Lake Oroville
Butte County, Northern California, Sierra Nevada Foothills · State Recreation Area
A 29,000-acre California state recreation area surrounding Lake Oroville reservoir in Butte County. Formed by the nation's tallest earthfill dam, it offers boating, fishing, swimming, hiking, and unique floating campsites along 167 miles of shoreline.
Campgrounds
- Bidwell Canyon (sites 1-39) — April – October · 39 sites · Drive-in · reserve
- Bidwell Canyon (sites 40-75) — April – October · 36 sites · Drive-in · reserve
- Bloomer Knoll boat-in campground — August – December · 5 tent sites · Boat-in · reserve
- Bloomer Point boat-in campground — August – December · 26 tent sites · Boat-in · reserve
- Boomer Ravine Boat-in Camp — Open (checked 2026-08-04) · Primitive · Boat-in
- Craig Saddle boat-in campground — Year-round · 18 tent sites · Boat-in · reserve
- Floating Camping Area — May – October · 9 tent sites · Group camp · Drive-in · reserve
- Floating Campsite 5 — Open (checked 2026-08-04) · Boat-in
- Floating Campsite 8 — Open (checked 2026-08-04) · Boat-in
- Foreman Creek boat-in campground — August – December · 26 tent sites · Boat-in · reserve
- Goat Ranch Boat-in Camp — Open (checked 2026-08-04) · Primitive · Boat-in
- Group Boat-In Area — August – December · 1 tent sites · Group camp · Boat-in · reserve
- Lime Saddle Campground — April – October · 27 tent sites · Drive-in · reserve
- Lime Saddle Group Camps — April – October · 2 tent sites · Group camp · Drive-in · reserve
- Loafer Creek Camp (sites 1-43) — April – December · 43 sites · Drive-in · reserve
- Loafer Creek Camp (sites 44-81) — April – October · 38 sites · Drive-in · reserve
- Loafer Creek Camp (sites 82-137) — April – September · 56 sites · Drive-in · reserve
- Loafer Creek Glamping — April – September · 4 tent sites · Drive-in · reserve
- Loafer Creek Group Camps — April – October · 6 tent sites · Group camp · Drive-in · reserve
- Loafer Creek Horse Campground — Year-round · 15 tent sites · Equestrian · reserve
Top trails
- Kelly Ridge Point — 3.0 mi · Out & back
- North Fork — 7.0 mi
- Potters Ravine Trail — 4.7 mi one way · 341 ft gain · 1h 45m · Point to point
- Bidwell Canyon Trail — 4.3 mi
- Roy Rogers Trail — 3.2 mi · 291 ft gain · 1h 13m · Loop
More trails here: Brad Freeman Trail, Dan Beebe Trail, Loafer Creek Loop, Lime Saddle Trail, Potters Point Trail, Dead Cow Ravine, Rattlesnake Hill Loop Trail, Bike Trail, Dan Beebe/Bidwell Canyon, Roy Rogers/Loafer Creek Loop, Loafer Creek Day Use.
Coordinates: 39.5349, -121.4696.
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