Wild Plum Campground
The numbers that decide it
- Longest rig
- 43 ft
- Sites
- 47
- Electric hookups
- No
- Pull-through sites
- Yes
- Paved access
- Yes
- Accessible sites
- Not published
- Driveway grade
- Slight
- Bear boxes
- Yes
- Campfires
- Yes
- Shade
- Yes
- Group sites
- Not published
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. See it on Recreation.gov
Wild Plum Campground
Wild Plum Campground is located 1 mile east of Sierra City on Haypress Creek off the Wild Plum Road. There are 47 campsite, piped water, vault toilets, and it is near the Kentucky Mine and Sierra County Historical Park. The lower loop campground sites are located next to Haypress Creek. This is a quiet campground. Sites are better suited for tents or smaller campers/sleeper vans.
Before you go
Season
May 20 – October 15
Reservations
Reservations accepted
Fees
$24 per site $5 for extra vehicle
Hours
Typically stays open from Memorial Day to Labor Day
Restrictions
Camping outside designated campground is prohibited in this area. No cell service. Sometimes there is cell service in Downieville
Make it a night on a better road
Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.