Mccloud Bridge

McCloud Bridge Campground is located on the McCloud Arm of Shasta Lake and has a total of 14 sites: 3 double sites and 11 single sites with an average back in around 35 feet. The campground has vault restrooms and water spigots, and there are picnic tables, bear lockers, and fire rings with grills on top located at each site. The campground is on the water when the lake is at full pool. It is 17 miles back on Gilman Road, making it a more remote campground, and there is no cell service. Sites are first come, first served. Shasta is perfect for everyone whether you are a boater, angler or camper, with multiple marinas and natural wonders. Species of fish in Shasta Lake include rainbow trout, brown trout, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, spotted bass, Chinook salmon, bluegill, black crappie, Sacramento sucker, white sturgeon, squawfish, white catfish, threadfin shad, brown bullhead, golden shiner, green sunfish and riffle sculpin. Trout fishing is best during spring on the McCloud Arm north of Hirz Bay, the Sacramento Arm, Big Backbone Creek and Little Squaw Creek; during summer trout move to deeper lake levels. Successful baits are live minnows and marshmallow/egg combinations, and successful lures for trolling are Kastmasters, Rebels, Thinfins, Z-rays, Z-r or X-5 Flatfish, and Rapalas. Bass fishing is good year round but best during spring and early summer, fishing in shallower waters, mostly with live baits, rubber worms and spinner baits. A public boat ramp is located approximately 7 miles away at Hirz Bay, dependent on water level, but informal mooring is allowed if the water levels are sufficient. Shasta-Trinity is the largest national forest in California, with a diverse landscape encompassing five wilderness areas, hundreds of mountain lakes and 6,278 miles of streams and rivers. Lake Shasta sits at an elevation of 1,067 feet, with 365 miles of shoreline punctuated by steep mountains blanketed in manzanita and evergreens, and a snow-capped Mount Shasta, the second-tallest mountain in the Cascade Range, looms in the distance. Lakeside sites at McCloud Bridge offer excellent views and access to the water when the lake is at full pool. Wildlife is abundant in the area.