Agency-listedUSFSFree
Grizzly Forebay (Family Cg)
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.89097, -121.28974
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Grizzly Forebay (Family Cg)
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,389 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Grizzly Forebay (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 Grizzly Forebay (Family Cg) · Plumas National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery15 mi
- WWater15 mi
- @Mail16 mi
- HHardware17 mi
- FFuel17 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- MMechanic19 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- OOutfitter20 mi
- +Urgent care21 mi
- AAir-up29 mi
- PPropane30 mi
- ShShower34 mi
- DDump46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 15 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 — Grizzly Forebay (Family Cg)
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,389 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
39.89097, -121.28974
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Grizzly Forebay (Family Cg) · Plumas National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureGrizzly Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townStorrie · ~2.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelCanyon Lakes Market · ~17.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesCaribou Crossroads · ~9.2 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~29.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicAdventist Health Feather River · ~17.5 mi
- HardwareYankee Hill Hardware · ~16.9 mi
EV charging — from Grizzly Forebay (Family Cg) · Plumas National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.0 mi straight-line E — 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 reach2 within 25 mi · 20 within 50 · 283 within 100 · 591 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS20.1 mi — Town of Paradise - 230 Pearson, Paradise
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO20.1 mi — Town of Paradise - 230 Pearson, Paradise
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.3 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 Grizzly Forebay (Family Cg) · Plumas National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHutchins (Group Cg) · ~4.6 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletIndian Rocks (Day Use) · ~4.6 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGrizzly Creek (Family Cg) · ~4.7 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSundew (Family Cg) · ~4.7 mi E · USFS
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Other camps near Grizzly Forebay (Family Cg)
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lower Bucks (Family Cg)~4.3 mi · fee
- Hutchins (Group Cg)~4.6 mi · fee
- Grizzly Creek (Family Cg)~4.7 mi · fee
- Sundew (Family Cg)~4.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Grizzly Forebay (Family Cg)
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Grizzly Forebay (Family Cg) are set by Plumas National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Grizzly Forebay (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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Grizzly Forebay (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 — Grizzly Forebay (Family Cg)
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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