Redding Campground
Reviewed Jun. 24, 2022

Great, except for the horseflies

This place is an amazing bargain. For just $15 a night, you get nice, big, secluded campsites, a large bathroom with running water, flushing toilets, and showers, and an awesome swimming hole. Drinking water is available at spigots near the swimming hole.

There is a downside here, though, and it's a big one: horseflies. They attacked me as soon as I got in the water, and they were relentless. They may be the reason I was the only person camping here the night I visited. Their saving grace is that they are big, dumb, and slow. Once I had killed all the flies near my campsite, I was left more or less alone.

To balance out the bad insects, there are lots and lots of fireflies here at dusk. There are no fireflies where I come from, so these were a treat to see.

One other downside: the place was quiet until about midnight, when some teenagers on the other side of the river decided to have a loud, alcohol-fueled karaoke party. No idea if this is a regular occurrence, but it was a pretty bizarre sound to wake up to. I was tempted to put in my earplugs, but I was camping alone and they would have reduced my situational awareness too much.

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  • Review photo of Redding Campground by Alex M., June 24, 2022
  • Review photo of Redding Campground by Alex M., June 24, 2022
  • Review photo of Redding Campground by Alex M., June 24, 2022
  • Review photo of Redding Campground by Alex M., June 24, 2022
  • Review photo of Redding Campground by Alex M., June 24, 2022