A gray 4x4 Sprinter with a roof rack on a two-track through a wildflower meadow, cloud sitting on the mountains behind.

Camping near

Paradise, California

11 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Paradise in Butte County: 11 Forest Service.

11
federal places to camp
11 Forest Service
22.6 mi
to the nearest one
Butte Meadows Campground
6,000 ft
at the highest of them
Silver Lake Campground. The lowest, Gansner Bar Campground, sits at 2,312 ft
126
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 39 feet

Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.

Map layers

Layers
Base map
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Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Within 30 miles of Paradise, nearest first

11 places

  1. Butte Meadows Campground Forest Service · Lassen National Forest · Butte County 22.6 miaway 4,308 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  2. Grizzly Creek Campground Forest Service · Plumas National Forest · Plumas County 22.6 miaway 5,500 ftelevation 11sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Hutchins group campground Forest Service · Plumas National Forest · Plumas County 23.4 miaway 5,000 ftelevation 3sites 27 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Sundew Campground Forest Service · Plumas National Forest · Plumas County 23.7 miaway 5,500 ftelevation 21sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Mill Creek Campground (Plumas) Forest Service · Plumas National Forest · Plumas County 24.8 miaway 5,500 ftelevation 10sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Whitehorse Campground Forest Service · Plumas National Forest · Plumas County 26.4 miaway 5,500 ftelevation 19sites 39 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Rock Creek Campground Forest Service · Plumas National Forest · Plumas County 27 miaway 5,787 ftelevation 6sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Gansner Bar Campground Forest Service · Plumas National Forest · Plumas County 27.4 miaway 2,312 ftelevation 14sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. North Fork Campground (Plumas) Forest Service · Plumas National Forest · Plumas County 28.5 miaway 2,421 ftelevation 21sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Silver Lake Campground Forest Service · Plumas National Forest · Plumas County 28.7 miaway 6,000 ftelevation 9sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Queen Lily Campground (Plumas) Forest Service · Plumas National Forest · Plumas County 28.8 miaway 2,456 ftelevation 12sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov