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Long Point (Group Cg)
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 40.18030, -120.57511
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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 Long Point (Group Cg)
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,997 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Long Point (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 Long Point (Group Cg) · Plumas National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater8 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- @Mail16 mi
- LLaundry16 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- OOutfitter25 mi
- DDump28 mi
- ShShower41 mi
- AAir-up58 mi
- PPropane58 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — Long Point (Group Cg)
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,997 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
40.18030, -120.57511
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Long Point (Group Cg) · Plumas National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townJanesville · ~9.5 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~7.8 mi
- FuelChevron · ~8.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~28.3 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~8.5 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~16.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicDiamond View VA Clinic · ~15.8 mi
- HardwarePayless Building Supply · ~15.3 mi
EV charging — from Long Point (Group Cg) · Plumas National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger17.9 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 reach1 within 25 mi · 3 within 50 · 136 within 100 · 357 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS26.4 mi — Caboose Park - Portola, Portola
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO60.3 mi — DC CORRIDOR LUCKYS SS DC2, Soda Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.8 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, 15.9 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — Susanville Ford, Susanville, 13.9 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 Long Point (Group Cg) · Plumas National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLong Point (Group Cg) · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLong Point (Family Cg) · ~0.3 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLost Cove Boat Ramp · ~0.9 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAntelope Dam Kiosk (Interp. Site) · ~1.7 mi W · USFS
Open Long Point (Group Cg) elsewhere
Other camps near Long Point (Group Cg)
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Long Point Group Campground~0.2 mi · fee
- Long Point Campground~0.5 mi
- Lone Rock Campground~2.2 mi
- Boulder Creek Campground~2.4 mi
The unit that manages Long Point (Group Cg)
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Long Point (Group Cg) are set by Plumas National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Long Point (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 2026-08-23: $85 per night for the GROUP site -- that is this record, and it buys the whole group unit, not one site. Long Point's group and family campgrounds are separate sites about 0.3 mi apart that Plumas documents on one shared page; the same page prices the neighbouring FAMILY campground at $36 single and $67 double, which is not what this pin is. The Forest Service recreation-sites database carries the same $85 for this exact site. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/plumas/recreation/long-point-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 Long Point (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 — Long Point (Group Cg)
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