AREA BIG COVE · Site 028.

at Big Cove (Plumas National Forest, CA)

Standard NonelectricType

Reservablerecreation.gov lists it

40 ftLongest rig

83 ftRoom

5,630 ftElevation

36%Tree cover

160 ftWater · to Frenchman Lake

Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point query at this site’s coordinate · Sep 7, 2026

Tree cover: NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC), one 30 m cell at this coordinate · Sep 9, 2026

Water: USGS National Hydrography Dataset, nearest perennial lake, reservoir, river or stream to this site’s coordinate · Sep 8, 2026

Room

83 ftto the nearest other site, against 86 ft typical here

#25 of 38roomiest site in the campground

1other site within 100 ft

No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators

Nearest sites027 83 ft027 83 ft029 135 ft029 135 ft026 159 ft026 159 ft

Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor spheroid distance) · Oct 19, 2026

The site

TypeStandard Nonelectric
LoopAREA BIG COVE
Max vehicle length40 ft
HookupsNone
Driveway EntryBack-In
Driveway SurfaceGravel
Capacity/Size RatingSingle
Max Num of People8
Max Num of Vehicles1
Checkin Time2:00 PM
Checkout Time12:00 PM
Condition RatingBasic
Min Num of People1
Site Length40 ft
Site Width9 ft
AccessibleNot listed

Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

What fits here

Rvno length limit listed
Tentno length limit listed
Trailerno length limit listed

Recreation.gov lists these as the equipment permitted on this site. A length is the ceiling for that equipment; where none is published we say so rather than guess.

Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

Book this exact site

Opens this site’s own calendar on recreation.gov.

Site 028 on recreation.gov

Source: Recreation.gov

The campground

Every site, the season, fees, weather, and what’s happening on this land right now: Big Cove (Plumas National Forest, CA) →

Nobody has photographed this site. The campground’s own photographs are on its page.

Most private sites here037 146 ft038 126 ft002 121 ft008 121 ft003 115 ft

Source: CAMPANAC campground index