Crocker Guard Station

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PLUMAS NATIONAL FOREST - BECKWOURTH RANGER DISTRICT, PO BOX 7
BLAIRSDEN, CA 96103

Overview

Crocker Guard Station was built in 1912 as a home for Forest Service personnel, and was later staffed as a fire station until the 1980s. The historic Crocker Guard Station is located ten miles northeast of Portola, California, at an elevation of 5,700 feet. Visitors will experience the beautiful solitude of the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains. Nearby recreational opportunities include fishing, boating, swimming and hiking.

Recreation

Crocker Campground is located adjacent to the Crocker Guard Station. The campground has vault toilets. Campsites have tables, fire rings and food lockers for $15.00 fee.. The campground is the perfect place to expand your guest list or have a campfire. At this campground, hunting is a popular fall activity.

Lake Davis Recreation Area is within four miles, offering a variety of recreational opportunities. Visitors can fish, boat, swim, bike and hike.

Facilities

The house has four bedrooms with ten twin beds and mattresses including two sets of bunk beds, a kitchen, dining room, living room and an outside vault toilet building. Children will enjoy the large fenced in front yard. The rental has propane operated lights, cook stove and heater. There is no refrigerator. Cooking and eating utensils are provided. The house is equipped with smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and fire extinguishers. Visitors must bring drinking water. There is an outside hand pump with water for fire protection. Guests should bring bedding, towels, flashlights, trash bags and first aid kits. Visitors are responsible for cleaning the house, packing out trash and locking up before departure.

Natural Features

The Guard Station is situated in a small meadow near an aspen grove surrounded by a forest of pine trees.

Nearby Attractions

Stores, services and restaurants are available just ten miles away, in Portola, CA.

The largest railroad museum in the west is located in Portola. It has a gift shop, train rides and plenty of railroading information

Water activities like boating and fishing are as close as Lake Davis just five miles away on a dirt road.

The night time sky offers star gazing, golden moon rises and meteor showers away from bright lights. There is some light pollution from Reno.

Contact Info

For facility specific information, please call (530) 836-2575.

Camp site features

Across 1 camp site:

Picnic table: all 1 sites
Pets allowed: all 1 sites
Longest RV: 24 ft
Largest party: 16 people

Directions

From Portola, CA, travel east on Highway 70 for five miles to Beckwourth, CA. Travel north on County Road 111 (Beckwourth-Genesee Road) for six miles. Crocker Guard Station is on the left.

Stay Limit

Check in from 2 PM, check out by 1 PM.

Reviews

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Gary C

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Reviewed 19 days ago

The setting is quite nice very historic and well preserved. It's a blast from the past experience. History needs to be maintained and remembered. Plenty of room for kids to goof around and be safe.

Amy W

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Reviewed 3 months ago

Great little getaway! Our 2nd visit this summer, will certainly be a summer repeat!

Amy W

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Reviewed 5 months ago

Enjoyed our stay so much, we are renting again w/friends!! Great for a group of up to 12. Large and spacious sleep areas. Great kitchen,Dining room area and patio tables outside.

stephanie m

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Reviewed 5 months ago

Love visiting here. Very peaceful.

Robert C

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Reviewed a year ago

Places perfect for a guys weekend. Everyone had a blast. Lots of great spaces in and around the property as well as awesome trails and the nearby lake for fishing.

Heather G

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Reviewed a year ago

Concord Gard station was really wonderful, we went in september, no biting bugs but I could see how they would be bad during the wet season as others have mentioned. There were a bunch a bunch of wasps and hornets, the woodpeckers had packed some nice holes in the house siding that numerous nests had taken over inside of. Aside from that, the campground is very very close to the cabin, but throughout our three night stay there was no one in the campground the whole time! So wonderful and so quiet. Propane lights and stove worked really well. We brought a propane tank to use the grill outside. The outhouse looks very new and is in great condition. Nearby lake Davis was great to go to, need a high clearance vehicle to use the road. Brought sheets and blanket for the beds, cleaning supplies are provided, pack out your trash and recycling per usual.

Availability

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