Arbuckle Flat Cg-F

California

California

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What we do know

  • Inside Shasta-Trinity National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

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  • No access route mapped

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Arbuckle Flat Cg-F

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About this campground

Arbuckle Flat is one of four boat-access only campgrounds on Shasta lake. Located far up the Pit Arm of the lake, this facility is very popular with those visitors who want to get away from the crowds. Whether or not the access is difficult varies depends on the current lake level, this is a "Pack In, Pack Out" campground.

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When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Shasta Dam, CA weather station, 16 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan55° high40° low
  2. Feb59° high42° low
  3. Mar63° high44° low
  4. Apr70° high48° low
  5. May79° high55° low
  6. Jun88° high63° low
  7. Jul97° high69° low
  8. Aug96° high68° low
  9. Sep90° high63° low
  10. Oct78° high55° low
  11. Nov62° high46° low
  12. Dec54° high41° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

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Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Shasta-Trinity National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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