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Established Camping

Medicine Lake Campground

3 Reviews

About

National Forest

Modoc National Forest

The popular Medicine Lake Recreation Area and adjacent Medicine Lake are located in the Medicine Lake Highlands in northeastern California. The Recreation Area is located in the Modoc National Forest at an elevation of 6,770 feet. See also Little Medicine Lake Picnic Area Natural Features: Medicine…

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Site Types

  • Tent Sites
  • RV Sites
  • Standard (Tent/RV)
  • Group

Features

For Campers

  • ADA Access
  • Trash
  • Picnic Table
  • Reservable
  • Drinking Water
  • Toilets
  • Alcohol
  • Pets
  • Fires

For Vehicles

  • Sanitary Dump

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3 Reviews

CThe Dyrt PRO User
Reviewed Aug. 22, 2021

Worth the drive…

A lonely, nearly hour long drive from Highway 139 gets you to this jewel of a National Forest Campground. Many spaces are too tight, sloped and uneven for most trailers. Plan ahead and reserve your spot if your bringing bigger campers. When we went, the campgrounds were full but the lake? It…

Siteone right on the lake
Month of VisitAugust
Lori T.The Dyrt PRO User
Reviewed Jun. 20, 2021

Great Stay

There are four campgrounds in very close proximity to each other in the Medicine Lake Recreation Area. We drive through the first two (Hemlock and A H Hogue) and didn’t see a site that suited us. The third campground is Medicine Campground and it seemed a little more spacious, so we chose a site…

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Month of VisitJuly
Ariel & John  W.
Reviewed Nov. 5, 2020

Remote but beatiful

The name is Medicine Lake campground. Stayed here in June 2020, had to camp at overflow because the lake loops were all full. Nice, clean, well kept. Pit toilets were clean. Fire pits and picnic table at each site. No cell service whatsoever. Paddled Medicine Lake, beautiful but buggy. Lots of…

Location

Medicine Lake Campground is located in California

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Directions

GPS Info. (Latitude, Longitude): 41.58584, -121.58557 41°35'9"N, 121°35'8"W From McCloud go east on US Hwy 89 south for 16 miles to Forest Service Road 15/Harris Spring Rd. Turn left on Road 15 and go 4.4 miles to Forest Service Road 49/Medicine Lake Road. Follow the signs 27.5 miles to Medicine Lake. From Tulelake take US Hwy 139 south for 21 miles to Forest Service Road 97. Turn right on Road 97 and go 24 miles turning right on Road 49. Drive 2 more miles turning left into the entrance of Medicine Lake Recreation Area. Follow the signs to your final campground destination.

Coordinates

41.58800011 N
121.59500067 W

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