Aspen Grove Campground

Eagle Lake, Northern California
Tent Camping

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Spacious Camp @ Aspen Grove Campground, Eagle Lake, CA

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Large, flat campground at the lake, with shady forest and common parking lot. Bathroom with running water and flush toilets are part of the amenities, along with wheel barrows for transporting your gear to distant camp sites.

Walk-in Camp sites: A few camps are located close to the parking lot, but half the sites require a short walk to reach. Firewood is sold by camp host, or bring the saw to gather free wood on the nearby back roads. There is literally TONS of free firewood on the dirt roads.

Walk-in only season is from Labor Day to December 31st

This is a tent-only designated campground with flush toilets, next to a lake. What luxury! Camping vehicles of any type (vans, motorhomes, truck campers) are not allowed in the campground. No generators at all, makes for peaceful camping. Wheelbarrows are provided to assist moving camping gear to and from campsite.

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Aspen Grove Campground

• Elevation: 5,100′
• Number of Sites: 28
• Camping Reservations: Yes
• Sites Available: First come, First serve
• Vehicle Accessibility: no RVs
• Length of Stay: 14 Days
• Water: Piped water
• Toilet: Flush
• Season: Closed winter & spring
• Fee: Yes
• Operated By: National Forest Service
• Closest Town: Susanville, CA

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Large Eagle Lake, N of Susanville, CA
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Walk In Campsites, in the forest near the lake.
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Poor aspen grove. USFS Lassen National Forest WTF?

What they fail to mention on the .gov
National Forest web site:

The largest aspen grove at this lake & camp is buried under pavement. Yep, that’s right.NFSlogo

The trees are bursting through the pavement hungry for growth. On the west side of camp, where the old boat launch used to be – before they realized it was the ideal spot for birds / wildlife and moved the boat ramp a mile or so away.

your tax dollars hard at work?

Now the ‘authorities’ should (manage themselves) to tear up all the old, unused paved parking lots, so the poor struggling aspen trees can make a come back. Autumn colors could be better at this location, and this aspen grove could be bigger and healthier, if the USDA would do their job and quit destroying nature.

Did I mention that this is one of the few aspen groves on any lake shore in Northern Cal?

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National Forest signs blame the disappearing aspen grove on the lack of sunlight and bigger pine tree shade, and is in the process of removing some. What about ripping up the old, unused parking lot next door – the one with weeds growing in the crack and the real phone booth – so that the aspen grove can flourish. Better forest management is needed at this prime Autumn location.

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Best Aspen Grove – covered by asphalt. Come on NFS, rip it up.
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