Camping is a popular activity in the Yuba-Sutter area. Campgrounds here and in other counties nearby are listed below.
Camping by the Feather River little north fork in Plumas County, at Little North Fork Campground. Photo by queerbychoice.
Yuba-Sutter Area
Standard Campgrounds
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Schoolhouse Campground—elevation 2,200 feet, 67 sites, flush toilets, piped water, Bullards Bar Reservoir
Walk-in and Boat-in Campgrounds
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Dark Day Walk-in Campground—elevation 2,200 feet, 16 sites, vault toilets, piped water, Bullards Bar Reservoir
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Garden Point Boat-in Campground—elevation 1,961 feet, 20 sites, vault toilets, no running water, Bullards Bar Reservoir
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Madrone Cove Boat-in Campground—elevation 2,047 feet, 14 sites, vault toilets, no running water, Bullards Bar Reservoir
Group Camps
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Hornswoggle Group Campground—elevation 2,283 feet, 6 group sites, flush toilets, piped water, Bullards Bar Reservoir
Other Counties
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Black Butte Lake in Glenn and Tehama Counties. Photo by queerbychoice.
For campgrounds in counties adjacent to Yuba or Sutter Counties, see the pages for Butte County, Colusa County, Nevada County, Placer County, Plumas County, Sacramento County, Sierra County, and Yolo County.
Popular campgrounds in non-adjacent counties are listed below. Also see the pages for Plumas National Forest and Tahoe National Forest.
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Woodson Bridge State Recreation Area is a 1.5-hour drive northwest from Yuba City or Marysville. It is in Tehama County.
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Black Butte Lake is a 2-hour drive northwest from Yuba City or Marysville. It is in Glenn and Tehama Counties.
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China Camp State Park (at the
San Francisco Bay) is a 2.25-hour drive southwest from Yuba City or Marysville. It is in Marin County.
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Angel Island State Park (in the
San Francisco Bay) is a 2.5-hour drive southwest from Yuba City or Marysville. It is in Marin County.
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Bothe-Napa Valley State Park is a 2.5-hour drive southwest from Yuba City or Marysville. It is in Napa and Sonoma Counties.
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Clear Lake State Park (at
Clear Lake) is a 2.5-hour drive west from Yuba City or Marysville. It is in Lake County.
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Mount Tamalpais State Park (at
Mount Tamalpais) is a 2.5-hour drive southwest from Yuba City or Marysville. It is in Marin County.
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Muir Woods National Monument is a 2.5-hour drive southwest from Yuba City or Marysville. It is in Marin County.
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Samuel P. Taylor State Park is a 2.5-hour drive southwest from Yuba City or Marysville. It is in Marin County.
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Sugarloaf Ridge State Park is a 2.5-hour drive southwest from Yuba City or Marysville. It is in Sonoma County.
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Sugar Pine Point State Park is a 2.5-hour drive southeast from Yuba City or Marysville. It is in El Dorado County.
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Castle Crags State Park is a 2.75-hour drive northwest from Yuba City or Marysville. It is in Shasta County.
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D. L. Bliss State Park (at
Lake Tahoe) is a 2.75-hour drive southeast from Yuba City or Marysville. It is in El Dorado County.
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Emerald Bay State Park (at
Lake Tahoe) is a 2.75-hour drive southeast from Yuba City or Marysville. It is in El Dorado County.
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McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park is a 2.75-hour drive north from Yuba City or Marysville. It is in Shasta County.
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Calaveras Big Trees State Park is a 3-hour drive southeast from Yuba City or Marysville. It is in Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties.
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Point Reyes National Seashore (at the
Pacific Ocean) is a 3-hour drive southwest from Yuba City or Marysville. It is in Marin County.
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Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area (at
Lake Shasta) is a 3-hour drive northwest from Yuba City or Marysville. It is in Shasta County.
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Grover Hot Springs State Park is a 3.25-hour drive southeast from Yuba City or Marysville. It is in Alpine County.
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Sonoma Coast State Park (at the
Pacific Ocean) is a 3.25-hour drive southwest from Yuba City or Marysville. It is in Sonoma County.
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Hendy Woods State Park is a 3.75-hour drive west from Yuba City or Marysville. It is in Mendocino County.
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Salt Point State Park (at the
Pacific Ocean) is a 3.75-hour drive southwest from Yuba City or Marysville. It is in Sonoma County.
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MacKerricher State Park (at the
Pacific Ocean) is a 4-hour drive northwest from Yuba City or Marysville. It is in Mendocino County.
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Russian Gulch State Park (at the
Pacific Ocean) is a 4-hour drive northwest from Yuba City or Marysville. It is in Mendocino County.
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Standish-Hickey State Recreation Area is a 4-hour drive northwest from Yuba City or Marysville. It is in Mendocino County.
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Yosemite National Park is a 4-hour drive southeast from Yuba City or and Marysville. It is in Mariposa County.
The lighthouse at
Point Reyes National Seashore. Photo by queerbychoice.
The hermit's hut in
Hendy Woods State Park. Photo by queerbychoice.
Half Dome at
Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County. Photo by queerbychoice. Links


