Ruling Creek Campground

California

California

Free — you'll pick up right here.

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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.

    Boundary data

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  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Ruling Creek Campground

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About this campground

This PG&E maintained campground is along the Pit River.

Campsite info

Vault toilets

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When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Burney, CA weather station, 9.6 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan45° high23° low
  2. Feb49° high24° low
  3. Mar55° high27° low
  4. Apr61° high31° low
  5. May72° high37° low
  6. Jun81° high42° low
  7. Jul90° high47° low
  8. Aug88° high44° low
  9. Sep81° high38° low
  10. Oct68° high30° low
  11. Nov52° high26° low
  12. Dec44° high22° low

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

Where it is

Managed by
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

Rules & access

Fee
Yes

Source: USDA Forest Service recreation sites (EDW)

Nearby

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

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