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Portola, California

52 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Portola in Plumas County: 52 Forest Service.

52
federal places to camp
52 Forest Service
4.6 mi
to the nearest one
Grizzly
6,751 ft
at the highest of them
Lakes Basin. The lowest, Spanish Creek Campground, sits at 3,188 ft
1,318
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 80 feet

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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 Portola, nearest first

52 places

  1. Grizzly Forest Service · Plumas National Forest · Plumas County 4.6 miaway 5,871 ftelevation 29sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Grasshopper Flat Forest Service · Plumas National Forest · Plumas County 4.8 miaway 5,831 ftelevation 67sites 54 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Crocker Campground Forest Service · Plumas National Forest · Plumas County 5.6 miaway 5,733 ftelevation 9sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Crocker Guard Station cabin or lookout Forest Service · Plumas National Forest · Plumas County 5.7 miaway 5,700 ftelevation 1site 24 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Lightning Tree Forest Service · Plumas National Forest · Plumas County 7.5 miaway 5,794 ftelevation 39sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Calpine Lookout cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tahoe National Forest · Sierra County 9.8 miaway 5,980 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Cottonwood Forest Service · Plumas National Forest · Plumas County 13.4 miaway 6,078 ftelevation 14sites 67 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Gold Lake Campground Forest Service · Plumas National Forest · Sierra County 13.5 miaway 6,463 ftelevation 37sites 2 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Chapman Forest Service · Tahoe National Forest · Sierra County 13.7 miaway 5,852 ftelevation 25sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Sierra Forest Service · Tahoe National Forest · Sierra County 13.8 miaway 5,696 ftelevation 16sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Yuba Pass Campground Forest Service · Tahoe National Forest · Sierra County 14.2 miaway 6,707 ftelevation 20sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. Lakes Basin Forest Service · Plumas National Forest · Sierra County 14.4 miaway 6,751 ftelevation 11sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  13. Gold Lake 4 X 4 Campground Forest Service · Plumas National Forest · Sierra County 14.5 miaway 6,400 ftelevation 13sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  14. Salmon Creek Forest Service · Tahoe National Forest · Sierra County 15.5 miaway 5,717 ftelevation 29sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  15. Diablo Forest Service · Tahoe National Forest · Sierra County 15.6 miaway 5,880 ftelevation 19sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  16. Sardine Lake Forest Service · Tahoe National Forest · Sierra County 15.8 miaway 5,735 ftelevation 26sites 48 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  17. Berger Forest Service · Tahoe National Forest · Sierra County 16.1 miaway 5,900 ftelevation 9sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  18. Frenchman Forest Service · Plumas National Forest · Plumas County 16.2 miaway 5,633 ftelevation 38sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  19. Packsaddle Forest Service · Tahoe National Forest · Sierra County 16.4 miaway 6,111 ftelevation 16sites 51 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  20. Chilcoot Forest Service · Plumas National Forest · Plumas County 16.6 miaway 5,113 ftelevation 35sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  21. Spring Creek Forest Service · Plumas National Forest · Plumas County 16.6 miaway 5,631 ftelevation 34sites 1 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  22. Big Cove Forest Service · Plumas National Forest · Plumas County 17 miaway 5,622 ftelevation 39sites 70 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  23. Wild Plum Forest Service · Tahoe National Forest · Sierra County 18.8 miaway 4,392 ftelevation 47sites 43 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  24. Loganville Forest Service · Tahoe National Forest · Sierra County 20.3 miaway 4,006 ftelevation 19sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  25. Meadow View Family Campground Forest Service · Plumas National Forest · Plumas County 20.3 miaway 6,065 ftelevation 6sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  26. Cottonwood Creek Forest Service · Tahoe National Forest · Sierra County 20.5 miaway 5,643 ftelevation 48sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  27. Cold Creek Forest Service · Tahoe National Forest · Sierra County 21 miaway 5,684 ftelevation 13sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  28. Black Mountain Lookout cabin or lookout Forest Service · Plumas National Forest · Lassen County 21.9 miaway 7,065 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  29. Pass Creek Campground Forest Service · Tahoe National Forest · Sierra County 22.1 miaway 6,050 ftelevation 30sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  30. East Meadow Campground Forest Service · Tahoe National Forest · Sierra County 22.3 miaway 6,107 ftelevation 44sites 48 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  31. Union Flat Forest Service · Tahoe National Forest · Sierra County 22.6 miaway 3,378 ftelevation 11sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  32. Laufman Family Campground Forest Service · Plumas National Forest · Lassen County 22.8 miaway 5,029 ftelevation 6sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  33. Little Lasier Meadows Campground Forest Service · Tahoe National Forest · Sierra County 22.9 miaway 6,511 ftelevation 11sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  34. Fir Top Campground Forest Service · Tahoe National Forest · Nevada County 23.5 miaway 6,081 ftelevation 12sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  35. Woodcamp Campground Forest Service · Tahoe National Forest · Nevada County 23.5 miaway 6,098 ftelevation 20sites 42 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  36. Findley Campground Forest Service · Tahoe National Forest · Nevada County 23.6 miaway 6,182 ftelevation 14sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  37. Sardine Peak Lookout cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tahoe National Forest · Sierra County 24.7 miaway 8,138 ftelevation 1site 15 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  38. Long Point Forest Service · Plumas National Forest · Plumas County 25.3 miaway 5,000 ftelevation 35sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  39. Upper Little Truckee Forest Service · Tahoe National Forest · Sierra County 25.8 miaway 6,200 ftelevation 22sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  40. Boulder Creek Forest Service · Plumas National Forest · Plumas County 26.1 miaway 5,000 ftelevation 42sites 51 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  41. Horse Campground horse camp Forest Service · Plumas National Forest · Plumas County 26.1 miaway 5,485 ftelevation 10sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  42. Red Feather California Forest Service · Plumas National Forest · Plumas County 26.1 miaway 5,485 ftelevation 59sites 20 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  43. Running Deer Campground Forest Service · Plumas National Forest · Plumas County 26.1 miaway 5,485 ftelevation 41sites 33 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  44. Lower Little Truckee Forest Service · Tahoe National Forest · Sierra County 26.4 miaway 6,100 ftelevation 15sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  45. Lookout Campground cabin or lookout Forest Service · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters · Sierra County 26.7 miaway 6,770 ftelevation 18sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  46. Lone Rock Forest Service · Plumas National Forest · Plumas County 27 miaway 5,000 ftelevation 85sites 53 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  47. Little Beaver a Campground Forest Service · Plumas National Forest · Plumas County 27.7 miaway 5,307 ftelevation 119sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  48. Wyandotte a Campground Forest Service · Plumas National Forest · Plumas County 27.7 miaway 5,100 ftelevation 28sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  49. Meadow Lake Shoreline Campground Forest Service · Tahoe National Forest · Nevada County 27.9 miaway 7,299 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  50. Sagehen Creek Campground Forest Service · Tahoe National Forest · Nevada County 29.1 miaway 6,500 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  51. Deanes Valley Family Cg (CA) Plumas Nf Forest Service · Plumas National Forest · Plumas County 29.6 miaway 4,322 ftelevation 7sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  52. Spanish Creek Campground Forest Service · Plumas National Forest · Plumas County 29.6 miaway 3,188 ftelevation 27sites 72 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov

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