Antlers RV Park & Campground

Jake McCracken has been doing great work, I’m glad he’s working here. Definitely the best worker there couldn’t be more happy with the way it worked out.

We arrived after hours and just chose an empty site, registered & paid in the AM. There didn’t seem to be many pull-​through sites as our rig requires but we found a couple — and all we needed was one! Everyone was friendly & informative. We walked down to the ‘bottom of the lake’ and petted the horses grazing there. The river running through was beautiful, had Canadian geese landing around us. This park was excellent, would be too tight for a large rig though. Marylyn was very kind and told us history and about the results of the current drought. And did I say that we were able to pet the horses? I’d stay here again, no question. The 4 stars were only because it can’t accommodate large rigs.

well we got there lady at the desk gives us the camp spot, can’t read any of the signs thru out the park, so we can’t find 7 so we park in the next one, get all set up after long day of driving, camp guy in cart comes and says we’re in wrong spot, i tell him ask the lady to change us, we are handicaped and very tired, she refuses, he come back with a coupon for ice cream, top it off the people never show, the store has one dozen eggs and a stick of butter, thats it, i would never stay there again, to get into pool need 5 bucks, can’t use debit in store or snack bar so you must have cash, 50 bucks for this, look for another joint

My 3 star review is only because of the bathrooms/​showers. The campground itself was nice, the site itself was phenomenal. We reserved a tent site, and when I called I told them there were only two of us with 1 tent. However our site has two picnic tables, space for two cars to park, and still had room for at least 3 medium sized tents. The location was also very pretty and the staff helpful. However the bathrooms themselves would make me hesitant to stay there again. The doors on the restroom stalls didn’t have locks, and both the bathrooms and showers looked like they hadn’t been cleaned in weeks. Not to mention all of the spiders all over the showers and ceilings. However if you are in an Rv and have your own bathroom then this place was awesome.

We rented a Deluxe Patio Boat for a day on Lake Shasta. The office staff are super friendly and took their time going over the boat and helping us launch and return. There were 14 of us on the boat for about 6 hours and it was the BEST TIME EVER! This was one of the activities for our family reunion, and literally everyone used the slide and played in the water!
It is not a luxurious boat, but does have a bathroom, upper sun deck and most importantly, a slide! It also comes with a giant ice chest, but no ice. The captain is shaded and there is counter space in the shade too.
The negative is that due to the drought, it is a long walk from the parking lot to the marina. I think they have golf cart shuttles to help, but we carried everything ourselves.
I highly recommend their Deluxe Patio Boat for a day of fun!

We arrived very late at night and the security guy Virgil was very helpful. He helped us find a campsite and got us some firewood! We stayed for 2 days and were happy both days. The campsite has running water, a pool, laundry and has showers that are free. We had a great time camping here and would recommend staying here.

We were driving through on our way up to Washington and didn’t have any reservations. We came in after hours and the security guard directed us to a full hook up spot for our 37′ mh. We just paid in the morning.
All the camp spot are very shaded with tall trees. I can’t imagine how beautiful this place would be if there was water in the lake… It’s extremely low and dry up here and HOT! 105 yesterday yikes!

What is the deal with this place. They don’t ever, I mean ever answer their phone. And don’t return emails. How convenient, since they require a 45 day notice to cancel a reservation, but don’t return calls in time. And now their voicemail box is full. Not the kind of place I want to visit.

Come here every winter. Quiet and nice. We hope it will always be here/​available. Kind of our tradition every winter as we enjoy the location and solitude. Yes trains run by here at any given time but that’s part of the experience in our opinion.

We stayed here is a 5^th wheel back in June. It was THE hottest weekend in June. Needless to say we stayed inside our trailer most of the weekend. We did enjoy the mornings and the walk down to the marina with our two dogs. The water was low so it was a bit of a walk to the water, but that wasn’t the fault of the park. We drove to Shasta Lake and looked around. The docents there were really nice and let us bring our dogs in from the heat. The park employees seemed attentive and the park appeared well-​maintained, though I did not venture to use the restrooms or shower since we had no need to use the public ones. We also took advantage of the Sunday pancake and bacon buffet (very cheap) and the young men running it were very attentive and polite. It was well-​done, but get there early!

Let me first explain that there are TWO Antler’s Campgrounds in Lakehead. One is at
and has only flush toilets (where I made my first reservation), the second is the one I am reviewing. I changed our reservation because, firstly, I didn’t realize there were two different camps), and secondly, I was traveling with 4 teenagers and Antlers #2 had a pool (very small for such a large campground), basketball & volleyball courts, horseshoes, and ping pong, not to mention the requisite camp store, and showers. There is no mention that you are RIGHT next to a busy train track with trains going through at all hours. UGH!
When we arrived we were charged an extra $ 2.00 per night for the dogs I had, but they also charged an extra $ 4.50 for each of the teens — per night. I could see this fee if they were adults but I am a teacher with two of my own kids and two exchange students who were no help financially, and I think this extra fee — another $ 18.00 per night — was ridiculous. They count any person over 4 as an adult. Really?!
When we had to leave a day early the office staff refused to refund the extra fees — I did not ask for the camp site fee to be refunded but I thought it was not unreasonable to ask for the $ 18.00 for the kids to be returned. They were uncompromising and said «Once it’s in the system, it’s in the system.» It was a disappointment and I would not go back. The kids main complaint was that the bathroom doors didn’t hide you from others in the bathroom (about 6 inches too narrow), and several of the doors locks were broken.

