Plumas National Forest
Dispersed camping is generally allowed
On national forest and grassland, camping outside developed campgrounds is generally permitted unless an area is posted closed or a local order says otherwise. Stay on existing surfaces, camp away from water and trailheads, and check the forest's current orders before you go — fire restrictions change through the season.
Rules change with fire season and local order. Checked 2026-08-05. Confirm on the managing office’s official page
- Area
- 2,237 sq mi
- Managed by
- Forest Service
- Campgrounds
- 69
- Longest rig
- 99 ft
Where the land is, and what fits
The official Forest Service boundary with every campground we hold inside it. Tell it how long your rig is and the map keeps only what takes it — public land rarely matches the shape people picture, and neither does what you can actually get into.
Official unit boundary · USDA Forest Service · 69 campgrounds shown
- Antelope Lake Recreation AreaSeason not published
- Big Cove CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Big Cove OverflowSeason not published
- Black Mountain Lookout1 sitesReservations accepted
- Black Rock Walk-in Tent CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Boulder Creek CampgroundReservations accepted
- Brady's Camp CampgroundSeason not published
- Bucks Lake Recreation AreaSeason not published
- Chilcootto 40 ft · 40 sitesFirst-come, first-served
- Cleghorn BarSeason not published
- Conklin Park CampgroundReservations accepted
- Cottonwood Springs CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Crocker Campground9 sitesReservations accepted
- Crocker Guard Stationto 24 ft · 1 sitesReservations accepted
- Deanes Valley CampgroundReservations accepted
- Frenchman Campgroundto 50 ft · 65 sitesFirst-come, first-served
- Frenchman Dump StationMay
- Gansner Bar CampgroundReservations accepted
- Gold Lake 4x4 Campground14 sitesJuly 14 · Reservations accepted
- Gold Lake CampgroundSeason not published
- Golden TroutReservations accepted
- Goose Lake CampgroundReservations accepted
- Grasshopper Flatto 54 ft · 71 sitesFirst-come, first-served
- Greenville Campground19 sitesReservations accepted
- Grizzly Campground57 sitesFirst-come, first-served
- Grizzly Creek CampgroundReservations accepted
- Hallsted Campgroundto 54 ft · 20 sites · Electric · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Haven Lake CampgroundReservations accepted
- Honker Cove OverflowSeason not published
- Horse CampFirst-come, first-served
- Hutchins Group CampgroundReservations accepted
- Lake Davis Dump StationSeason not published
- Lakes Basin Campground25 sitesFirst-come, first-served
- Lakes Basin Group CampgroundReservations accepted
- Laufman CampgroundReservations accepted
- Lightning Tree Campgroundto 45 ft · 40 sites · Pull-throughFirst-come, first-served
- Little Beaver CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Little Grass Valley Recreation AreaReservations accepted
- Little North Fork Campground8 sites
- Lone Rock CampgroundReservations accepted
- Long Point CampgroundReservations accepted
- Long Point Group Campground (25 people per site)Reservations accepted
- Lower Bucks CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Meadow Camp Campgroundto 40 ft · 10 sitesReservations accepted
- Meadow View Equestrian CampgroundReservations accepted
- Mill Creek CampgroundReservations accepted
- Milsap Bar CampgroundSeason not published
- North Fork CampgroundReservations accepted
- Peninsula Tent CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Red Bridge CampgroundSeason not published
- Red Feather CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Rock Creek CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Rogers Cow CampReservations accepted
- Ross CampgroundReservations accepted
- Round Valley Reservoir Day UseSeason not published
- Running Deer Campgroundto 33 ft · 41 sites · Pull-throughFirst-come, first-served
- Sandy Point Day Use Area and Boat LaunchSeason not published
- Silver Lake CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Sly Creek CampgroundSeason not published
- Sly Creek Recreation AreaSeason not published
- Snake Lake Campground and Equestrian Campto 25 ft · 21 sitesFirst-come, first-served
- Spanish Creek Campgroundto 99 ft · 27 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Spanish Creek Group CampgroundReservations accepted
- Spring Creek Campground56 sitesReservations accepted
- Strawberry CampgroundReservations accepted
- Sundew CampgroundReservations accepted
- Tooms RV CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Whitehorse Campgroundto 39 ft · 19 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Wyandotte CampgroundReservations accepted
Plumas National Forest
Plumas National Forest is a 1,146,000-acre (464,000 ha) United States national forest located in northern California at the northern terminus of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. The Forest was named after its primary watershed, the Rio de las Plumas, or Feather River. Part of the natural area is old-growth forest and recognized by the Old-Growth Forest Network.
Extract from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Agency description not published.
No vehicles past these lines
Designated wilderness is closed to every wheeled vehicle, including bicycles. You can walk in and camp; you cannot drive or park a rig inside one.
- Bucks Lake Wilderness23,669 acres
Byways through this country
National parks close enough to pair
Drive to Plumas the long way
Byway plans the road in, not just the destination — real places along the way, weighted to what you like, with nothing invented.