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Little North Fork (Family Cg)
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.78200, -121.25901
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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 Little North Fork (Family Cg)
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,871 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Little North Fork (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 Little North Fork (Family Cg) · Plumas National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- HHardware14 mi
- @Mail14 mi
- FFuel15 mi
- GGrocery16 mi
- WWater17 mi
- EVEV fast charger20 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- LLaundry21 mi
- OOutfitter21 mi
- AAir-up24 mi
- ShShower29 mi
- PPropane31 mi
- DDump39 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 — Little North Fork (Family Cg)
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,871 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
39.78200, -121.25901
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Little North Fork (Family Cg) · Plumas National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townBucks Lake · ~7.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelCanyon Lakes Market · ~14.8 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~30.6 mi
- GroceriesLa Porte General Store · ~16.2 mi
- PharmacyQuincy Pharmacy · ~19.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~20.3 mi
- HardwareYankee Hill Hardware · ~14.3 mi
EV charging — from Little North Fork (Family Cg) · Plumas National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.5 mi straight-line W — Town of Paradise - 230 Pearson · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, 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 · 21 within 50 · 309 within 100 · 691 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)20.2 mi — Quincy, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Quincy
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)19.5 mi — Town of Paradise - 230 Pearson · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — SWTCH Energy, Paradise, 19.2 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; For employee use 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 333168 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Little North Fork (Family Cg) · Plumas National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletGrizzly Creek (Family Cg) · ~6.5 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBucks Kiosk · ~6.8 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletIndian Rocks (Day Use) · ~7.9 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSundew (Family Cg) · ~8.7 mi N · USFS
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Other camps near Little North Fork (Family Cg)
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Rogers Cow Camp (Family Cg)~2.9 mi
- Hanson Camp (Cua)~4.3 mi
- Milsap Bar (Family Cg)~5.1 mi
- Grizzly Creek (Family Cg)~6.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Little North Fork (Family Cg)
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Little North Fork (Family Cg) are set by Plumas National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Little North Fork (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 Little North Fork (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 — Little North Fork (Family Cg)
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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