Plumas National Forest campsites, sold out? Here's how spots come back.

How booking at Plumas National Forest works

Reservations for Plumas National Forest are made through Recreation.gov. In peak season, the most popular campgrounds are typically claimed within minutes of each release — which is why the park reads as "sold out" for most of the year.

Sold out is not final, though. People book far ahead and plans change, so cancellations return to the official calendar throughout the season — with no announcement, at any hour. A cancelled site is bookable by whoever sees it first.

Booking facts

Managed by	USDA Forest Service
Book through	Recreation.gov
Campgrounds	40
Official listing	Recreation.gov

Campgrounds in Plumas National Forest

Set a watch on the whole park, or go straight to the campground you want — each one has its own availability and cancellation pattern:

Little Beaver A Campground	119 sites
Lone Rock (Ca)	87 sites
Grasshopper Flat	71 sites
Big Cove (Plumas National Forest, CA)	67 sites
Frenchman	65 sites
Red Feather California	59 sites
Grizzly	57 sites
Spring Creek	56 sites
Boulder Creek (Ca)	44 sites
Running Deer Campground	41 sites
Chilcoot	40 sites
Lightning Tree	40 sites
Gold Lake Campground (CA)	38 sites
Long Point (Ca)	36 sites
Wyandotte A Campground	28 sites
Spanish Creek Campground	27 sites
Cottonwood (Ca)	26 sites
Lakes Basin	25 sites
North Fork Campground (Plumas)	22 sites
Sundew Campground (CA)	22 sites
Snake Lake Campground and Equestrian Camp	21 sites
Hallsted	20 sites
Greenville Campground	19 sites
Whitehorse Campground	19 sites
Gansner Bar Campground (CA)	14 sites
Gold Lake 4 X 4 Campground	14 sites
Silver Lake Campground (Plumas National Forest, CA)	13 sites
Queen Lily Campground (Plumas)	12 sites
Deanes Valley Family Cg (CA) Plumas Nf	11 sites
Grizzly Creek Campground (CA)	11 sites
Mill Creek Campground (Plumas)	11 sites
Horse Campground	10 sites
Meadow Camp Campground	10 sites
Rock Creek Campground (CA)	10 sites
Crocker Campground	9 sites
Laufman Family Campground	9 sites
Meadow View Family Campground	9 sites
Hutchins	3 sites
Black Mountain Lookout	1 sites
Crocker Guard Station	1 sites

How ItOpened watches Plumas National Forest

We scan the official Recreation.gov calendar for Plumas National Forest around the clock. The second a site that matches your dates and equipment opens up, you get a text with a direct link to that exact site. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell anything — monitoring is all we do, and it's what your fee pays for. Openings are first-come, so a text beats an email every time.

Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Availability facts come from the official directory listing for Plumas National Forest; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.