Plumas Campsites
Snake Lake Campground near Quincy, California
Plumas National Forest has excellent outdoor recreation and developed campgrounds, as well as secluded, primitive back roads camping sites. If you prefer a camp with table, toilet and a campfire ring, then expect to pay a fee. There are several small, remote campgrounds listed below, but most are located on paved roads. Venture down dirt roads to find a premium camp sites for free. Scroll the map links below to explore the back roads of Plumas, and discover hidden fishing holes.
Plumas Camping; Sierra Nevada Campgrounds; Feather River Fishing Lakes
| campground | elev | spots | veg | toilet | water | notes |
| Black Rock Campground | 5046′ | 20 | - | vault | piped | Little Grass Valley Res |
| Boulder Creek Campground | 5000′ | 70 | pines | vault | piped | Antelope Lake Camp |
| Brady’s Campground | 7200′ | 4 | pines | vault | creek | Greenhorn Pine Creek |
| Cottonwood Springs | 5700′ | 9 | - | vault | creek | Frenchman Reservoir |
| Conklin Park Campground | 5900′ | 9 | - | vault | creek | NW Frenchman |
| Crocker Campground | 5800′ | 10 | - | vault | creek | County Road 111 |
| Deanes Valley Campground | 4400′ | 7 | mixed | vault | creek | fish, Indian Valley |
| Feather Falls Campground | 2500′ | 5 | - | vault | piped | trailhead camp /no RVs |
| Gansner Bar Campground | 2300′ | 14 | - | flush | piped | Feather River |
| Gold LakeCampground | 6400′ | 6 | - | vault | lake | 4WD camp site |
| Grizzly Creek Campground | 5000′ | 8 | - | vault | piped | Bucks Lake |
| Hallsted Campground | 2800′ | 20 | pines | flush | piped | Feather River, fishing |
| Horse Camp | 5046′ | 10 | - | vault | lake | Little Grass Valley Res |
| Hutchins Campground | 5200′ | 10 | pines | flush | piped | Bucks Lake Group Camp |
| Lake Almanor Campground | 4500′ | 53 | pines | vault | piped | SW shore, boats |
| Lakes Basin Campground | 6400′ | 24 | pines | vault | piped | Gold Lake, many more |
| Laufman Campground | 5100′ | 6 | - | vault | creek | Willow Creek |
| Little North Fork | 4000′ | 8 | mixed | vault | creek | Feather River |
| Lone Rock Campground | 5000′ | 87 | mixed | vault | creek | Antelope Lake area |
| Long Point Campground | 5000′ | 38 | mixed | vault | creek | Antelope Lake area |
| Meadow View Campground | 6100′ | 6 | - | vault | no | W Doyle, CA |
| Mill Creek Campground | 5000′ | 10 | pines | vault | piped | Bucks Lake |
| Milsap Bar Campground | 1600′ | 20 | - | vault | creek | rafting spot, no RVs |
| North Fork Campground | 2600′ | 20 | - | vault | piped | fish, Feather River |
| Peninsula Campground | 5046′ | 25 | - | flush | piped | Little Grass Valley |
| Queen Lily Campground | 2600′ | 12 | - | flush | piped | fish, Feather River |
| Red Feather Campground | 5100′ | 60 | - | flush | piped | Little Grass Valley |
| Rogers Cow Camp | 4000′ | 5 | - | vault | no | Oroville-Quincy Hwy |
| Silver Lake Campground | 5800′ | 8 | - | vault | lake | fish, Bucks Lake area |
| Snake Lake Campground | 4200′ | 9 | mixed | vault | lake | snow sports, fish |
| Sundew Campground | 5000′ | 19 | pines | vault | piped | Bucks Lake |
| Tooms Vehicle Campground | 5046′ | 20 | - | vault | piped | Little Grass Valley Res |
| Whitehorse Campground | 5000′ | 20 | - | vault | creek | Bucks Creek |
![]() Plumas National Forest Map |
![]() Topo Atlas Plumas Forest |
Plumas Forest Regions
Lake Davis, Conklin, Crocker, Gold Lake
Little Grass Valley, Sly Creek, Feather River
Antelope Lake, Bucks Lake, Feather River Canyon, Indian Valley




