Mill Creek Campground (Plumas) in CA -- Campground & RV Camping
Mill Creek Campground (Plumas) in CA
CampgroundUSFS
12 mi from Quincy
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Road Access
- Road difficulty 4 of 5: a difficult drive in.
- Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 10%, 100% of it on a shelf.
Campground details
Setting
Mill Creek Campground sits at an elevation of 5,500 feet along the shores of Bucks Lake in the Plumas National Forest. The facility provides 11 non-electric campsites suitable for tents and RVs, each equipped with a picnic table, fire ring, and food storage locker. Amenities on site include vault toilets and drinking water. Hikers can access local trails directly from the north end of the campground, with additional trailheads and a public boat ramp located nearby.
- Well separated here, an 11-site campground with the nearest through road 2.6 miles off.
- Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
- Bucks Mountain stands 1,560 ft above the map pin, 1.1 miles west.
- The Bucks Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 42–63°F, 4.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 93 of 100.