Merrill Campground
Merrill Campground is a national forest campground in California. Hookups: full hookups.
- Type
- National forest campground
- Location
- California
- Coordinates
- 40.54812, -120.81201
- Hookups
- Full hookups
- Activities
- Biking, Camping, Swimming Site
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Phone
Amenities
- Reservable sites
Only amenities a source confirms are listed; an amenity missing here is unknown, not absent.
About Merrill Campground
Overview Merrill Campground is located in the Eagle Lake Recreation Area of the Lassen National Forest. This recreation area has five campgrounds, three designated day use areas and a marina on the south shore of Eagle Lake. All of these recreation facilities are connected by a 5.2 mile paved hiking/bike trail. The Osprey Overlook, another day use area in the recreation area, can be hiked or driven to for a scenic view of the southern end of Eagle Lake and the surrounding forest basin. The Lassen National Forest offers a variety of lakes, streams and wilderness areas for recreational opportunities. The forest offers miles of trails that are used for hiking, mountain biking, off-highway vehicle riding and in the winter months, snowmobiling. Recreation Fishing for the Eagle Lake Rainbow Trout, a California Heritage Trout, is the primary recreational activity on Eagle Lake, but the 3rd largest natural lake in California (22,000 acres), provides for plenty of room for swimming, kayaking, skiing and all other boating activities by motor or sail. There are no 2-cycle restrictions for outboard boat motors or PWCs. Facilities Merrill Campground is a unique US Forest Service facility. Totally rebuilt in the early 2000s, it is the prototypical RV park in a Forest Service campground. With 57 full hook-up sites, 64 partial hook-up sites and 51 standard, no hook-up sites, Merrill offers whatever type of site you prefer. Partial hook-up sites have water and electric, no sewer. All ele
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Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- Merrill Rv Dump Station · 0.1 mi
- Water fill
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Propane
- Hunt Propane · 42 mi
- Low clearances
- None mapped within 10 mi
- Off-road routes
- 205 designated routes (251 mi) within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrill Campground | Private campground | 0.1 mi | — | — |
| Merrill | National forest campground | 0.1 mi | — | — |
| Eagle Campground | Private campground | 0.9 mi | — | — |
| West Eagle Campground | Private campground | 1.0 mi | — | — |
| West Eagle | National forest group campground | 1.3 mi | — | — |
| Eagle Campground | National forest campground | 1.5 mi | — | Full hookups |
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Sources. Recreation.gov (RIDB). Updated June 2026. Facility facts only; DryRig does not publish ratings or reviews on this page.