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Howard's Gulch Campground

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About

Set back off the highway in a tree lined gulch this campground is a very quiet and pleasant place to spend the weekend or your entire vacation.A shorthiking trail is available for nature viewingas this is one of the several Basin and Range Birding Trail stops within the Modoc National Forest.A recent dedication of the Highway 139 Auto Tour and Howard's Gulch Interpretive Sites brings an added benifit to this area. The Auto Tour is just south of the campground on the Howard's Gulch Frontage Road.

Around this stay

Nearest surrounding services and recreation within ~25 mi — not on-site amenities.

  • fuel station

    Timber Mountain Store Gas Station

    20 mi
  • propane

    AmeriGas

    22 mi
  • grocery

    Grocery Outlet

    20 mi
  • trailhead

    Howard's Gulch Th

    < 0.1 mi
  • attraction

    Modoc County Museum

    22 mi
  • recreation site

    Boat launch

    19 mi

No dump station found within ~25 mi. Plan dump access before you arrive.

Contact & access

Source and verification

Last verified: 10/10/2026

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