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Black Rock Tent(Family Cg)
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.72991, -121.01002
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Black Rock Tent(Family Cg)
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,056 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Black Rock Tent(Family Cg)NIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Black Rock Tent(Family Cg) · Plumas National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- @Mail14 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- EVEV fast charger15 mi
- OOutfitter15 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- WWater22 mi
- ShShower23 mi
- +Urgent care28 mi
- AAir-up32 mi
- DDump36 mi
- PPropane44 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 22-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 4 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Black Rock Tent(Family Cg)
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,056 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
39.72991, -121.01002
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Black Rock Tent(Family Cg) · Plumas National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townLittle Grass Valley · ~2.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~3.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesLa Porte General Store · ~3.5 mi
- PharmacyQuincy Pharmacy · ~14.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicCamp Nurse · ~28.3 mi
- HardwareAmerican Valley Hardware · ~14.8 mi
EV charging — from Black Rock Tent(Family Cg) · Plumas National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger14.9 mi straight-line N — Quincy, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 23 within 50 · 311 within 100 · 679 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS29.2 mi — Caboose Park - Portola, Portola
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO32.6 mi — Town of Paradise - 230 Pearson, Paradise
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.6 mi — DAME SHIRLEY DSP-WEST, Quincy, CA · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 422189 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Black Rock Tent(Family Cg) · Plumas National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBlack Rock Tent(Family Cg) · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBlack Rock (Boating) · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTooms (Boating) · ~1.5 mi E · USFS
- Flush restroomWyandotte (Family Cg) · ~1.5 mi E · USFS
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Other camps near Black Rock Tent(Family Cg)
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Black Rock (Cua)~0.3 mi
- Wyandotte (Family Cg)~1.5 mi · fee
- Tooms Rv Camp~1.5 mi · fee
- Peninsula Tent (Family Cg)~1.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Black Rock Tent(Family Cg)
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Black Rock Tent(Family Cg) are set by Plumas National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Black Rock Tent(Family Cg)
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-20: $23 per site per night -- but read this one with care. Plumas prints BOTH 'No fees are required for this site' AND '$23 per site, per night' inside the same fee block on the same page, and the Forest Service recreation-sites dataset also carries $23. Budget $23 and bring cash for the envelope, but do not be surprised by an unstaffed free campground. Ten first-come, first-served walk-in tent sites; published as Black Rock Campground (our record carries the dataset's 'Black Rock Tent (Family Cg)' spelling), page coordinates 0.16 mi from our pin. Feather River Ranger District, 530-534-6500. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/plumas/recreation/black-rock-campground.
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Black Rock Tent(Family Cg)
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Black Rock Tent(Family Cg)
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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