Agency-listedUSFSFee
Sly Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.58501, -121.11801
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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 Sly Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,552 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Sly CreekNIFC · 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 Sly Creek · Plumas National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail9 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- ShShower16 mi
- WWater20 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- OOutfitter24 mi
- AAir-up24 mi
- MMechanic24 mi
- EVEV fast charger24 mi
- RxPharmacy25 mi
- LLaundry25 mi
- DDump29 mi
- PPropane38 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Sly Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,552 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
39.58501, -121.11801
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Sly Creek · Plumas National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townClipper Mills · ~4.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~9.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~29.1 mi
- GroceriesLa Porte General Store · ~9.8 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~24.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicCamp Nurse · ~19.6 mi
- HardwareSierra Hardware · ~15.5 mi
EV charging — from Sly Creek · Plumas National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger24.4 mi straight-line S — CEC CORRIDOR GRASSVALLEY DC2, Grass Valley, CA · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 43 within 50 · 325 within 100 · 790 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)24.4 mi — CEC CORRIDOR GRASSVALLEY DC1, Grass Valley
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.5 mi — Expanding Light, Nevada City, CA (at an inn) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Downieville River Inn & Resort - Tesla Destination, Downieville, 15.4 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas 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 201220 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Sly Creek · Plumas National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletStrawberry Car Top Launch · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletStrawberry · ~1.5 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCarlton · ~7.8 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCal Ida · ~7.8 mi SE · USFS
Open Sly Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Sly Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Strawberry~1.5 mi · fee
- Golden Trout Crossing~2.5 mi · fee
- Brandy City~5.8 mi
- Oak Valley~5.9 mi
The unit that manages Sly Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Sly Creek are set by Plumas National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Sly Creek
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 2026-08-22: $20 per site. That single line is the whole of the forest's fee block -- Plumas publishes no double-site rate and no extra-vehicle fee for this campground. Federal Recreation Passes are honored. Feather River Ranger District. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/plumas/recreation/sly-creek-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 Sly Creek
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 — Sly Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →How to read this page →All field notes →
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