Plumas National Forest · California
Overview Running Deer Campground is located on the eastern shore of the Little Grass Valley Reservoir, giving visitors ample opportunity to fish, swim, boat and enjoy nature. It is one of eight campgrounds in the area, providing access to a beautiful mountain lake and various hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding trails that meander through the scenic hills and valleys. Recreation The 1,615-acre lake provides ample opportunities for visitors to fish, boat, swim and water ski.
Sites at Running Deer Campground are reserved through Recreation.gov. Sites here can be reserved in advance through the official system, and they are claimed fast — cancellations then trickle back all season, unannounced, at any hour of the day or night.
| Total sites | 41 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Standard |
| Location | La Porte, CA |
| Book through | Recreation.gov |
| Official listing | Recreation.gov |
Because sites are booked months ahead, a steady share of reservations get cancelled as trips fall through. Each cancellation instantly returns that site and those nights to the official calendar — first-come, first-served, no waitlist, no announcement. Refreshing the booking page yourself, every few minutes for weeks, works in theory. In practice, the people who get these sites are the ones who hear about the opening first.
itOpened scans the Recreation.gov calendar for Running Deer Campground around the clock. When a site matching your dates and your vehicle opens, you get a text with a direct link to it. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell — your fee pays for monitoring, and openings are first-come, so speed is the whole game.
| Little Beaver A Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
|---|---|
| Lone Rock (Ca) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Grasshopper Flat | Cancellation alerts available |
| Big Cove (Plumas National Forest, CA) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Frenchman | Cancellation alerts available |
| Red Feather California | Cancellation alerts available |
| Grizzly | Cancellation alerts available |
| Spring Creek | Cancellation alerts available |
| Boulder Creek (Ca) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Chilcoot | Cancellation alerts available |
| Lightning Tree | Cancellation alerts available |
| Gold Lake Campground (CA) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Long Point (Ca) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Wyandotte A Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Spanish Creek Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Cottonwood (Ca) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Lakes Basin | Cancellation alerts available |
| North Fork Campground (Plumas) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Sundew Campground (CA) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Snake Lake Campground and Equestrian Camp | Cancellation alerts available |
| Hallsted | Cancellation alerts available |
| Greenville Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Whitehorse Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Gansner Bar Campground (CA) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Gold Lake 4 X 4 Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Silver Lake Campground (Plumas National Forest, CA) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Queen Lily Campground (Plumas) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Deanes Valley Family Cg (CA) Plumas Nf | Cancellation alerts available |
| Grizzly Creek Campground (CA) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Mill Creek Campground (Plumas) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Horse Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Meadow Camp Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Rock Creek Campground (CA) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Crocker Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Laufman Family Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Meadow View Family Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Hutchins | Cancellation alerts available |
| Black Mountain Lookout | Cancellation alerts available |
| Crocker Guard Station | Cancellation alerts available |
Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for Running Deer Campground; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.