Camping near Old Station, California
Camping near Old Station, California includes 3 public campgrounds on record, 3 first-come. All are run by the U.S. Forest Service. The nearest, Cave Campground, is 1 mile from Old Station in a straight line, and all 3 are within 15 miles. Another 36 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Old Station.
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Camping near Old Station at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 3 (3 National Forest)
- Getting a site
- 3 first-come
- Cost
- Lowest posted fee at Bridge: "Single Site: $10 per night"
- Distance from Old Station
- 1 mile (Cave Campground) to 4.2 miles (Bridge) in a straight line; 3 within 15 miles
- Elevation
- 3,900 ft (Bridge) to 4,490 ft (Hat Creek Group Camp), 3 of 3 on record
- Drinking water
- 2 of 3
Distances are straight-line miles from Old Station's point in the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2025), not driving distances. Every other fact comes from each campground's own sourced record, linked from its page.
More campgrounds within 30 miles of Old Station
- Hat Creek, 1.6 miles from Old Station in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $16 per night); listed under camping near Shasta.
- Rocky, 3.7 miles from Old Station in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Shasta.
- Big Pine, 3.9 miles from Old Station in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $12 per night); listed under camping near Shasta.
- Butte Creek, 7.5 miles from Old Station in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Susanville.
- Honn Creek, 8.7 miles from Old Station in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Shasta.
- Butte Lake, 9.4 miles from Old Station in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Lassen.
- Butte Lake Group, 9.4 miles from Old Station in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Lassen.
- Butte Lake Stock Corral, 9.4 miles from Old Station in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable (Site: $37 per night); listed under camping near Lassen.
- Lost Creek Group, 9.4 miles from Old Station in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Shasta.
- Summit Lake North, 12 miles from Old Station in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Shasta.
- Summit Lake Stock Corral, 12 miles from Old Station in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable (Site: $37 per night); listed under camping near Shasta.
- Manzanita Lake, 13 miles from Old Station in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Shasta.
- Manzanita Lake Group Campground, 13 miles from Old Station in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Shasta.
- Summit Lake South, 13 miles from Old Station in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Shasta.
- Rocky Knoll, 14 miles from Old Station in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $12 per night); listed under camping near Shasta.
- Warner Valley Campground, 16 miles from Old Station in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable (Standard nonelectric: $21 per night); listed under camping near Plumas.
- Juniper Lake Group, 17 miles from Old Station in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Lassen.
- Juniper Lake Stock Corral, 17 miles from Old Station in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable (Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Lassen.
- Southwest Campground - Winter/Spring, 18 miles from Old Station in a straight line , National Park Service ; listed under camping near Tehama.
- Silver Bowl, 18 miles from Old Station in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $12 per night); listed under camping near Lassen.
- Bogard Campground, 18 miles from Old Station in a straight line , National Forest ; listed under camping near Lassen.
- Rocky Knoll Campground, 18 miles from Old Station in a straight line , National Forest ; listed under camping near Lassen.
- Crater Lake, 19 miles from Old Station in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Susanville.
- Domingo Springs, 22 miles from Old Station in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $14 per night); listed under camping near Plumas.
- Warner Creek, 22 miles from Old Station in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Plumas.
- Pit River Campground, 23 miles from Old Station in a straight line , BLM ; listed under camping near Shasta.
- High Bridge, 24 miles from Old Station in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $14 per night); listed under camping near Plumas.
- Mill Creek - Private, 25 miles from Old Station in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Tehama.
- Battle Creek, 25 miles from Old Station in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $18 per night); listed under camping near Tehama.
- Gurnsey Creek Group Camp, 25 miles from Old Station in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Tehama.
- Gurnsey Creek, 25 miles from Old Station in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $14 per night); listed under camping near Tehama.
- Dusty, 26 miles from Old Station in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Shasta.
- Hole in the Ground, 26 miles from Old Station in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $12 per night); listed under camping near Tehama.
- Bogard, 27 miles from Old Station in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Susanville.
- Ruling Creek Campground, 29 miles from Old Station in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Burney.
- Elam, 30 miles from Old Station in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $14 per night); listed under camping near Tehama.
Things to do near Old Station
Public land and water within 30 miles of Old Station, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Hat Creek Upper fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 7.6 miles from Old Station; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Lassen Volcanic National Park, a National Park Service unit whose mapped point is 9.1 miles from Old Station; its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Thousand Lakes Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 9.8 miles from Old Station; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Butte Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 10 miles from Old Station; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Lassen Volcanic Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 12 miles from Old Station; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Lassen National Forest, a national forest whose mapped point is 13 miles from Old Station; its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- North Battle Creek Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 13 miles from Old Station; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Caribou Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 17 miles from Old Station; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Caribou Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 18 miles from Old Station; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Silver Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 18 miles from Old Station; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Supplies and emergencies near Old Station
Nearest emergency room
Mayers Memorial Hospital
43563 State Hwy 299 E, Fall River Mills, CA, 24 miles from Old Station . (530) 336-5511
Next nearest: Seneca District Hospital, 130 Brentwood Dr, Chester, CA, 27 miles , (530) 258-2151.
In an emergency, call 911.
Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) .
- Groceries
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- Old Station Fill-Up Mini Mart
- Gordon's Rim Rock Ranch Store
- KOA Camp Store
- Fuel
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- Old Station Fill-Up
- Fuel Commander
- Speedway
- Pharmacy
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- Mayers Pharmacy
- Laundromat
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- Laundry & Showers
- Burnett's Laundromat
- Burney Laundry Co.
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Old Station: propane, RV dump station, potable water fill, and ice. Stores, fuel, propane, dump stations, water fill, laundromats, and pharmacies are the nearest few mapped within 25 miles, straight-line, © OpenStreetMap contributors (data as of 2026-10-01; this extract under the ODbL). Hours are as mapped; call ahead.
Common questions
Where can I camp around Old Station, CA?
3 public campgrounds are on record near Old Station. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Cave Campground (1 mile), Hat Creek Group Camp (2 miles), and Bridge (4.2 miles). 3 are first-come, first-served with no reservations.
Is there free camping near Old Station, CA?
Not at a developed campground: each of the 3 public campgrounds on record near Old Station charges a fee, listed in the table.
Where can I camp near Old Station with drinking water?
Cave Campground and Hat Creek Group Camp have potable water on record.
Where is the nearest emergency room to Old Station, CA?
Mayers Memorial Hospital, 43563 State Hwy 299 E, Fall River Mills, CA, is 24 miles from Old Station in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (530) 336-5511. In an emergency, call 911.
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