Plumas National Forest

Reviews

Plumas National Forest campgrounds are widely appreciated for their beautiful natural settings, spacious and often shaded campsites near lakes and rivers, and friendly, helpful camp hosts. Clean and well-maintained restrooms are commonly noted, along with peaceful environments favored by families and pet owners. Popular activities include hiking, fishing, swimming, and boating. However, recurring challenges include noise disturbances from trains and inconsiderate campers, maintenance issues with roads and facilities, limited or unreliable potable water and showers, bear activity with insufficient food storage options, and frustrations related to reservation systems and enforcement of regulations.

Beautiful natural scenery with lakes and trails

Friendly and helpful camp hosts

Clean and well-maintained restrooms and campsites

Spacious, shaded sites suitable for families and pets

Peaceful and quiet environment ideal for relaxation

Noise disturbances from trains and other campers

Limited or unreliable potable water and shower facilities

Maintenance issues including broken roads and restrooms

Frequent bear activity and lack of adequate food storage

Reservation system frustrations and inconsistent rule enforcement

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Don B

Campground:Gold Lake 4 X 4 Campground

Loop:Gold Lake 4X4

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Reviewed 14 days ago

What a wonderful place to get away before wheel drive trail was perfect not too hard. The campsite was clean. The lake was gorgeous and caught to rainbow trout first thing in the morning. Great place for anybody to go with a four-wheel-drive.

Gary C

Campground:Crocker Guard Station

Loop:Crocker Guard Station

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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.

Marie R

Campground:Crocker Campground

Loop:Crocker

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Reviewed a month ago

it’s not great visually but VERY quiet!! bathrooms clean!!

Barbara K

Campground:Lakes Basin

Loop:Fam

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Reviewed a month ago

no public review

Agustin M

Campground:Gold Lake 4 X 4 Campground

Loop:Gold Lake 4X4

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Reviewed a month ago

The bench in out site was really old and broken with two legs sitting on rocks. Another site looked the same. Also, most sites said were reserved online but whole time we were there most of them were not ocupied. Why do this? Bear box was good. Please make all of them available.

Scott H

Campground:Frenchman

Loop:Fren

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Reviewed a month ago

Lovely campground and Lake. The campground wasn't very big which is just fine by us! The camp host was very nice and helpful. The lake and Marina were well kept and beautiful to boat and kayak on..You have to go early before the wind picks up if you want a smooth Kayak ride!!

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