Agency-listedUSFSFee
Lakes Basin Group Cg.
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.70504, -120.65979
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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 Lakes Basin Group Cg.
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,313 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Lakes Basin Group 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 Lakes Basin Group Cg. · Plumas National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel5 mi
- MMechanic5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- WWater10 mi
- ShShower10 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- OOutfitter21 mi
- RxPharmacy22 mi
- DDump27 mi
- +Urgent care32 mi
- PPropane36 mi
- AAir-up40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 5 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 — Lakes Basin Group Cg.
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,313 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
39.70504, -120.65979
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Lakes Basin Group Cg. · Plumas National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townGraeagle · ~3.4 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~9.6 mi
- FuelChevron · ~4.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~26.9 mi
- GroceriesBassett's Station General Store · ~7.0 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~21.7 mi
- HardwareMountain Hardware & Sports · ~5.7 mi
EV charging — from Lakes Basin Group Cg. · Plumas National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.3 mi straight-line NE — Caboose Park - Portola (at a public site) · EVRANGE · CCS · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 33 within 50 · 281 within 100 · 584 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)21.7 mi — Quincy, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Quincy
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO28.1 mi — DC CORRIDOR LUCKYS SS DC2, Soda Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)22.2 mi — DAME SHIRLEY DSP-EAST, Quincy, CA · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Whitehawk Lodge and Golf - Tesla Destination, Clio, 6.1 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 357432 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Lakes Basin Group Cg. · Plumas National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLakes Basin Group Cg. · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLakes Basin Family Cg. · ~0.4 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFrazier Falls Trailhead · ~0.8 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRound Lake Trailhead · ~0.8 mi S · USFS
Open Lakes Basin Group Cg. elsewhere
Other camps near Lakes Basin Group Cg.
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lakes Basin Family Cg.~0.4 mi · fee
- Crocker Family Cg.~1.5 mi
- Cottonwood Springs Family Cg.~1.8 mi · fee
- Goose Lake Campground~2.3 mi
The unit that manages Lakes Basin Group Cg.
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Lakes Basin Group Cg. are set by Plumas National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Lakes Basin Group 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: $80 per night -- this is a GROUP (nonelectric) site, not a single site. Senior and Access passes are honored for single campsites only, so they do not discount this one. Beckwourth Ranger District, 530-836-2575. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/plumas/recreation/lakes-basin-group-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 Lakes Basin Group 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 — Lakes Basin Group Cg.
Camping near a reservoir →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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