Places to Camp

Lakes Basin

Places to stay in the
Lakes Basin Area

Welcome to the Lakes Basin Area camping page of Plumas County, California. 

Please scroll down the page to view the U.S. Forest Service campgrounds in the Lakes Basin Recreation Area.  See all Plumas County camping.
 


To reserve a US Forest Service Campground, call 877-444-6777 
or go to www.recreation.gov

Plumas National Forest

Lakes Basin
8 miles south of Graeagle on Gold Lake Road off Highway 89
Fee, 24 family sites, one double site, flush toilets, piped water, Can reserve
Lakes Basin Group Camp
8 miles south of Graeagle on Gold Lake Road off Highway 89
Fee, one group site, 25 people maximum,  Must reserve
Gold Lake 4x4 Camp
4 wheel drive vehicle required
No fee, 16 sites, vault toilets, no piped water, No reservations

 

 





Tahoe National Forest

Berger Campground
2 miles west of Gold Lake Highway on Packer Lake Road
No fee, 10 undesignated sites, small trailers only, purify stream water before use, vault toilets, No reservations
Diablo Camping Area
1 1/2 miles west of Gold Lake Highway on Packer Lake Road
No fee, 20 undesignated sites, trailers ok, purify stream water before use, vault toilets, No reservations
Packsaddle Camping Area
2 1/2 miles west of Gold Lake Highway on Packer Lake Road
15 sites, trailers ok, purify stream water before use, vault toilets, horses welcome, corrals for livestock, No reservations
Salmon Creek Campground
2 miles north of Bassett's on Gold Lake Highway near Salmon Creek
Fee, 31 sites, trailers ok, piped water, vault toilets, No reservations
Sardine Campground
1/2 mile southwest of Gold Lake Highway on Sardine Lake Road
Fee, 29 sites, trailers ok, piped water, vault toilets, No reservations
Snag Lake Campground
5 miles north of Bassett's on Gold Lake Road adjacent to Snag Lake
No fee, 16 undesignated sites, small trailers only, purify lake water before use, vault toilets, No
reservations

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