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Pet Friendly
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About Lakes Basin
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2026 Season availability
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- Pet friendly
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Reviews (77)
What Guests Are Saying
Lakes Basin Campground is exceptionally well-maintained, with friendly and knowledgeable hosts who enhance the experience. Visitors appreciate the clean facilities and beautiful natural surroundings, including accessible hiking trails and swimming options. Many campers have returned for decades, praising the inviting atmosphere and the dedication of the camp hosts, particularly John and Sugie.
What Guests Are Saying
Lakes Basin Campground is exceptionally well-maintained, with friendly and knowledgeable hosts who enhance the experience. Visitors appreciate the clean facilities and beautiful natural surroundings, including accessible hiking trails and swimming options. Many campers have returned for decades, praising the inviting atmosphere and the dedication of the camp hosts, particularly John and Sugie.
Review Summary
Erin O
VerifiedJune 10, 2021 • Stayed at: 013, Loop: FAM
Wish we had known our campsite was closed before hand. We had reservations.
Best to check campsite is open just before you go.
Kent W
VerifiedJune 11, 2021 • Stayed at: 018, Loop: FAM
Campsite in excellent shape. Hosts keep it clean and neat AND quiet. Toilets clean.
Love this place
Eric T
VerifiedJune 24, 2021 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: FAM
Close to a wide range of lakes and hikes.
RosaLee H
VerifiedJuly 11, 2021 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: FAM
Make sure you ask where the swimming hole is if you camp here!
Jessica S
VerifiedJuly 30, 2021 • Stayed at: 018, Loop: FAM
Camp hosts were very welcoming. Website for booking was confusing - I meant to book for three days and inadvertently booked for only two nights, then had to pay an extra reservation fee to reserve the third night.
Michael J
VerifiedFebruary 10, 2022 • Stayed at: 021, Loop: FAM
Great campground!
Leslie T
VerifiedJune 9, 2022 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: FAM
I’ve never seen the camp ground so empty! Of course, the weather was wet and cold the week we were there, and school still hasn’t gotten out so that’s probably why. We weren’t camped close to the camp post, but I noticed that he is running his generator every evening, and if I was close to it it would drive me nuts. We are in a tent, and generators are annoying . Plus, I just wonder what it is they need the electricity for? If they want to watch TV, maybe they should’ve stayed at home?
Jesse C
VerifiedJune 17, 2022 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: FAM
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Warren P
VerifiedJuly 5, 2022 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: GROUP
Water spigot in group site, suddenly stopped on 6/24 around 9AM without warning or estimate when it would come back. This caused a big concern for my large group. We ran out of TP in the bathrooms. We told the host and he refilled the toilets. The garbage container capacity is inadequate for the 25 persons allowed in the group site for a long weekend. The garbage was full at the end of the 2nd day.
Leslie T
VerifiedJuly 8, 2022 • Stayed at: 022, Loop: FAM
Lakes Basin is nice, I wish the rules were more closely followed in terms of RV's in tent-only sites, multiple cars in small one-car only sites (it begins to look more like a used car lot than a peaceful outdoor setting) and large groups in smallish sites (see previous). They're nice enough, and I suppose they're trying to save money by stuffing in as many people as they can, but boy! can it get noisy!
Location & Directions for Lakes Basin
Plumas National Forest Beckwourth Ranger District, Blairsden, CA 96103 United States
Elevation: 2,053 ft
Getting There
In Graeagle, CA, at the intersection of State Rt. 89 and Forest Rt. 24 (Gold Lakes directional sign), turn onto Rt. 24 and go 6.9 mi to campground sign. Turn right onto the single-lane road and proceed 0.3 mi. The campground will be on the right.
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check in time
2PM
Check out time
12PM
General
- About half the sites are available on first come first serve
- Generally, campsites will accommodate 2 vehicles. The first vehicle is included in the site fee, the second vehicle fee will be collected onsite at the daily rate posted on the fee sign.
- Caution: bears, raccoons, etc. frequent the area; all food must be kept in approved containers
- No RVs on sites 10, 13, 22 and site 1 (group site) Also, only one vehicle allowed in sites 10 and 22.
- Water spigots are shared between sites.
- Walk-in sites available year round (weather permitting).
- After mid-September there is dry camping only.
- Click here for more information on the Plumas National Forest
- Protect California's forests from tree-killing pests by using only local firewood. This wood is available for purchase from the camp host, or collecting in the national forest. For more information visit firewood.ca.gov.
- Behaved pets are welcome. Dogs in the campground must be on leash.
- Off road vehicles are not allowed on any campground road.
- Firewood Bundles are available for purchase from a Campground Host.
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Last updated: October 19, 2026
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