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Merrill Campground

Lassen National Forest, California

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As of October 2026, Merrill Campground is a campground in California with 121 campsites. Merrill Campground is booked through Recreation.gov.

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Merrill Campground is located at 40.5481° N, 120.8120° W.

people allowed on 120 of 121 sites: 8
people allowed on the largest site: 16

Merrill Campground reservations and next available dates

October 2026

November 2026

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Campsites at Merrill Campground

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Standard 120
Group 1
Accessible 5
Hookups 89

What an RV fits

40–44 ft2 sites
45–49 ft10 sites
50–54 ft29 sites
55–59 ft31 sites
60–64 ft4 sites
65–69 ft13 sites
70–74 ft15 sites
75–79 ft14 sites
80–84 ft2 sites
175–179 ft1 site

Amenities

restrooms
showers
potable water
dump station

At a glance: Setting: Mountain · Access: Paved road.

Things to do: fishing, boating, swimming, hiking, biking, wildlife, photography.

All sites at Merrill Campground, as listed by Recreation.gov

Every site is in the MERRILL CAMPGROUND loop.

Site	Type	Sleeps	Max RV	Hookups	Access
001	Standard	8	74 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	-
002	Standard	8	79 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	-
003	Standard	8	69 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	-
004	Standard	8	83 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	-
005	Standard	8	71 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	-
006	Standard	8	68 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	-
007	Standard	8	62 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	-
008	Standard	8	75 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	-
009	Standard	8	61 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	-
010	Standard	8	70 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	-
011	Standard	8	66 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	Accessible
012	Standard	8	75 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	-
013	Standard	8	76 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	-
043	Standard	8	55 ft	Electric, Water	-
044	Standard	8	47 ft	Electric, Water	-
045	Standard	8	56 ft	Electric, Water	-
046	Standard	8	52 ft	Electric, Water	-
047	Standard	8	57 ft	Electric, Water	-
048	Standard	8	51 ft	Electric, Water	-
049	Standard	8	55 ft	Electric, Water	-
050	Standard	8	53 ft	Electric, Water	-
051	Standard	8	58 ft	Electric, Water	-
052	Standard	8	56 ft	Electric, Water	-
053	Standard	8	51 ft	Electric, Water	-
054	Standard	8	40 ft	Electric, Water	-
055	Standard	8	50 ft	Electric, Water	-
056	Standard	8	43 ft	Electric, Water	-
076	Standard	8	58 ft	-	-
077	Standard	8	57 ft	-	-
078	Standard	8	56 ft	-	-
079	Standard	8	53 ft	-	-
080	Standard	8	58 ft	-	-
081	Standard	8	54 ft	-	-
082	Standard	8	57 ft	-	-
083	Standard	8	55 ft	-	-
084	Standard	8	54 ft	-	-
085	Standard	8	50 ft	-	-
086	Standard	8	55 ft	-	-
087	Standard	8	55 ft	-	-
088	Standard	8	53 ft	-	-
089	Standard	8	67 ft	-	-
090	Standard	8	48 ft	-	-
092	Standard	8	65 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	-
093	Standard	8	79 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	Accessible
094	Standard	8	76 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	-
095	Standard	8	73 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	-
096	Standard	8	65 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	-
097	Standard	8	59 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	-
098	Standard	8	78 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	-
099	Standard	8	59 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	-
100	Standard	8	80 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	-
101	Standard	8	70 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	-
102	Standard	8	76 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	-
103	Standard	8	65 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	-
104	Standard	8	75 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	-
105	Standard	8	75 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	Accessible
106	Standard	8	75 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	-
107	Standard	8	75 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	Accessible
108	Standard	8	70 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	-
110	Standard	8	74 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	-
111	Standard	8	65 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	-

