the Eagle Lake Recreation Area of the Lassen National Forest. This recreation area has five campgrounds, three designated day use areas and a marina on the south shore of Eagle Lake. All these recreation facilities are connected by a 5.2 mile paved hiking/bike trail. The Osprey Overlook, another day use area in the recreation area, can be hiked or driven to for a scenic view of the southern end of Eagle Lake and the surrounding forest basin.
The Lassen National Forest offers a variety of lakes, streams and wilderness areas for recreational opportunities. The forest offers miles of trails that are used for hiking, mountain biking, off-highway vehicle riding and in the winter months, snowmobiling.
Of the five campgrounds in the recreation area, Christie Campground is located the greatest distance from the marina and boat ramp, about five miles or a 10-minute drive. Due to its location, this campground is the least used and occupied in the recreation area. This distinction has developed a very loyal customer base of RV, trailer and tent campers who want a quiet, spacious, camping experience in this beautiful landscape.
Christie Campground’s location offers OHV riders almost direct access to the Forest Service riding trails and roads and is preferred by kayak and personal pontoon fishing enthusiasts.
Each site is equipped with a paved parking spur, table and campfire ring/grill. Almost half of the sites feature a pull-through parking spur and nine of these sites are large enough that they have been designated as group sites.
An RV Dump Station Facility is conveniently located about two miles away with a $5 dump fee.
Forty-seven sites, #1-#25, #27-#30, and #32-#49 are designated reservation sites, the other 22 sites are walk-in sites, available on a first-come, first-served basis.
The paved bike path begins in this campground. The Eagle Lake Marina store with gas, propane, fishing and camping supplies, shower and laundry facilities.
Need to Know
- Off-road vehicle use is prohibited within the campground
Please Note: One RV with tow vehicle per single site or one vehicle per tent site. Most sites can accommodate 1 extra vehicle that is not included with the reservation fee. Extra vehicle will be charged a per night fee and collected at the campground.
Fire Restrictions: Fire restrictions may be imposed at any time due to hot, dry weather conditions, at which time campfires and charcoal fires may not be allowed.
Reserved Sites will be held until check out time (NOON) the day following your arrival date. Sites must be occupied by the checkout time of that following day to hold a reservation or the site will be forfeited and released to other guests. Once your reservation start date has begun, neither the Recreation.gov Contact Center nor the campground manager will be able to modify your reservation.
Refunds: Refund requests made through www.recreation.gov will be charged a $10 processing fee. This fee is retained by the reservation service contractor along with the non-refundable reservation fee. All requests for the return of the non-refundable reservation fee and the cancellation fee will be declined by the campground concessionaire as they did not receive these fees (these are the fees retained by the reservation contractor, a different entity).
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Natural Features
Eagle Lake is located where the Sierras meet the Cascades at the southwestern end of the lake, and the Modoc Plateau of the Great Basin at the northeastern end. This unique location offers diverse landscapes, geology, wildlife and vegetation.
Christie Campground is located in a mature conifer forest of pines and firs, on the southwestern shoreline of Eagle Lake, at an elevation of 5,100 feet.
Nearby Attractions
The Lassen National Forest has many other recreational opportunities and the Lassen Volcanic National Park is an easy day’s drive to and from Eagle Lake Recreational Area.
Recreation
Fishing for the Eagle Lake Rainbow Trout, a California Heritage Trout, is the primary recreational activity on Eagle Lake, but the 3rd largest natural lake in California (22,000 acres), provides for plenty of room for swimming, kayaking, skiing and all other boating activities by motor or sail. There are no 2-cycle restrictions for outboard boat motors or PWCs.
Contact Information
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477-050 EAGLE LAKE ROAD SUSANVILLE CA 96130
Phone Number
For campground inquiries, please call: 530-825-3212
Rental Options
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Driving Directions
From Susanville, California, take Highway 36 west for 2 miles to County Road A-1. Turn north and continue 14 miles to the Eagle Lake Recreation Area. Continue past Gallatin Road, the first highway you will come to in the lake basin, and follow the signs to Christie Campground. Located on County Road A-1, 2 miles north of Merrill Campground.
Available Campsites
- Site 14, Loop TROY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 44, Loop MANZANITA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 48, Loop MANZANITA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 52, Loop MAHOGONY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 45, Loop MANZANITA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 24, Loop TROY, Type Group Standard Nonelectric
- Site 02, Loop TROY, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 20, Loop TROY, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 65, Loop MAHOGONY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 13, Loop TROY, Type Group Standard Nonelectric
- Site 58, Loop MAHOGONY, Type Group Standard Nonelectric
- Site 56, Loop MAHOGONY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 17, Loop TROY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 23, Loop TROY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 41, Loop MANZANITA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 10, Loop TROY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 01, Loop TROY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 51, Loop MAHOGONY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 32, Loop MANZANITA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 38, Loop MANZANITA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 15, Loop TROY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 49, Loop MANZANITA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 09, Loop TROY, Type Group Standard Nonelectric
- Site 25, Loop TROY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 64, Loop MAHOGONY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 19, Loop TROY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 22, Loop TROY, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 08, Loop TROY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 60, Loop MAHOGONY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 40, Loop MANZANITA, Type Group Standard Nonelectric
- Site 39, Loop MANZANITA, Type Group Standard Nonelectric
- Site 28, Loop MANZANITA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 62, Loop MAHOGONY, Type Group Standard Nonelectric
- Site 21, Loop TROY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 05, Loop TROY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 30, Loop MANZANITA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 16, Loop TROY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 03, Loop TROY, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 53, Loop MAHOGONY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 47, Loop MANZANITA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 04, Loop TROY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 07, Loop TROY, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 63, Loop MAHOGONY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 61, Loop MAHOGONY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 33, Loop MANZANITA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 59, Loop MAHOGONY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 43, Loop MANZANITA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 66, Loop MAHOGONY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 12, Loop TROY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 67, Loop MAHOGONY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 37, Loop MANZANITA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 11, Loop TROY, Type Group Standard Nonelectric
- Site 50, Loop MAHOGONY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 57, Loop MAHOGONY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 46, Loop MANZANITA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 18, Loop TROY, Type Group Standard Nonelectric
- Site 42, Loop MANZANITA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 69, Loop MAHOGONY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 29, Loop MANZANITA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 68, Loop MAHOGONY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 55, Loop MAHOGONY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 06, Loop TROY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 54, Loop MAHOGONY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 36, Loop MANZANITA, Type Group Standard Nonelectric
- Site 35, Loop MANZANITA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 27, Loop MANZANITA, Type Standard Nonelectric
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