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Lone Rock Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 40.19198, -120.61396
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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 Lone Rock Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,016 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Lone Rock CampgroundNIFC · 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 Lone Rock Campground · Plumas National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater9 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- @Mail14 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- OOutfitter24 mi
- DDump27 mi
- ShShower39 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 9 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Lone Rock Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,016 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
40.19198, -120.61396
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Lone Rock Campground · Plumas National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLone Rock Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townJanesville · ~8.7 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.0 mi
- FuelChevron · ~9.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~26.7 mi
- GroceriesJohnstonville Market · ~13.4 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~15.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicBanner Lassen Medical Center · ~16.9 mi
- HardwarePayless Building Supply · ~14.3 mi
EV charging — from Lone Rock Campground · Plumas National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger16.7 mi straight-line N — Susanville, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · 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 · 3 within 50 · 136 within 100 · 364 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS27.7 mi — Caboose Park - Portola, Portola
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO61.1 mi — DC CORRIDOR LUCKYS SS DC2, Soda Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)16.7 mi — DMND MTN CSO DIAMOND MT1, Susanville, 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 — Red Lion Inn & Suites Susanville - Tesla Destination, Susanville, 14.9 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — Susanville Ford, Susanville, 13.1 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily · 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 196523 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Lone Rock Campground · Plumas National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLone Rock (Family Cg) · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBoulder Creek (Family Cg) · ~0.3 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAntelope Dam Kiosk (Interp. Site) · ~0.9 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLost Cove Boat Ramp · ~1.3 mi E · USFS
Open Lone Rock Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Lone Rock Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Boulder Creek Campground~0.3 mi
- Long Point Campground~1.8 mi
- Long Point Group Campground~2.1 mi · fee
- Long Point (Group Cg)~2.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Lone Rock Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Lone Rock Campground are set by Plumas National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Lone Rock Campground
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Lone Rock Campground
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 — Lone Rock Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →How to read this page →All field notes →
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