I would give a zero if I could.
We normally stay at Shasta Lake RV Resort & Campground but decided to splurge for my husband’s birthday, use the very expensive Antlers Boat Launch and Marina next door and try this place with our RV and our adult kids and mother, 6 in total. Weeks prior my husband was finally able to contact the staff by phone to make a reservation (after leaving no less than 3 messages with no return call). He explained what weekend we were coming and staying Thursday, Friday and Saturday night. He secured space 101 and all set to go.
We arrived and was rudely told that our reservation were for Friday, Saturday and Sunday night. I said «noooo, Thursday Friday and Saturday». And I was told I was wrong and the rude girl said she had repeated the dates to us and she was correct. I told her wait, I had to get my husband who was paying to have our boat launched and moored and I had to stop him if we couldn’t stay (which by the way was going to cost us over $ 140 for 3 days… I wonder if Antlers Marina is upset about losing our business?).
He came in and said «I heard there is a problem with my reservation». Once again the smart mouthed rude female attendant repeated that we were a day early and there were probably no open spaces for the night. She went on to say that she has worked there for over 10 years, make the reservations the same each time and she never makes a mistake. She kept going on and on about this was NOT her mistake and we were wrong while sitting at her desk not even attempting to look for a site.
I asked her to stop lecturing us and look to see if there is a space. She said she doesn’t work there to make our camping experience miserable and we had no right to have an attitude with her. I looked at my husband and said «Attitude? She hasn’t seen attitude yet». She then threw her hands up in the air and said we are full and there was no space… too bad… go camp tonight across the street.
We happily left and had a very nice 3 night stay at Shasta Lake RV Resort & Campground.
We will NEVER spend time at Antlers and advise everyone to BEWARE of the RUDE NASTY MISERABLE employee at Antlers. I am truly sorry she hates her job; perhaps a different line of work that does not involve customer contact would be better.

I arrived pretty late (close to 11pm), and called the after hours number posted on the door. The camp host picked up immediately and came over to take care of me. He was very courteous, friendly, and even told me that I had confused their campground with the nearby State Park. The prices for both places were the same (they just changed to their off-​season prices), so I decided to stay.
Although the roads through the campground were at first a little confusing (unmarked?), I found my spot and set up a tent. Bathrooms were very accessible and kept clean. There was even a friendly night security man who came by to make sure I had everything I needed.
I went for a short walk around the premises in the morning and found the place to be cozy. All the spots I saw seemed to be well manicured, free of debris and trash, and nicely separated from each other with a good bit of privacy. There’s a kid’s playground, and a few other fun social activities. I didn’t partake because I left pretty early.
I’m giving 4 out of 5 stars because there’s a train nearby which isn’t what you expect when trying to escape in nature — it only came through once while I was there though. And the other reason is that there is no direct access to the lake from the campground property. I was hoping for some sort of beach so I could dig my toes in the water, but because the lake is so low, the edge of the campground is a steep dropoff to the lake. Not necessarily the fault of the campground, but just not what I was expecting.
I’d stay here again!

This was a nice place w/​a great staff. The sites were huge and spread apart properly. Bathrooms were nice for us ladies at least.
The set up of the grounds is a bit confusing but still nice. You have access to ping pong tables, a horse shoe pit and a pool. They provide nightly activies such as bingo and movie night. Very nice.
Problems I found, it is right next to the Railroad tracks so we could clearly hear the train whistle blowing thru the night. Not such a get-​away when your husband is a train engineer himself. :D And there was no beach access for those w/​o boats. Neither the fault of the campgrounds though.
For the other reviewers saying that there were loud partiers; I have learned that NO MATTER where you camp anymore you have to go on the weekdays to avoid that type of situation.

If you have ever considered fleeing your home for foreign lands and would like to know what it is like to live in a refugee camp then boy do I have the place for you!!!
We wanted to take in beautiful M. Shasta vistas and experience warm summer nights on the lake and what did we find instead? The need to dust masks to tolerate the thick smoke and ash in the air, a lake that is 90 feet low and counting, and a fully packed sardine can like atmosphere complete with a group of idiots dancing on their parked boat at 11pm with the strobe lights (yes, this boat seemed to have strobe lights) going and an obviously VERY underage girl experiencing her first keg stand. Now I am not against the occasional keg stand– but while I am trying to view what few stars I can see through the smoke and enjoy the tranquil sounds of nature– I can do with out the loud «whoo hoos!» coming from 20 feet away. There did seem to be some better spots located in the back upper ring, but obviously those were long ago reserved. The people were nice enough and the pool was refreshing so I would give this place 2 stars. If headed up that way though I would totally recommend the Antlers State Recreation Campground next door– much bigger spots and way more privacy. I can’t say if they would be strobe light free– but gosh, I would sure hope so!