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About Lightning Tree
Number of accommodations: 16
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Parking
Picnic Table
Restrooms
Fire Pit
Water and Hygiene
- Restrooms
Cooking and Fire
- Picnic Table
- Fire Pit
Parking and Transport
- Parking
Water Access
- Boat Ramp / Launch
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Reviews (62)
What Guests Are Saying
Lightning Tree is praised for its clean and spacious campsites, beautiful views, and friendly camp hosts, particularly Steven, who is noted for his helpfulness. The campground offers a peaceful environment ideal for relaxation and outdoor activities, including kayaking and birdwatching. However, some guests mentioned issues with noise from other campers and high pricing compared to other campgrounds, along with minor maintenance concerns regarding picnic tables and trash around the site.
What Guests Are Saying
Lightning Tree is praised for its clean and spacious campsites, beautiful views, and friendly camp hosts, particularly Steven, who is noted for his helpfulness. The campground offers a peaceful environment ideal for relaxation and outdoor activities, including kayaking and birdwatching. However, some guests mentioned issues with noise from other campers and high pricing compared to other campgrounds, along with minor maintenance concerns regarding picnic tables and trash around the site.
Review Summary
Alexis M
VerifiedJune 17, 2026 • Stayed at: 025, Loop: AREA LIGHTNING TREE
Really clean and excluded camp sights. Each camp sight had a driveway and an area for tent camping. The lake is only a 15 minute walk from the sight. We have T-Mobile and got some service out there. Definitely worth it!
Wilk v
VerifiedJune 21, 2026 • Stayed at: 009, Loop: AREA LIGHTNING TREE
Beautiful campground,
Benjamin H
VerifiedJune 24, 2026 • Stayed at: 016, Loop: AREA LIGHTNING TREE
Nice campground. Waaaay to expensive per night for a fire pit and pit toilets. Full hookup private campground 3 miles away was $8 more per night
Richard B
VerifiedJune 29, 2026 • Stayed at: 017, Loop: AREA LIGHTNING TREE
Enjoyed the location and the camp hosts did an amazing job of maintaining the facilities better than most locations I have visited. Only drawback is that some fellow campers feel the need to make excessive amounts of noise and some almost all night.
David H
VerifiedJuly 2, 2026 • Stayed at: 034, Loop: AREA LIGHTNING TREE
The trees and view of the lake made the camping nice.
Andrew M
VerifiedJuly 4, 2026 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA LIGHTNING TREE
Restrooms are very clean as well as the campgrounds
amber b
VerifiedJuly 29, 2026 • Stayed at: 016, Loop: AREA LIGHTNING TREE
Beautiful campground. It was clean and peaceful.
Kathy F
VerifiedJuly 31, 2026 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: AREA LIGHTNING TREE
Great Staff and very peaceful
Location Lightning Tree
Address:
Plumas National Forest Beckwourth Ranger District
Blairsden, CA, 96103
United States
From Reno, travel north on Highway 395 to Highway 70 and turn west to Portola. From Portola, take County Road 126 north for 7 miles, then County Road 112 to the east side of Lake Davis. Continue approximately 5 miles to the campground, which is on the left.
Elevation: 1766 feet
23 mi drive to downtown Blairsden (about 32 min)
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check in time
2PM
Check out time
12PM
General
- 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.
- Some sites are available on a first-come, first serve basis.
- Bears frequent the area; practice safe food storage techniques. Bear resistant lockers are not provided. Click here for more information.
- Frequent strong winds can cause the lake to become very hazardous for small craft.
- Water skiing and jet skiing are not permitted on the lake.
- Click here for more information on the Plumas National Forest.
- Don't Move Firewood: Protect California's forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. For more information visit firewood.ca.gov.
- Of road vehicles are not allowed on any campground roads.
- Campground Map
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Last updated: September 4, 2026
