Campsites & amenities
Site-level details from Recreation.gov's official catalog.
- Campsites
- 36
- Electric sites
- 1
- Pull-through
- 18
About this campground
Overview Orland Buttes Recreation Area is at Black Butte Lake, situated at the northern end of the Sacramento valley, 100 miles north of Sacramento, CA and 30 miles south of Red Bluff, CA. The lake is a popular meeting place for water sports and outdoor euthusiasts, so bring family and friends for an incredibly scenic getaway.Recreation Find excitement with wake boarding and sailing or explore the Paul Thomas trail for hiking. Black Butte is renowed fro its warm-water fishing, including catches such as crappie, channel catfinsh, and large and small mouth bass. Disc golf is also a popular activity here.Facilities The family-friendly campground offers 35 campsites and a group campground that fits 50. Conveniences include showers, a boat ramp complex, and a 18-hole disc golf course. No electric hookups or water hookups are available. The area is open seasonaly from 1 April through the second Monday in September.Natural Features Black Butte Lake was formed in 1963 with the completion of Black Butte Lake Dam on Stony Creek. The lake's surface area measures 4460 acres when water levels are high. Black basalt buttes and blue oak woodland hug the lake's 40 miles of shoreline. Nearby Attractions Horeseback riders can make use of the horse trails at Grizzly Flat and Burris Creek. Buckhorn Recreation Area has 13 miles of fitness trails for hiking, running, and biking.
Getting there
From Interstate 5, take the Black Butte Lake exit at Orland, CA. Travel west on County Road 200/Newville Road for 6 miles. Turn left on County Road 206 and drive 4 miles to the campground.
Activities
- WILDLIFE VIEWING
- SWIMMING SITE
- HUNTING
- HIKING
- FISHING
- CAMPING
- BOATING
Nearby federal campgrounds
- BuckhornBlack Butte Lake3 mi
- Rattlesnake Firefighter Overlook - PicnicMendocino National Forest15 mi
- Thomes Gorge TrailheadMendocino National Forest16 mi
- Long Point TrailheadMendocino National Forest19 mi
- Masterson Group CampgroundMendocino National Forest26 mi
- General Campgrounds & TrailheadsMendocino National Forest27 mi
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