Lake Siskiyou Camp Resort

We stayed at spot 335A. It was near all the RVs. I had picked this spot thinking it was super close to the Lake. It's not. There is no view or anything. None of the camping seems to have any view of the lake. We also picked it because it's close to the bathroom.

The bathroom was absolutely disgusting. They have a paper on the wall they sign when cleaned. There was a 3-4 day gap, often. It showed. The showers.... I didn't dare. It smelled so terrible of mildew, and looked like you would catch something being in the area.

There is SO much trash all over the property. Our campground was full of trash and dirty diapers. I couldn't help myself, I started picking it up all around us. I'm talking dirty diapers, paper, bottles. I didn't once see anyone cleaning anywhere, ever. You sure see them driving around all the time, not doing much. Weird.

When we checked in, we were given a code to the bathroom. It was wrong. We had to hunt someone down to get it, who told us they're always changing it, and nobody ever knows the right code. Um... Okay....

We tried eating at the pizza/bar place. The food is terrible. Lol. I mean, frozen food, that they microwaved kind of terrible.

We originally booked here because of the fun zone in the water at the beach. I guess it closed early, a few weeks before our arrival. They "conveniently" didn't email to notify us of this until 3 days prior to our arrival. Even more convenient, they have a seven day cancellation. I see what they did there.

The only good experience we had, was renting a patio boat for a couple of hours. That was fun, and we enjoyed it. It was just two of us, and not many people on the water.

I don't think I would ever return here. I can't say it was a great experience.

I think this campground probably used to be top-end but due to age and lack of personnel and infrastructure it has degraded. The bathrooms were filthy with tampons and dirty diapers spread out on the floor all day and poop on the floor. The food at the restaurant was OK, sometimes good and sometimes meh - very inconsistent. My biggest peeve was the big travel trailer that harassed us on our day of departure hours before checkout. It sat there circling and idling. We had a fluke rainstorm coming through with massive flooding that had covered everything in inches of mud and sunk our trailer down into the ground, so it was a bit of a hassle to get out in the morning only to be stalked by a truck with a massive 5th wheel idling and getting impatient hours before the allotted checkout time and was annoyed that the campground would have let them check in that early.

We really enjoyed our time here. Previous reviewers who implicitly shrieked at the restrooms and showers were not wrong but there were multiple restroom buildings. The one nearest the road merited a shriek or two. Another one, further back in the RV area was better. Not great, but good enough. I saw at least one other restroom but did not go in.

The place itself is nice. It's far from any major roads and the local road that passes the campground is only lightly used. There's a boat launch, a "splash zone" (floating fun house?) for kids. I might have enjoyed the splash zone, too, but we spent our time kayaking and paddleboarding. When we visited, in late July, the water temperature was, for me, perfect and the water was clear, about 8-10 foot visibility.

The sites themselves are laid out a bit chaotically as they tried to fit the sites between the existing cedars and pines. A lot of them were quite large. It seemed to me that some of the sites might make leveling the trailer or RV challenging, but our site was fine, with just a couple of pads under one set of wheels to help the leveling system. Most of the sites are in partial shade due to the surrounding forest.

The price we paid, $62 reflects a $2/night pet fee but does not reflect their reservation fee, convenience fee, or the taxes.

I can't really put my finger on it but this place had a strange vibe to me. Even with the nice size sites and being close to the water, I wasn't quite content here.

The facilities are run down. There was no soap in the bathrooms. I have been in nicer bathrooms in a BART station in Oakland. The property is aging overall. I got the feeling that this place is about 30 years past its heyday.

When we are in the area next time I will look for another option.

I have to write a review to give an alternative view to the weird vibe opinion. We have stayed here many times over the last 20 years, and it is a bit old now, but the sites are large, the forest beautiful, and the lake always a perfect temperature. When you're in the lake, you have a totally unobstructed view of Mt Shasta, and it's gorgeous.

We come every summer. We love that they have full hookup sites that aren't crammed together.

The only downside is trash managment. It used to be really good but a lot of the cans were overflowing this year.

Lake Siskiyou Resort is just a short 4.5 miles from Mt. Shasta City right on Interstate 5 in Northernmost California. The campground and amenities were developed quite some years ago so some areas are below standard.... but with that said it is a nice camping experience if you like to be outdoors. There are full hookups, partial hookups (water, electric) and tent spaces. There are over 200 spaces. It is a very popular camping spot in the summers so it can be crowded and noisy with lots of kids. The RV spots close to the water are often most desired, but are also the most crowded and sometimes noisy, there are great spots "up the hill" from the camp store that have a little more privacy depending on the spot you choose or are assigned. We have camped here numerous times throughout the years.

