Bidwell Canyon Campground is part of the Lake Oroville State Recreation Area and is a great place for Lake Oroville camping. The campground is located near the Bidwell Marina on the south side of the lake, adjacent to the boat launch ramps.

Bidwell Canyon Campground features 75 campsites divided into two loops on either side of the marina - Big Pine Campground (sites 1-39) and Gold Flat Campground (sites 40-75). The sites accommodate RVs, trailers, and tents. All the sites have full hook-ups. Reservations can be made for your chosen campsite.

Bidwell Canyon Campground — Lake Oroville State Recreation Area

Really enjoyed this campground which is part of the Lake Oroville State Recreation Area. The staff where we checked in were helpful with all of our questions about the area. We stayed here for a trip to Feather Falls, then Table Mountain on the way home. There are local hiking trails, and of course all kinds of water recreation at the lake. The Lake Oroville Visitor Center has a small museum and exhibits. Staff there were wonderful too.

Picnic tables, fire ring, flush toilets. We never felt crowded in our campsite here. If this campground isn't right for you, there are others within this SRA.

Lake Oroville, nice camping, so many things to do!

I’ve never been to a floating camp site. It’s great. The cleanest I’ve ever been camping. There is no electricity, no running water except for the toilet. You are right on the lake. Dip in to cool down or fish right off of you site. Best thing I’ve discovered yet.  

Floating camp sites

If you are looking for a small campground with full hookups, on the lake, close to Table Mountain and Feather Falls, this is for you.  We picked this campground for its location, but got so much more.  The campsites aren’t huge or very level, but the fact that it has full hookups for  $45/night, is small, and on the lake made up for that fact. We don’t have small children, but think it would be a great place since there wasn’t a lot of traffic driving through the campground.  A couple of downsides were that the water in the lake was very low and the showers are token operated.  Tokens can be purchased from a machine outside the shower house, but it only takes bills (no coins), so have your ones and fives ready.  Table mountain was in n full bloom in April and we enjoyed Kayaking on Thermaliro Forbay.  Feather Falls was closed due to fire damage.