(Loafer Creek Horse Camp continued) BLOOMER GROUP CAMP • Park only in designated parking areas within This campground offers primitive camping primarily State Recreation Area your campsite. designed for boat-in groups. The boat-in group • Do not tie horses to trees. Please clean up site accommodates a maximum of 75 people and Camping Guide after your animals. 25 watercraft. Lake Oroville Visitor Center: (530) 538-2219 • 917 Kelly Ridge Road, Oroville, CA 95966 • The horse warm-up area is limited to 15 PRIMITIVE TRAIL CAMPING Lake Oroville offers a wide variety of outdoor activities including picnicking, hiking, sail and power boating, water- minutes per horse. Horses may not be left Three additional sites have been developed for skiing, fishing, swimming, boat-in camping, floating campsites and horse camping. Lake Oroville Marinas at both unattended in the warm-up area. equestrian, hikers, and bicyclists accessing the area Lime Saddle and Bidwell Canyon offer rental services and park stores. Lake Oroville Visitor Center has a museum, LOAFER CREEK GROUP CAMPS via the Potter’s Ravine Trail. These three sites have exhibits, videos and an interpretive sales area. There are six different group campsites, and you tethering, feeding stations, and corrals near each site may request one or more when making reservations: for two horses each. All sites have large, level tent sites. Unless otherwise noted, guidelines apply to all camping facilities. Grasshopper, Grey Squirrel, Jack Rabbit, Lizard, Each campsite has a picnic table and a fire ring, with a See special guidelines for horse camping, group camping, boat-in campgrounds and floating campsites. Manzanita Berry and Quail. pit or vault style toilet nearby. No campfires are allowed PARK FEES are due and payable upon entry into the QUIET HOURS are from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Radios RESERVATIONS: Group camps can be reserved outside of fire rings. There is no drinking water. park. Use the self-registration system if the entrance and other sound-producing devices must not be through the CAMPING RESERVATIONS contact FLOATING CAMPSITES station is closed. Fees include one vehicle. Extra audible beyond your immediate campsite. To information at the bottom of page 1. Floating campsites are ONLY accessible by boat. vehicles will be charged a fee, with a maximum of ensure an enjoyable experience for everyone, FACILITIES: Each group camp includes five level tent NO PETS ALLOWED. three vehicles. please do not disturb other campers, regardless of sites, a large barbecue pit, picnic tables, a fire pit, a FEES & RESERVATIONS: The use of floating campsites OCCUPANCY: Eight people maximum are the time of day or night. sink with running water, restroom facilities and hot are by reservation only. This includes mooring and tying allowed per campsite. See additional guidelines GENERATORS may only be operated between the showers (quarters needed). onto a floating campsite. Advanced reservations can be under Horse Camp, Group Camps, Boat-in OCCUPANCY: 25 people maximum are allowed per made through the CAMPING RESERVATIONS contact hours of 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. group camp. information at the bottom of page 1. Failure to show Campgrounds and Floating Campsites information. FIRES/FIREWOOD: Fires are only allowed in fire VEHICLE PARKING: A maximum of eight vehicles proof of payment may result in a citation and eviction. VEHICLE PARKING: Vehicles may only be parked rings provided. Collecting dead or downed wood are allowed per group camp. Extra vehicles may use CHECK-OUT TIME is at noon. Check-in time is 4 p.m. in your assigned campsite. They must remain on the is prohibited. Firewood is available for sale at the space in the camp host or day-use parking areas. This is strictly enforced! pavement and must not extend into the roadway entrance station and at camphost sites. All fireworks Extra vehicles will be charged a fee. CAPACITY: The maximum boat mooring capacity is beyond the campsite number or limit line. You may are prohibited. BOAT-IN CAMPGROUNDS three vessels, each less than 24 feet in length. For park 2 vehicles in each campsite. Additional vehicles FIREARMS AND HUNTING are not allowed in Boat-in campgrounds are ONLY accessible by boat mooring purposes only, two personal watercrafts will may park in designated overflow parking areas. campgrounds. Possession of firearms or air rifles and are open year round. Check-in is at Spillway and be considered one boat. The maximum load limit on CAMPSITES: Ropes or lines may not be attached to is prohibited. Please call the park for a map of Lime Saddle entrance stations. During low water board is 15 people. any plant, fence or park structure. You may attach lines approved hunting areas and guidelines. levels, campsites may be a significant distance from CAMPSITES: Each campsite has a camp table, to your property only. It is essential that tents and BICYCLES are allowed only on paved roads and the shoreline. sink, propane barbecue grill (the park provides the other equipment be confined to the space assigned. multi-use trails. Bicycle riders under age 18 must RESERVATIONS: The following boat-in campsites are propane), a lockable closet, a restroom, a covered Bring your own drinking water. not on the CAMPING RESERVATIONS system. They living area, an upper sun deck/sleeping area and wear a helmet. Bicycles ridden after dark must be are first come, first served: room for tents. Bring your own drinking water. CHECK-OUT TIME is at noon. Please vacate your site properly illuminated. Please ride safely. by that time. Check-in is 2 p.m. (except for floating Campground Name # of Sites SAFETY: You must supply a U.S. Coast Guard- DAY USE offers beach access, restrooms, campsites; check-in time is 4 p.m.) Foreman Creek 26 approved life preserver for each person on board barbeques, picnic tables and shade ramadas. Day Bloomer Point 25 the floating campsite. A throwable preserver SPEED LIMIT: The maximum speed limit is 15 mph. use is open from 8 a.m. to sunset. Craig Saddle 18 is provided by State Parks and must be easily When pedestrians are present even 15 mph might be LOAFER CREEK HORSE CAMP Bloomer Knoll 5 accessible at all times. A fire extinguisher is too fast. Use good judgment. This campground is near an extensive trail riding Goat Ranch 5 provided and must be accessible at all times. No DOGS must be kept on a six-foot-maximum leash diving or jumping from the floating campsite. State Parks (Rev.© 2012 2014) system and offers 15 campsites — two horses per OCCUPANCY: A maximum of eight people per campsite and may not be left unattended at any time. They SPEED LIMIT: All floating campsites are in a no- site, tethering and feeding stations near each site, allowed. You must be camped in a designated are allowed only on paved roads or in your campsite. wake 5 mph zone. accessible restroom facilities and a horse washing campground. No shoreline camping allowed. Dogs are not permitted on fire roads or trails (except CLEAN UP: Campers must leave the campsite clean station. Large groups may reserve more than one WATER & FACILITIES: No drinking water available. for service dogs). Dogs must be confined to a vehicle and take their garbage with them. Check the grill to site. See CAMPING RESERVATIONS below to Campers should bring plenty of drinking water. Each or tent at night. Please clean up after your pets. ensure the propane tank is turned off. reserve sites. campsite has a picnic table and a fire ring, with a pit CHILDREN must have adult supervision at all times. or vault style toilets nearby. No campfires are allowed TM Report any issues to the Spillway entrance station at Discover the many states of California. outside of fire rings. (530) 538-2216. CAMPING RESERVATIONS: You may make camping reservations by calling (800) 444-7275 (TTY 800-274-7275). To make online reservations, visit our website at www.parks.ca.gov FOR AN EMERGENCY, CALL 9-1-1 OR STATE PARKS DISPATCH AT 916-358-1300. ALTERNATE FORMAT: This publication can be made available in alternate formats. Contact [email protected]. 43 Your Site #______42 Lime Saddle 44 Lake Oroville State Recreation Area 41 Campground 115 to Quincy 117116 to 37 LOAFER 118 114 Entrance 38 119 Feather Station, 39 Dark Fork Marina 35 34 to North CREEK AREA 120 113 1 40 31 Yankee 121 16 36 Paradise Hill 112 15 70 Canyon 111 2 123 33 30 French Mountain 122 3 125 110

