Silver Lake Campground

in Plumas National Forest

The numbers that decide it

Recreation.gov publishes no site-level detail for this campground, so we cannot say what length of rig it takes. Call the managing office before committing to it in a large vehicle.

Site-level detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero.

Silver Lake Campground

Silver Lake Campground adjoins the Bucks Lake Wilderness Area with 9 shady, quiet units for tent camping. The campground also has trailhead parking for both Gold Lake and Granite Gap trails. It is located off Silver Lake Road, accessed from Bucks Lake Rd, west of Quincy.

Before you go

Reservations

First-come, first-served

Restrictions

Not recommended for RVs

Make it a night on a better road

Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.