Lower Rush Creek
- Facilities open as weather permits; Campground is inaccessible during inclement weather. Use Caution
- season
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
Is Lower Rush Creek open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists an alert for Modoc National Forest.
Forest Fire Restrictions 2026 have been lifted as of 09/27/2026
Agency alert covering Modoc National Forest · USFS · Modoc National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Modoc National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 4,693 ft
- Big Valley Ranger DistrictModoc National Forest
Lower Rush Creek is a Forest Service campground in the Big Valley Ranger District of Modoc National Forest in northeastern California. The land is managed by the Forest Service, and the site has no fees for use. Vault toilets are the only amenity at the campground. No fees are required to stay here, which makes it a simple, low-cost base for exploring the surrounding forest. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Adin show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 83°F, while July and August average in the upper 80s. That station sits a few hundred feet lower than the campground, so temperatures here run a little cooler. Several trails lie within a short drive. Whiskey Flat Trail and Hornitos Trail are both about 6 miles away, and Red Tail Rim Trail is about 9 miles off. Ash Creek campground is roughly 9.5 miles away for another camping option.
- Whiskey Flat TrailHiking6.1 mi
- Hornitos TrailHiking6.2 mi
- Red Tail Rim TrailHiking9 mi
- Ash CreekCamping9.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Upper Rush CreekCamping · ~3 min drive
- Red Tail Rim Trail South Trailhead/CampgroundCamping · ~16 min drive
- Ash CreekCamping · ~16 min drive
- Dan RyanCamping · ~19 min drive
- Cottonwood FlatCamping · ~23 min drive
- Willow CreekCamping · ~33 min drive
- Reservoir FCamping · ~35 min drive
- Sully's RV SiteCamping · ~37 min drive
- Nifty RV & Mobile Home ParkCamping · ~37 min drive
- Lava CampCamping · ~43 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Red Tail Rim TrailMountain biking · ~15 min drive
- Donovan ReservoirLake fishing · ~21 min drive
- Duncan Boat Ramp - NorthBoat launch · ~27 min drive
Pit RiverCanoeing · ~49 min drivePhoto: Robert F. Ettner, Natural Resources Staff Officer, Siskiyou National Forest, US Forest Service, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Lower Rush Creek
Best months: April–June and September–October. 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.
Jan
47° / 25°
10 wet
Feb
50° / 26°
9 wet
Mar
56° / 29°
11 wet
Apr
62° / 32°
9 wet
May
71° / 39°
8 wet
Jun
79° / 44°
4 wet
Jul
89° / 51°
2 wet
Aug
88° / 49°
2 wet
Sep
83° / 43°
3 wet
Oct
69° / 35°
5 wet
Nov
54° / 28°
9 wet
Dec
45° / 23°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Adin Rs, CA, 7.7 mi away at 4,195 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