What to do there? Great easy hike, a trail completely goes around the lake, beautiful! Swimming area, fishing, boating and kayaking, a small marina with rentals, a camp store with the usual souvenirs and a very nice ice cream concession where you can make sundaes! There is a small restaurant that has a beer/wine bar and pretty good food at decent prices. There is a outdoor theater where they show movies in the summer and a snack bar at the swimming area. Nearby is the Sisson Museum and a fun fish hatchery where you can buy a handful of food and feed the little fish! A drive past the campground goes up to a box canyon that is a fun drive, but not with a trailer or motorhome... the road gets a bit sketchy before long. But even though one may think the road doesn't go through, it does and goes all the way to the top of a mountain that intersects with the Pacific Coast Trail. There is also a free campground (Gumboot Lake) that is up the road quite a ways, but not easy to always find, signage is mostly absent.

Other reviews have said they stayed free.... but don't confuse that with the actual campground where there are hookups and amenities. Across the lake on the East side is a area where folks often camp for free, but it is totally boon-docking. If you have a kayak or small boat you can cross the lake to the campground area. If you stay across the lake and drive over to the "resort" there is a daily entrance fee of something like $1 per person.

The only downsides to this campground is that it is often quite busy so you won't be getting a wilderness experience, and many of the facilities need upgrading, especially the restrooms and showers, at the beginning of the season they are in pretty good shape, but they have very heavy use in the summer so many people choose to use the restrooms in their own RV's if they have them.

The access is easy except, there is one small sign (easy to miss sometimes) that indicate where the entrance is and it comes as a bit of a surprise if you haven't been there before, so watch your GPS or map so you don't have to try to turn around on a two lane road to go back and find the entrance. Not super easy to find in the dark if you aren't familiar with the area.

With all that said, even at the busy times we enjoy the beautiful lake and one can always find a quiet place to relax as long as you head away from the crowds.

This place is curious. I agree that there was a weird vibe. maybe if we didn’t have the worst site in the world (well, in this park anyway) it would have been better. I wish I’d have asked for a different site or at least for other options. It was just Way Too Crowded and public where we were (site 338... don’t do it!!). Restrooms/showers near this crammed rv area needed some care. I checked out other ones further away, and they were better.

Getting there was fine. The sign could have been tricky if it was dark out, but it was no problem. It’s in a great location; the lake is lovely. We had no problem getting our boards to the water. The staff were not friendly but not “mean” either.

It’s a great location with tons of hiking and beautiful landscape. Castle lake was close by and super beautiful!’

We liked the area, but we wouldn’t stay here again unless there were no other options.

I can't speak to the cabin rentals or the tent experience, but staying in an RV was fantastic. Stayed over Memorial Weekend after they reopened and it was a wonderful getaway. I found the RV full hookup sites to be adequately spaced and functional. The draw here is the beach and the views. Spectacular! $44 gets you full hookups and "cable," but don't plan on watching much. There were 12 channels of which maybe 5 were watchable if you are into 1980's TV reception. No points deducted for the crappy cable because what are you doing inside watching TV anyway?! They also need to handle their trash better and have someone empty the bins more often. Looking forward to returning, unfortunately they are booked solid for the 4th. If anyone there reads this and wants to fit me in for say the 1st through the 5th of July. Please do!

We were passing through on our way north on I-5. We made a tent camping reservation for one night, wanting to be close to Lake Siskiyou so we could take a dip in the morning. At the last minute, some good friends ended up being able to join us for the night in their Sprinter van. The good: The staff was able to add our friends to our reservation when I checked in, and they were helpful and friendly about it. The bad: Every extra vehicle and person (beyond the base rate for 2 adults) costs extra, so including fees and taxes, our very basic tent camping site ended up costing a whopping $60 for two vehicles, four adults, and two kids 3 and under. Wowza.

The campground is huuuuge and accommodates a ton of large groups and all kinds of rigs, so it was PARTY CENTRAL while we were here in mid-July. Quiet hours are 0% enforced, so we definitely heard drunken renditions of “Happy Birthday” + howling that traveled from campsite to campsite (think wave-style, like at a baseball game) + amplified music from two campsites over (too bad if you don’t like their playlist) until well past midnight. Probably fine if you have earplugs or are in the mood. Sucked while we were in a tent with a 3-year-old. But also, it was kind of our bad to look for some sleep at a lakeside “camp resort” instead of some nice remote National Forest land.

Upshot: You can pay a daytime entrance fee for access to the campground’s store/beach/etc (the beach access was awesome), but I’d look for somewhere cheaper and quieter to camp next time.