McCloud Bridge Campground

McCloud Bridge Campground, is a locale, in Shasta County, California, on the McCloud River in in the Shasta–Trinity National Forest. This United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service campground is at an elevation of 1152 feet,(351m).[1][2] McCloud Bridge Campground has 14 camping units, 11 single units and 3 double units, with an average max. trailer size limit of 16'. It has a self-registration/fee station at the entrance and is available on a first-come, first-service basis.[3]

The campground is downstream from the McCloud Bridge, opposite the mouth of Kabyai Creek, site of a Winnemem Wintu village, that suffered an attack by a party of white settlers, the Kabyai Creek Massacre on August 17, 1854.

The burial site of the massacre is among those of the Winnemem Wintu being threatened with being submerged by Shasta Lake if the proposed raising of Shasta Dam occurs.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McCloud Bridge Campground
  2. ↑ Kabyai Creek, USGS Map Name: Bollibokka Mountain, CA, from topoquest.com accessed June 6, 2013
  3. ↑ McCloud Bridge Campground, Shasta-Trinity National Forest fs.usda.gov website, accessed December 24, 2013]
  4. ↑ Brian Melley, Tribe dances to protest Shasta Dam expansion, Wednesday, Seattle Times, September 15, 2004, from seattletimes.com accessed June 6, 2013
  5. ↑ Peter Fimrite, Winnemem Wintu tribe stages war dance as protest, San Francisco Chronicle, Saturday, May 26, 2012, from sfgate.com accessed June 7, 2013
  6. ↑ Guedel, Greg (2008-11-04). "Winnemem Wintu Fear Losing Their Heritage If Shasta Dam Raised". Native American Legal Update. Retrieved 2011-01-24.

Coordinates: 40°56′09″N 122°14′42″W / 40.93583°N 122.24500°W