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Queen Lily (Family Cg)
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 40.04581, -121.21811
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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 Queen Lily (Family Cg)
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,456 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Queen Lily (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 Queen Lily (Family Cg) · Plumas National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery8 mi
- WWater12 mi
- FFuel16 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- @Mail16 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- HHardware17 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- OOutfitter18 mi
- ShShower24 mi
- PPropane38 mi
- DDump38 mi
- AAir-up39 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 — Queen Lily (Family Cg)
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,456 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
40.04581, -121.21811
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Queen Lily (Family Cg) · Plumas National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townBelden · ~3.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- Fuel76 · ~15.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesTwain General Store · ~8.0 mi
- PharmacyQuincy Pharmacy · ~16.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicGreenville Rancheria Medical and Dental Clinic · ~15.6 mi
- HardwareAmerican Valley Hardware · ~16.7 mi
EV charging — from Queen Lily (Family Cg) · Plumas National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger16.7 mi straight-line SE — 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 · 13 within 50 · 209 within 100 · 503 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS29.5 mi — Town of Paradise - 230 Pearson, Paradise
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO29.5 mi — Town of Paradise - 230 Pearson, Paradise
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)16.1 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 Queen Lily (Family Cg) · Plumas National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomQueen Lily (Family Cg) · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomNorth Fork (Family Cg) · ~0.4 mi S · USFS
- Flush restroomGansner Bar (Family Cg) · ~1.8 mi S · USFS
- Flush restroomHallsted (Family Cg) · ~7.9 mi E · USFS
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Other camps near Queen Lily (Family Cg)
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- North Fork (Family Cg)~0.4 mi · fee
- Gansner Bar (Family Cg)~1.8 mi · fee
- Yellow Creek~5.7 mi
- Silver Lake (Family Cg)~7.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Queen Lily (Family Cg)
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Queen Lily (Family Cg) are set by Plumas National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Queen Lily (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
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: $31 per night, single site. Reservable on recreation.gov; first come, first served sites can be paid on site with the recreation.gov app's Scan and Pay. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/plumas/recreation/queen-lily-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 Queen Lily (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 — Queen Lily (Family Cg)
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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