Foresthill, California · source-address fallback
Big Reservoir Campground
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USDA Forest Service18Supported overnight records
2Published site categories
18Sites with a reported party limit
A useful starting point, not a fit guarantee. Site-specific warnings are absent from this export. Published lengths may include a tow vehicle. Check the official site page for current notes, restrictions, approach and configuration before booking. No live availability is shown.
A closer look at the campground
Overview
Big Reservoir Campground is adjacent to a privately operated lake and associated Morning Star Campground consisting of an additional 100 campsites. Use of the lake and associated facilities at Morning Star are subject to a $25.00 fee not associated with your reserved campsites at Big Reservoir Campground. Please contact the campground office at (530) 346-3028.
Facilities
Big Reservoir offers vault toilets and drinking water. Each Campsite has one table and a fire ring with cooking grille. Camp supplies like firewood are available at the adjacent Morning Star Campground Office.
Contact Info
For facility specific information, please call (530) 346-3028.
Nearby Attractions
Morning Star Campground and Big Reservoir are adjacent to this campground.
Sugar pine OHV Staging area nearby provides access to miles of Off Highway Vehicle trails.
Sugar pine Reservoir offers fishing, boating, and swimming and is located 9 miles away.
Full operator-supplied campground description · Scroll within the panel for more · Amenities may be shared by the campground, not present at every site
How much is documented?
Reported fields across the 18 supported campsite records here. A reported value can still need interpretation; missing values remain unknown in the planner.
Party limit
18
Vehicle limit
18
Vehicle length
0
Driveway entry
0
Shade
10
Bars show counts, not a quality, accessibility or suitability score.
The campsite mix
Standard Nonelectric
9
Tent Only Nonelectric
9
Operator directions
Follow Foresthill Rd to Sugar Pine Rd
37 min (28.6 mi)
Turn Left onto Sugar Pine Rd. Take Forest Rte 24 to Rd Big Reservoir Campground
Campground-level source text. Confirm the current route and road conditions with the operator.
THE ACTUAL SITES
18 published campsite records
Raw published values are shown below, including zeros and ambiguous text. They are not validated capacities. The planner keeps missing, zero and questionable dimensions unknown.
View all 18 published site records
| SITE / LOOP | TYPE | EQUIPMENT LIMITS | PEOPLE / VEHICLES | DRIVEWAY | ELECTRIC / SHADE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site 1 Big Reservoir Campground Source updated: 2025-12-04 | Standard Nonelectric | Not reportedNumeric screening only | 6 people 2 vehicles | Not reported Not reported | Not reported Shade: Not reported |
| Site 10 Big Reservoir Campground Source updated: 2025-12-04 | Standard Nonelectric | Not reportedNumeric screening only | 6 people 2 vehicles | Not reported Not reported | Not reported Shade: Yes |
| Site 11 Big Reservoir Campground Source updated: 2025-12-04 | Tent Only Nonelectric | Not reportedNumeric screening only | 6 people 2 vehicles | Not reported Not reported | Not reported Shade: Not reported |
| Site 12 Big Reservoir Campground Source updated: 2025-12-04 | Tent Only Nonelectric | Not reportedNumeric screening only | 6 people 2 vehicles | Not reported Not reported | Not reported Shade: Yes |
| Site 13 Big Reservoir Campground Source updated: 2025-12-04 | Tent Only Nonelectric | Not reportedNumeric screening only | 6 people 2 vehicles | Not reported Not reported | Not reported Shade: Yes |
| Site 14 Big Reservoir Campground Source updated: 2025-12-04 | Tent Only Nonelectric | Not reportedNumeric screening only | 6 people 2 vehicles | Not reported Not reported | 50 Shade: Not reported |
| Site 15 Big Reservoir Campground Source updated: 2025-12-04 | Tent Only Nonelectric | Not reportedNumeric screening only | 6 people 2 vehicles | Not reported Not reported | Not reported Shade: Yes |
| Site 16 Big Reservoir Campground Source updated: 2025-12-04 | Tent Only Nonelectric | Not reportedNumeric screening only | 6 people 2 vehicles | Not reported Not reported | Not reported Shade: Yes |
| Site 17 Big Reservoir Campground Source updated: 2025-12-04 | Tent Only Nonelectric | Not reportedNumeric screening only | 6 people 2 vehicles | Not reported Not reported | Not reported Shade: Yes |
| Site 18 Big Reservoir Campground Source updated: 2025-12-04 | Tent Only Nonelectric | Not reportedNumeric screening only | 6 people 2 vehicles | Not reported Not reported | Not reported Shade: Yes |
| Site 19 Big Reservoir Campground Source updated: 2025-12-04 | Tent Only Nonelectric | Not reportedNumeric screening only | 6 people 2 vehicles | Not reported Not reported | Not reported Shade: Yes |
| Site 2 Big Reservoir Campground Source updated: 2025-12-04 | Standard Nonelectric | Not reportedNumeric screening only | 6 people 2 vehicles | Not reported Not reported | Not reported Shade: Not reported |
| Site 3 Big Reservoir Campground Source updated: 2025-12-04 | Standard Nonelectric | Not reportedNumeric screening only | 6 people 2 vehicles | Not reported Not reported | Not reported Shade: Not reported |
| Site 5 Big Reservoir Campground Source updated: 2025-12-04 | Standard Nonelectric | Not reportedNumeric screening only | 6 people 2 vehicles | Not reported Not reported | Not reported Shade: Not reported |
| Site 6 Big Reservoir Campground Source updated: 2025-12-04 | Standard Nonelectric | Not reportedNumeric screening only | 6 people 2 vehicles | Not reported Not reported | Not reported Shade: Not reported |
| Site 7 Big Reservoir Campground Source updated: 2025-12-04 | Standard Nonelectric | Not reportedNumeric screening only | 6 people 2 vehicles | Not reported Not reported | Not reported Shade: Not reported |
| Site 8 Big Reservoir Campground Source updated: 2025-12-04 | Standard Nonelectric | Not reportedNumeric screening only | 6 people 2 vehicles | Not reported Not reported | Not reported Shade: Yes |
| Site 9 Big Reservoir Campground Source updated: 2025-12-04 | Standard Nonelectric | Not reportedNumeric screening only | 6 people 2 vehicles | Not reported Not reported | Not reported Shade: Yes |