itOpened Guides · Plumas National Forest
How to actually get a site at Grasshopper Flat — the verified facts, the release reality, and the cancellation route in.
Watch it with itOpened
Proof, from our own scanners: 673 confirmed openings across 34 campgrounds since Oct 29, 2026 — each one re-verified before logging. See the live cancellation index.
Watch Grasshopper FlatFree to start. We never book, hold, or resell — you book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. Fees pay for monitoring; openings are first-come and cannot be guaranteed.
Overview Grasshopper Flat Campground (5,886 feet) is one of three family campgrounds located in the Lake Davis Recreation Area. Campground loops around in the hills overlooking the lake providing most campsites with sweeping views of the lake's crystal blue water. Pine forest gives most campsites plenty of afternoon shade. A boat ramp and RV dump station are nearby. A trailhead for 7 mile long Lake Davis Trail is less than half a mile away. Recreation In addition to camping, the area offers a wide variety of popular water-related activities, including fishing, boating and swimming.
| Total sites | 71 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Standard, Group |
| Site mix (directory count) | Standard 66 · Group 1 |
| Area | Plumas National Forest |
| Managed by | USDA Forest Service |
| Nearest community | BLAIRSDEN, CA |
| Activities | Biking, Birding, Boating, Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Photography, Sailboarding, Sailing, Swimming Site |
| Directory phone | 530-836-2575 |
| Official listing | Recreation.gov campground page |
| Book through | Recreation.gov |
Grasshopper Flat is reserved through Recreation.gov, on the release pattern stated in its official listing. In demand, reservable sites are claimed within minutes of each release — which is why the campground reads as sold out for most of the year, and why the realistic route in is rarely the release itself.
Sites booked months ahead get cancelled as trips fall through, and each cancellation returns its nights to the official calendar instantly — first-come, no waitlist, no announcement. itOpened scans the Recreation.gov calendar for Grasshopper Flat around the clock; when a site matching your dates and vehicle opens, you get a text with a direct link, and you book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell. The mechanics are the same ones documented in how campsite cancellations actually work.
Watch more than one calendar. These nearby or same-area campgrounds take the same trip — and their cancellations are independent chances:
| Little Beaver A Campground | 119 sites · same area |
|---|---|
| Lone Rock (Ca) | 87 sites · same area |
| Big Cove (Plumas National Forest, CA) | 67 sites · same area |
| Frenchman | 65 sites · same area |
| Red Feather California | 59 sites · same area |
Full directory facts and sibling campgrounds: Grasshopper Flat campground page · Plumas National Forest park page.
Watch it with itOpened
Proof, from our own scanners: 673 confirmed openings across 34 campgrounds since Oct 29, 2026 — each one re-verified before logging. See the live cancellation index.
Watch Grasshopper FlatFree to start. We never book, hold, or resell — you book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. Fees pay for monitoring; openings are first-come and cannot be guaranteed.
Every figure in this article traces to one of the sources above. If a number isn't sourced, we don't print it.
Last updated 2026-10-30.