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Spanish Creek Group (Group)
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 40.02824, -120.96548
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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 Spanish Creek Group (Group)
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,168 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Spanish Creek Group (Group)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 Spanish Creek Group (Group) · Plumas National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail5 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- RxPharmacy6 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- EVEV fast charger6 mi
- LLaundry7 mi
- OOutfitter7 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- WWater17 mi
- ShShower31 mi
- DDump37 mi
- AAir-up47 mi
- PPropane50 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Spanish Creek Group (Group)
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,168 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
40.02824, -120.96548
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Spanish Creek Group (Group) · Plumas National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townKeddie · ~1.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~6.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesTwain General Store · ~5.6 mi
- PharmacyQuincy Pharmacy · ~6.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicGreenville Rancheria Medical and Dental Clinic · ~7.8 mi
- HardwareAmerican Valley Hardware · ~6.5 mi
EV charging — from Spanish Creek Group (Group) · Plumas National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger6.5 mi straight-line S — 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 · 8 within 50 · 207 within 100 · 472 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS30.4 mi — Caboose Park - Portola, Portola
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO39.8 mi — Town of Paradise - 230 Pearson, Paradise
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)6.4 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 Spanish Creek Group (Group) · Plumas National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSpanish Creek Group (Group) · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSpanish Creek (Family Cg) · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMt Hough Trailhead · ~4.3 mi E · USFS
- Flush restroomHallsted (Family Cg) · ~5.8 mi W · USFS
Open Spanish Creek Group (Group) elsewhere
Other camps near Spanish Creek Group (Group)
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Spanish Creek (Family Cg)~0.1 mi · fee
- Snake Lake (Family Cg)~4.6 mi · fee
- Hallsted (Family Cg)~5.8 mi · fee
- Meadow Camp~7.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Spanish Creek Group (Group)
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Spanish Creek Group (Group) are set by Plumas National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Spanish Creek Group (Group)
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 2026-08-20: $80 per night -- this is a GROUP site, not a single site. The forest's own page leaves its fee block empty; recreation.gov prices the group loop at $80 for the 2026-05-22 to 2026-09-06 season (single sites at the same campground are $35). Source: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234382.
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 Spanish Creek Group (Group)
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 — Spanish Creek Group (Group)
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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