Restorative Time on Brown’s Creek
This is a jewel! The campsites are spacious, spread out along beautiful, clear, chilly Brown’s Creek. Each spot provided a charcoal grill and a fire bucket. There are hikes, both along the spring-fed creeks and to old mining sites. The camp is an old mining area, with gold seekers and the followers. There is a Forest Service Camp! Deer Lick Springs, at the end of the road, but not built on the banks of the creek.
It is 10.5 miles north of Highway 36, at the end of a narrow dirt road. We pulled our 24’ trailer and were so happy we didn’t meet anyone coming our direction. In places, the only alternative would be to back up to the nearest wide spot — something I dreaded. Once there, you’re there. Red Bluff is 60 miles east.
For quiet and solitude, this can’t be beat. The owners are dedicated to creating a sustainable space, with an organic community, hoping to generate ecotourism for Trinity County.