MERRILL CAMPGROUND
RUN BY: National Forest Service
LOCATION: Eagle
Lake, Lassen National Forest,
Susanville, CA
UTILITIES: none
COST: $10
DISCOUNTS: Senior
Access, Interagency
OUR RATING (1-5): Category I.
Rating 4+
NOTES: The campground has what you might call three tiers;
i.e. three sets of two loops off a main
road. The top tier is under a heavy
canopy of Ponderosa pines with limited view of the lake but has water, electric
and sewage. The middle tier is at the
edge of the heavy canopy with a fair view of the lake and has water and
electricity. The lower tier is as close to the lake as you can get with an
unobstructed view of the lake but it is dry camping. We stayed five days and probably would have
stayed longer except the weather service was predicting snow and the smoke from
the California fires was rolling in.
Environment:
Mountain lake with lots of Ponderosa pines.
Amenities: Camp
store, gasoline, propane, etc., at nearby marina.
Dump: Yes
Public Water: Yes
Toilets: Yes
(flush)
Showers: at Marina
Laundry: at
Marina
Phone Service:
Verizon 4G-3bars
Location: Starting at the intersection of CA-139 and
CA-36, take CA-36 west for about 3.6 miles.
Eagle Lake Rd turns right. Follow
Eagle Lake Rd for 14 miles to the entrance to Merrill Campground. Coordinates at entrance to campground are:
40.547965 -120.811689
Proximity to shopping:
Susanville, CA – approx. 18 miles away
Camping Population:
mostly locals in October
Sites: Paved
and Roomy.
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RATING KEY:
category - score
Categories: I -
established campgrounds where one might spend a vacation or several days
II -
boondocking, dry camping where there are no designated sites and no
amenities but
one might choose to stay for more than a night.
III
- over-night areas
You must remember that we are scoring 1 thru 5 according to
things which are important to us: the environment, cost, amenities,
location, safety, camping population, site, phone service
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