Cave Campground
The numbers that decide it
Recreation.gov publishes no site-level detail for this campground, so we cannot say what length of rig it takes. Call the managing office before committing to it in a large vehicle.
Site-level detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero.
Cave Campground
Cave Campground opens Wednesday, April 26 for the summer season. Cave Campground is right on Hat Creek and across the road from the Subway Cave . All sites have fire rings and barbeques. Cave Campground offers Hat Creek fishing access with free day use parking. Hat Creek offers some of the best fishing on the Lassen National Forest. There are plenty of day hiking trails and interpretive information that can be found at the Old Station Visitor Center .
Before you go
Season
April – October
Reservations
First-come, first-served
Fees
$16.00 per night. Maximum two vehicles per site, extra vehicles $5 per night.
Hours
Check in after 3:00 PM, check out before 2:00 PM.
Restrictions
14-day limit; campfires in designated fire rings only; no saving/holding campsites.
Make it a night on a better road
Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.