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Camp Discovery Group Camp

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Oct–May
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  • At 305 ft
  • Mendocino National Forest

Camp Discovery Group Camp is a Forest Service campground in Mendocino National Forest, about 10 miles from the full-service town of Red Bluff, California. It sits just outside town, close to the Sacramento River Discovery Center, and offers a mix of cabin and tent camping. The site has 11 screen cabins, showers, dishwashing facilities, vault toilets, amphitheater, two cabanas with picnic tables, preparation tables, secure storage areas, lighting, trash cans and four large grills. Sycamore, oak and cottonwood trees provide shade. Tent camping is available under the small conifer forest at the same location. The campground also has day use areas, 4.2 miles of trail, a boat ramp and the Sacramento River Discovery Center. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Red Bluff show April highs around 72°F and October highs around 79°F, while July and August average in the mid-90s. Red Bluff Nature Trail starts just 0.1 mile away, and Sycamore Grove Camp Ground and Sycamore Grove (Red Bluff) Campground are both within a third of a mile. Lake Red Bluff Trail is about 1.8 miles off.

  • Best time to go · Oct–May

    Best time to visit Camp Discovery Group Camp

    Best months: October–May. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      56° / 38°

      10 wet

    2. Feb

      61° / 41°

      10 wet

    3. Mar

      66° / 44°

      9 wet

    4. Apr

      72° / 47°

      7 wet

    5. May

      82° / 55°

      5 wet

    6. Jun

      91° / 62°

      2 wet

    7. Jul

      98° / 66°

      1 wet

    8. Aug

      96° / 64°

      0 wet

    9. Sep

      91° / 59°

      1 wet

    10. Oct

      79° / 51°

      4 wet

    11. Nov

      64° / 43°

      8 wet

    12. Dec

      56° / 38°

      10 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Red Bluff Muni Ap, CA, 3 mi away at 353 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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