U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · California
Plumas National Forest
61 federal campgrounds, 3 of them with first-come, first-served sites, and 1 free to camp.
61Campgrounds
3With first-come sites
1Free to camp
$15A night at all 2 priced
1,086Sites, from 37
2,310–7,070 ftElevation
Where they are
61 of 61 mappedDrawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshadeSource: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026
The campgrounds · 61
61 campgrounds
ReservableBig Cove (Plumas National Forest, CA)
ReservableFrenchman
ReservableGrasshopper Flat
ReservableLittle Beaver A Campground
ReservableLone Rock (CA)
ReservableGrizzly
ReservableSpring Creek
ReservableBoulder Creek (CA)
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.
Snake Lake Campground and Equestrian Campfrom $15 · 21 sites · rigs to 25 ft · 3,990 ft · hookupsReservableSilver Lake Campground (Plumas National Forest, CA)from $15 · 13 sites · 5,780 ft · hookupsReservableDeanes Valley Family Cg (CA) Plumas Nf11 sites · 4,320 ft · hookupsReservableMeadow Camp Campground10 sites · rigs to 40 ft · 3,740 ft · hookupsReservableCrocker Campground9 sites · 5,730 ftReservableLaufman Family Campground9 sites · 5,030 ftReservableMeadow View Family Campground9 sites · 6,060 ftReservableAntelope Lake Recreation Area5,000 ftBig Cove Campground5,650 ftBig Cove Overflow5,660 ftBoulder Creek Campground5,020 ftConklin Park CampgroundFree · 5,960 ftCottonwood Springs Campground5,710 ftDeanes Valley Campground4,540 ftFirst-comeFrenchman Dump Station5,710 ftGoose Lake Campground6,650 ftHonker Cove Overflow5,840 ftLake Davis Dump Station5,890 ftLakes Basin Campground6,280 ftLightning Tree Campground5,830 ftLittle North Fork Campground3,880 ft · drinking waterLower Bucks Campground5,020 ftFirst-comeRock Creek Campground4,150 ftFirst-comeRogers Cow Camp4,150 ft · drinking water
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026
This land
measured from the nearest campground in the unitRoadless
Roadless
Roadless
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Roadless
Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.
Source: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026
Heads up
Wildfire
Chute fire · 3.2 mi from the nearest campground here · 162 acres · 98% contained
Wildfire
Diamond fire · 10 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Wildfire
Fred Mt fire · 18 mi from the nearest campground here · 3,482 acres · 100% contained
Wildfire
Hawk fire · 25 mi from the nearest campground here · 15,085 acres · 98% contained
Wildfire
Diamond fire · 32 mi from the nearest campground here
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 7, 2026
Who answers for this land
Plumas National Forest’s campgrounds sit in 2 congressional districts. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.
Kevin Kiley (R)
Doug LaMalfa (R)
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