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Rd Creek Coyote 5 26 127 14 French 124 4 17 Campground 107 108 6 8 29 left Dark 129 9 13 18 28 27 Nelson 126 104 Canyon Brush 102 7 CH 21 23 Bar Lake Oroville Marina to Boat Launch, 128 191 Creek 130 106 at Lime Saddle Day Use 131 100 Rich Feather 98 105 10 Fork 103 68 19 Gulch North 162 132 101 69 12 River 133 96 67 11 24 25 Berry 71 20 22 Creek 99 134 72 Pentz Rd 135 94 66 137 97 64 70 74 65 to Launch Ramp 70 Goat 136 91 95 40 ft site 60 59 58 56 Vinton Ranch LAKE OROVILLE 63 69 68 55 93 62 66 54 Gulch 86 90 75 73 61 27 ft site 71 Spring 53 Cherokee 87 85 77 60 Vinton Valley 92 Gulch Rd 57 59 70 61 57 STATE 89 72 67 63 BLOOMER Feather 76 73 Falls 88 58 62 PRIMITIVE 4 Bloomer 80 78 51 Ravine 84 55 56 CAMP AREA y 74 75 65 w 49 H 79 54 64 47 Bloomer Island 82 83 42 52 y RECREATION c 49 50 Bloomer Point n Kennedy i 81 191 u Ravine Q 46 48 Bloomer Knoll - 40 41 44 70 e 53 43 l 51 BIDWELL 50 l 45 46 48 i 44 47

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22 12th St Grand Ave River Canyon 13 26 Headquarters Entrance Stringtown Blvd Rd Grasshopper 15 r 17 20 Oroville Quincy Forbestown Rd Loafer Creek Horse Camp Park Thermalito Oroville- Rd 162 24 Dam Quail 13

14 Entrance 18th St Forbestown Feather Oroville Ranch Rd 23 Miners Jack 16 162 Rd 15 12 18 19 21 to Richvale to Lizard Rabbit Marysville 11 14 Grey 10 LEGEND Loafer 9 Accessible Campsite Campfire Center Floating Campsite Parking Swimming Squirrel Washing Creek Stations Paved road Boat Launch Campground Floating Restroom Picnic Area Water Faucet 8 Group Warm Up Unpaved road Arena 1 4 6 Boating Campsite Numbers Group Campground Restrooms Viewpoint Manzanita Camps 7 Berry Trail Boat-in Campground Campsite w/Extra Parking Horse Campground RV Sanitation Station 2 Horses Prohibited Bridge Cartop Launch Only Locked Gate Showers 3 5 For Emergencies to Entrance Station Accessible Feature Camp Host Enroute Camping Marina Supplies Maps not to scale Dial: 9-1-1 © California State Parks (Rev. 2014)