Site	Type	Sleeps	Max RV	Hookups	Access
112	Standard	8	70 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	-
113	Standard	8	55 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	-
114	Standard	8	70 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	-
116	Standard	8	70 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	-
117	Standard	8	70 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	-
118	Group	16	178 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	-
119	Standard	8	65 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	-
120	Standard	8	60 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	-
121	Standard	8	68 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	-
122	Standard	8	75 ft	Electric, Water, Sewer	Accessible
124	Standard	8	57 ft	Electric, Water	-
125	Standard	8	58 ft	Electric, Water	-
126	Standard	8	58 ft	Electric, Water	-
127	Standard	8	51 ft	Electric, Water	-
128	Standard	8	57 ft	Electric, Water	-
129	Standard	8	54 ft	Electric, Water	-
130	Standard	8	55 ft	Electric, Water	-
131	Standard	8	52 ft	Electric, Water	-
132	Standard	8	53 ft	Electric, Water	-
133	Standard	8	55 ft	Electric, Water	-
134	Standard	8	57 ft	Electric, Water	-
135	Standard	8	48 ft	Electric, Water	-
136	Standard	8	50 ft	Electric, Water	-
137	Standard	8	49 ft	Electric, Water	-
138	Standard	8	71 ft	Electric, Water	-
139	Standard	8	55 ft	Electric, Water	-
140	Standard	8	52 ft	Electric, Water	-
141	Standard	8	54 ft	Electric, Water	-
142	Standard	8	57 ft	Electric, Water	-
143	Standard	8	48 ft	Electric, Water	-
144	Standard	8	71 ft	Electric, Water	-
145	Standard	8	51 ft	Electric, Water	-
146	Standard	8	70 ft	Electric, Water	-
147	Standard	8	49 ft	Electric, Water	-
148	Standard	8	70 ft	Electric, Water	-
149	Standard	8	48 ft	Electric, Water	-
150	Standard	8	75 ft	Electric, Water	-
151	Standard	8	53 ft	Electric, Water	-
152	Standard	8	68 ft	Electric, Water	-
153	Standard	8	54 ft	Electric, Water	-
154	Standard	8	66 ft	Electric, Water	-
155	Standard	8	54 ft	Electric, Water	-
156	Standard	8	69 ft	Electric, Water	-
157	Standard	8	60 ft	-	-
158	Standard	8	57 ft	-	-
159	Standard	8	48 ft	-	-
160	Standard	8	53 ft	-	-
161	Standard	8	48 ft	-	-
162	Standard	8	49 ft	-	-
163	Standard	8	52 ft	-	-
164	Standard	8	52 ft	-	-
165	Standard	8	58 ft	-	-
166	Standard	8	51 ft	-	-
167	Standard	8	50 ft	-	-
168	Standard	8	58 ft	-	-
169	Standard	8	54 ft	-	-
170	Standard	8	56 ft	-	-
171	Standard	8	54 ft	-	-
172	Standard	8	51 ft	-	-
173	Standard	8	57 ft	-	-

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 electric hook-up sites have a 50, a 30 and two 20 amp outlets provided.

All site camping/parking spurs are at least 45 feet, but most are 55 to 75 feet in length, and are essentially double wide. Each site is equipped with a table and a campfire ring with grill. The campground has flush toilets, potable water points, grey water dumps, limited WIFI and firewood is available for purchase. An RV Dump Station Facility is conveniently located just outside the campground with a $5 dump fee.

Forty-five sites, #15-#42 and #57-#75, are designated walk-in sites, the other 125 are reservation sites.

The paved bike path runs through the campground. The Eagle Lake Marina store with gas, propane, fishing and camping supplies, shower and laundry facilities and boat launch are located 2.5 miles from the campground.

Natural Features

Eagle Lake is located where the Sierras meet the Cascades at the southwestern end of the lake, and the Modoc Plateau of the Great Basin at the northeastern end. This unique location offers diverse landscapes, geology, wildlife and vegetation.

Merrill Campground is located in a mature conifer forest of pines and firs on the southern shoreline of Eagle Lake, at an elevation of 5,100 feet.

Nearby Attractions

The Lassen National Forest has many other recreational opportunities and the Lassen Volcanic National Park is an easy day’s drive to and from Eagle Lake Recreational Area.

Rules and notices at Merrill Campground

Recreation.gov does not date these notices. We last read them on September 29, 2026. Check Merrill Campground on Recreation.gov

Notices from Recreation.gov

Off-road vehicle use is prohibited within the campground

Please Note: One RV with tow vehicle per single site or one vehicle per tent site. Most sites can accommodate 1 extra vehicle that is not included with the reservation fee. Extra vehicle will be charged a per night fee and collected at the campground.

Fire Restrictions: Fire restrictions may be imposed at any time due to hot, dry weather conditions, at which time campfires and charcoal fires may not be allowed.

Reserved Sites will be held until check out time (NOON) the day following your arrival date. Sites must be occupied by the checkout time of that following day to hold a reservation or the site will be forfeited and released to other guests. Once your reservation start date has begun, neither the Recreation.gov Contact Center nor the campground manager will be able to modify your reservation.

Don't Move Firewood: Protect California's forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. For more information visit firewood.ca.gov.

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Merrill Campground FAQ

How hard is it to get a campsite at Merrill Campground?

Merrill Campground is rated "Easy to Book" based on historical demand. With 121 sites available, you have good chances of finding availability, especially on weekdays.

How do I find last-minute availability at Merrill Campground?

Cancellations happen frequently at Merrill Campground, especially 1-2 weeks before check-in dates. PermitSnag monitors availability 24/7 and sends instant alerts when sites open up due to cancellations. This is often the best way to snag popular campsites.

How many campsites does Merrill Campground have?

Merrill Campground has 121 campsites.

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