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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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- 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
Nancy P
VerifiedSeptember 12, 2024 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: FAM
The camp ground hosts are excellent, amazing and fantastic. My battery was dead, John had charged-up booster cables and helped me get going two mornings by coming over and giving me a jump. They are very conscientious and rake the sites like a Zen garden.
Great place.
Angela D
VerifiedSeptember 13, 2024 • Stayed at: 018, Loop: FAM
Clean and well organized camp ground close to hiking trails - Nice swimming hole.
Catherine F
VerifiedJune 29, 2025 • Stayed at: 015, Loop: FAM
Camp hosts were great very friendly and helpful
Nancy B
VerifiedJuly 1, 2025 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: FAM
Beautiful campground with excellent, friendly campground hosts. Campsites are clean and vault toilets always clean and resupplied. We come every year
Kate G
VerifiedJuly 17, 2025 • Stayed at: 020, Loop: FAM
In my humble opinion, this campground and the access to hiking and lakes is one of the best in CA. Then there’s the bonus of having great campground hosts! Two thumbs up!
Kate G
VerifiedJuly 17, 2025 • Stayed at: 021, Loop: FAM
I have loved this campground for years and it’s still awesome. A big shout out to the campground hosts-they’re so pleasant and keep the campground so tidy. They even rake each site before the next guest appears! Thanks for being awesome!
Moira M
VerifiedJuly 24, 2025 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: FAM
The site and outhouse were immaculate. Kudos and thanks to the host for all the hard work!
Cheryl G
VerifiedJuly 31, 2025 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: FAM
Campground was very clean, bathrooms were maintained, beautiful area
Amy K
VerifiedAugust 2, 2025 • Stayed at: 6A6B, Loop: MULT
As always, our stay at Lakes Basin was fabulous! The campground is always well maintained. The hosts are beyond delightful (and so knowledgeable). And, you just can’t beat the pond!
Patrick D
VerifiedAugust 10, 2025 • Stayed at: 015, Loop: FAM
Very nice hosts
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.
- Campground Map
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Last updated: October 19, 2026
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