Mill Creek Campground (Plumas)

Overview

Mill Creek campground is located at Bucks Lake in the northern Sierra Mountains on the Plumas National Forest. The Bucks Lake area offers year-round recreation activities including fishing, hiking, snowmobiling, skiing,snowshoeing and horseback riding.

Recreation

The greater Bucks Lake area provides ample recreation opportunities for fishing, boating and hiking. The boat ramp at Shady Point provides several activies: a boat dock to launch boats, showers, and day use picnicking. In addition to the hiking trail that starts in the north part of the Mill Creek Campground, several trails are only a short drive away. Bucks Summit is a great way to access the PCT or the Bucks Summit Loop Trail. 

Facilities

There are 11 total campsites suitable for RV and tent camping, standard non-electric sites. Each site has a fire ring, picnic table and food storage lockers. There are vault toilets and drinking water is available.

Natural Features

Situated at 5,500 feet in elevation, this 11 site campground is settled along Bucks Lake providing easy access to water activites. 

Contact Info

For facility specific information, please call (916) 386-5164.

Camp site features

Across 10 camp sites:

  • Pets allowed: all 10 sites
  • Largest party: 8 people

Services within 25 miles · OpenStreetMap

Nearest dump station: 14.7 mi · Pioneer RV Park

Stay Limit

Check in from 2 PM, check out by 12 PM.

Reviews

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Deborah W
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Reviewed 4 years ago
I love this campground and have been coming here for years but it in my opinion is less than adequate for the price we pay!! Very disappointing!! There are 3 porta potties and they are always full !!!! They only empty them once a week! We only have 1 garbage bin and it is full 2 days after them dumping it!! Maybe one more porta potty and one more garbage bin would be good for the busy summer.. Something needs to be done!!! No on site host so everyone breaks the rules!!! Please give us what we deserve for our payment!!!!
gordon t
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Reviewed 4 years ago
Arrived on Sunday to find the outhouse toilets were melted from the Dixie Fire. Though a port-a-potty was substituted, It was gross and over flowing and did not get pumped out until Friday. I've been camping at Mill Creek for thirty years and was glad I didn't have my grandkids with me.
Alan W
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Reviewed 4 years ago
No on site camp host, bathrooms not repaired after fire last year, 1 porta-a-potty in place of bathrooms (for 13 campsites and emptied once a week) water faucets taped off (no water). No mention of these problems on reservation site. Disappointed.
Deborah W
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Reviewed 4 years ago
No water no bathrooms but understand the fire last year. Only one portapotty provided and it was full. Don’t think you should charge or fix the problem areas
Alicia W
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Reviewed 4 years ago
It was gorgeous at Mill Creek!! Friendly folks everywhere, fair prices for Kayaks, and honestly everything I could ask for. I wish I could stay longer!! Bring a two handed axe, there's free firewood everywhere! We just had a small hatchet and that was not very effective. Call to make sure the water is working - it wasn't working when we went, but we brought lots of water with us already so it wasn't a problem for us. The only complaint I have is our campsite (spot 2) was at an incline, so we had to sleep at an incline and kept slipping to the bottom corners of our tent. That was a bit difficult to get used to, and I wish they had leveled out the ground so the incline wasn't as pronounced. I almost asked for a shovel to do it myself... but we already put up the tent and I just decided to deal.
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