Whitehorse Campground

Overview

Whitehorse campground is located within three miles of 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

Staying at the Whitehorse campground provides access to several activites located in the greater Bucks Lake area. Fishing, boating, and canoeing, as well as hiking are all activities that can be achieved by staying in this campground. There are walking trails to the lake. A hiking trail runs from the campground and provides access to the Bucks Lake Wilderness and the Pacific Crest Trail. Marinas and boat docks are also within a short drive as well as restaurants at the Lakeside Resort and Bucks Lake Lodge which will re-open under new management in the summer for 2025, weather permitting. Limited supplies and a deli are located at the Haskins Valley Store just a short drive away. 

Facilities

Your camping fees make a difference!!! In 2024 this campground recieved new concrete picnic tables and bear proof food storage lockers in most campsites. Vault toilets, water and trash services are on site as well. 

Natural Features

This campground is set in a fir and pine forest offering shade during the warm summer months. Situated at 5,500 feet in elevation, the campground is settled along a small creek that feeds into Bucks Lake.

Nearby Attractions

The nearby Bucks Lake Lodge has a bar, restaurant and store offering fishing supplies and groceries.

Camp site features

Across 19 camp sites:

  • Picnic table: all 19 sites
  • Pets allowed: all 19 sites
  • Longest RV: 39 ft
  • Largest party: 8 people
  • Equipment: Tent

Services within 25 miles · OpenStreetMap

Nearest dump station: 12.6 mi · Pioneer RV Park

Directions

Physical Address: 14551 Bucks Lake Road, Bucks Lake, California From Quincy: Take Oroville-Quincy Hwy west 15 miles to the campground which will be on your left. If you have a large RV you will need to take Oroville-Quincy Hwy, left onto Big Creek Road, right on Bucks Lake Road, and the campground will be on your right. From Oroville: Take Oroville-Quincy Hwy 162 East. Left on Bucks Lake Road and campground will be on your right.

Stay Limit

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

Reviews

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Elizabeth F
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Reviewed 2 months ago
It is a nice campground for the usual campers. It is tight with trailers and would be nicer if most of the down trees and stumps were removed to open it up. It is tight where the only 3 equestrian sites are and there are no corrals. Had to use 200 foot of hose to water and they have no manure bins. Only a small group of riders can use the campground at a time. Would be nice if all 10 of the upper sites can have horses. Need more water access, tree clearing, grading of parking spots and gravel. But the trails are fairly well maintained and have a couple loops nearby. The vault toilet definitely needed to be emptied.
Suzie P
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Reviewed 3 months ago
The campground itself was ok, nice space.. but wish we would have taken a rake to clear the site up, was very disappointed (mad) we paid $32 a night and didn’t have water for 3 days, the bathrooms were totally disgusting and filthy ran out of toilet paper so we had to start bringing our own toilet paper in. How can you charge $32 a night with no camp host or send someone in to at least clean the bathrooms!!! We will never stay there again. Oh I have been camping at bucks lake all my life 68 years
Rick F
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Reviewed 5 months ago
Great place. Our campsite was away from others. Quite, level, reasonable price.
Mary M
Loop:B
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Reviewed a year ago
The campground is very nice, with corrals and restrooms etc. The trails were not cleared and there were alot of trees down. Beautiful area.
Zenda B
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Reviewed a year ago
Normally we have a wonderful time, but, this time not so much. The Plumas NF patrol agent was very rude and unprofessional. She was rude and aggressive. We understand the no camp fire rules, but she chose to talk to us rudely. Then she taped a note to our visitors car window with duct tape in the heat of the day, which was in his vision line of sight on his brand new car. He came up to visit and go swimming for the day, but she assumed he was camping with us. We stayed here several times this year because, we really loved the spot. It’s close to the lake and nice hiking trails. We will go back again and pray we don’t have too deal with that lady again.
Robert B
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Reviewed a year ago
The campground was clean, quiet and well maintained. Other than no bear box at our particular camp site everything was about as good as it could get.
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Peak season

May 22, 2027 – Sep 27, 2027

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Peak season

May 22, 2028 – Sep 27, 2028

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