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Little Grass Vly Horse Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.74884, -120.96425
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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 Little Grass Vly Horse Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,075 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Little Grass Vly Horse CampNIFC · 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 Little Grass Vly Horse Camp · Plumas National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- RxPharmacy13 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- OOutfitter13 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- EVEV fast charger13 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- WWater20 mi
- ShShower22 mi
- +Urgent care27 mi
- AAir-up35 mi
- DDump35 mi
- PPropane46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 20-mi drive, 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 — Little Grass Vly Horse Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,075 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
39.74884, -120.96425
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Little Grass Vly Horse Camp · Plumas National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townLittle Grass Valley · ~1.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~4.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesLa Porte General Store · ~4.7 mi
- PharmacyQuincy Pharmacy · ~13.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicGreenville Rancheria Medical and Dental Clinic · ~27.1 mi
- HardwareAmerican Valley Hardware · ~13.1 mi
EV charging — from Little Grass Vly Horse Camp · Plumas National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.1 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 · 27 within 50 · 310 within 100 · 643 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS26.6 mi — Caboose Park - Portola, Portola
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO35.0 mi — Town of Paradise - 230 Pearson, Paradise
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.0 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
- 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 Little Grass Vly Horse Camp · Plumas National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomLittle Beaver (Family Cg) · ~1.3 mi S · USFS
- Flush restroomWyandotte (Family Cg) · ~1.9 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTooms (Boating) · ~2.1 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTooms Rv Camp · ~2.1 mi SW · USFS
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Other camps near Little Grass Vly Horse Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Running Deer (Family Cg)~0.7 mi · fee
- Red Feather (Family Cg)~1.1 mi · fee
- Little Beaver (Family Cg)~1.3 mi · fee
- Wyandotte (Family Cg)~1.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Little Grass Vly Horse Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Little Grass Vly Horse Camp are set by Plumas National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Little Grass Vly Horse Camp
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 night, single equestrian site. Plumas publishes no page for it; recreation.gov lists it as 'Horse Campground', the only equestrian campground on Little Grass Valley Reservoir (10 sites), at $23 for the 2026-06-19 to 2026-09-06 season. The recreation.gov point is 1.11 mi from our pin. Source: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233729.
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 Little Grass Vly Horse Camp
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 — Little Grass Vly Horse Camp
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →How to read this page →All field notes →
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