Dog-friendly Kirkwood Campground

Kirkwood Campground

Kirkwood, California 95646
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Local Phone: (530) 622-5061

Kirkwood Lake Campground has 12 tent-only campsites, all first-come, first served. Amenities include picnic table, fire ring with grills, bear-proof food storage boxes, vault toilets and piped water.

Kirkwood Campground is located 57 miles east of Jackson on Highway 88. 

Dogs must be kept on leash at all times.

Wrights Lake <br/>Photo Credit: @lillytheaussie
Wrights Lake
Photo Credit: @lillytheaussie
Almost every public campground in California is dog-friendly, but that doesn’t mean your dog is welcome to hike with you, even on a leash. At most state and national parks, dogs are confined to paved paths, fire roads and picnic areas. If those rules don’t fit your free-roaming style, take heart: There are plenty of other places to camp and hike with your best four-legged friend. Here are two campground-rich areas in Northern California that get the DogTrekker paw of approval. more »
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