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Naio
Explorer II
Jan 08, 2019

Redding area campgrounds - full up with fire survivors?

Looks like I might be passing through the area in a few weeks. I'm more interested in the low elevation public campgrounds, not so much the RV parks. But I'm wondering if both are completely full? 30,000 displaced people is a lot. Do I need to plan my route to avoid looking for a drop-in site in the area?

Thanks very much, anybody who has been there recently.

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  • Why don't you go online and make a reservation for a CG? If it shows full for the time you want then try another CG.
  • I just stayed at the Heritage RV Park in Corning, which is just south of Redding.
    There were a fair amount of folks there from the camp fire. Because there were so many people displaced, they are spread out pretty far and wide.

    I got one of the two sites left, over the New Year holiday.
    There was a Horse event happening at Rolling Hills Casino which may have contributed to the full RV parks.
    I went and looked at a state park in Colusa, on the Sacramento River, that was wide open. I realize Colusa is about an hour from Redding, but my point is, there are spots available if you search them out.

    Hope that helps.
  • Naio's avatar
    Naio
    Explorer II
    I'm just talking about the whole area. Fire survivors have been put up in motels in Reading, Sacramento, etc. There are just so many people that they have to spread out pretty far.

    I can't find any information online about campgrounds, but I'm wondering if the situation is the same -- people spread out over the whole North Valley.

    Anybody know?
  • If you're talking about the survivors of the Camp Fire, most of them are in Chico, not Redding.
    Redding is 90 miles away.