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Meadow Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.93055, -121.04197
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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 Meadow Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,717 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Meadow 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 Meadow Camp · Plumas National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- RxPharmacy5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- EVEV fast charger6 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- LLaundry7 mi
- OOutfitter7 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- WWater21 mi
- ShShower33 mi
- AAir-up39 mi
- PPropane44 mi
- DDump44 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 21-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 — Meadow Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,717 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
39.93055, -121.04197
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Meadow Camp · Plumas National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townMeadow Valley · ~2.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelChevron · ~4.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesChevron · ~4.9 mi
- PharmacyQuincy Pharmacy · ~5.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicGreenville Rancheria Medical and Dental Clinic · ~15.3 mi
- HardwareAmerican Valley Hardware · ~5.6 mi
EV charging — from Meadow Camp · Plumas National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger5.6 mi straight-line E — 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 · 15 within 50 · 273 within 100 · 534 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS31.6 mi — Caboose Park - Portola, Portola
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO33.2 mi — Town of Paradise - 230 Pearson, Paradise
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.9 mi — DAME SHIRLEY DSP-WEST, 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 Meadow Camp · Plumas National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletDeanes Valley (Family Cg) · ~3.0 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBucks Summit (Snowpark) · ~4.6 mi SW · USFS
- Flush restroomHallsted (Family Cg) · ~6.3 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMill Creek (Family Cg) · ~7.8 mi W · USFS
Open Meadow Camp elsewhere
Other camps near Meadow Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Rock Creek (Family Cg)~2.1 mi · fee
- Deanes Valley (Family Cg)~3.0 mi · fee
- Snake Lake (Family Cg)~3.3 mi · fee
- Silver Lake (Family Cg)~5.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Meadow Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Meadow Camp are set by Plumas National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Meadow 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 2026-08-26: $15 per night, single standard non-electric site, first-come first-served. Plumas National Forest's own page declines to publish a number ('For current fee information contact campground management company'), so the $15 is recreation.gov listing 10192102, season 22 May - 30 Sep 2026, for the campground 0.09 mi from our pin. Sources: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10192102 and https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/plumas/recreation/meadow-camp-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 Meadow 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 — Meadow Camp
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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