About Spring Creek
Number of accommodations: 16
Campground Amenities
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Potable Water
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Dump Station
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (44)
What Guests Are Saying
Spring Creek offers beautiful campsites near the lake, ideal for kayaking and enjoying scenic views, with well-maintained facilities and clean restrooms. Many guests appreciated the helpful camp host, Chuck, who contributed to a positive camping experience. However, some reported issues with specific sites, unpleasant odors near bathrooms, and noise from gas leaf blowers, suggesting improvements in waste management could enhance the experience further.
What Guests Are Saying
Spring Creek offers beautiful campsites near the lake, ideal for kayaking and enjoying scenic views, with well-maintained facilities and clean restrooms. Many guests appreciated the helpful camp host, Chuck, who contributed to a positive camping experience. However, some reported issues with specific sites, unpleasant odors near bathrooms, and noise from gas leaf blowers, suggesting improvements in waste management could enhance the experience further.
Review Summary
Allison H
VerifiedJuly 22, 2024 • Stayed at: 009, Loop: AREA SPRING CREEK
This campsite is super close to the lake with beach access. It says there are no bear lockers but there are! Lots of chipmunks and yellowjackets that want your food. It was a pretty crowded campsite but was pretty quiet after 11pm. Camp host was not attentive, barely saw him or her. Very nice lake to swim and recreate at.
Genevieve R
VerifiedJune 10, 2024 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: AREA SPRING CREEK
The campground is beautiful. We got a spot overlooking the water. It was easy to get down to the water to play. It was bustling, but it didn't feel crowded because there was a lot of space between sites in the area of the camp that we were in. I don't know if all of the sites are like that. I would come back to camp here again.
A sign was posted above the toilet that people should not throw trash into the toilet because it's difficult to remove, which makes sense, but there were no trash cans inside or just outside of the bathroom. People needed to carry their trash from the bathroom back to their campsite or find a dumpster on their way back to their campsite. I think it would be a good idea to put trash cans in the bathroom to help encourage people to stop putting trash in the vault toilets. We were closest to the bathrooms closest to the entrance. Maybe other bathrooms had trash cans.
Richard A
VerifiedAugust 3, 2023 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: AREA SPRING CREEK
Clean quit very nice
Arthur K
VerifiedJuly 30, 2023 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: AREA SPRING CREEK
The place has a beauty like no other, truly special, especially with the animal ecosystem. Although make sure you book the right site otherwise you’re stuck in the sun, or bring a camper van! Also fyi some fees need to be paid cash on site - a little inconvenient!
Brenda M
VerifiedJuly 24, 2023 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: AREA SPRING CREEK
We were on a steep hill but every time we come there we have a lot of fun. Bathrooms were clean most of the time so that’s a plus. Will definitely camp there again!!!
Andrea S
VerifiedJune 28, 2023 • Stayed at: 021, Loop: AREA SPRING CREEK
This is a wonderful area, very quiet, close to water and very clean. We love this campground.
Lynette D
VerifiedSeptember 4, 2022 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: AREA SPRING CREEK
We had our first family weekend camp out ever at Spring Creek last weekend. Our spots #7,8,and 9 were excellent. We had a beautiful view of the lake through the trees and enough room for everyone. The restroom was clean and close by. The downside was that there was no potable water available until the day we left. Also, the camp host seemed very irritated when she came around at 8pm to collect for our extra vehicles. We had all arrived by 6pm but she complained that she hated working at night. The next day we were informed by a park volunteer that we needed to cover our drink coolers. We were happy to comply but he also was very gruff and kept repeating stories of bears in other campgrounds. In summary, we were happy with the sites but the staff there seemed very angry.
Amber R
VerifiedAugust 10, 2022 • Stayed at: 007, Loop: AREA SPRING CREEK
Nice camp site, all things considered. The fire in 2021 is visible, but it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
Jim B
VerifiedAugust 1, 2022 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: AREA SPRING CREEK
The camp host was very helpful and personal help me with my issues that I had keep them around and give him a bounce for what he does for you and the campers.
Diann J
VerifiedJuly 26, 2022 • Stayed at: 031, Loop: AREA SPRING CREEK
First, the site we booked unseen was awful, and we also encountered an animal abuser, all of which made that site unstayable. We contacted the camp host at Big Cove, who was single-handedly dealing with all 3 campgrounds at once. She was absolutely amazing to us and made our stay right. I want to say a big thank you to her! The Frenchman’s Lake area suffered a fire last year, and the scars are still very present, but this lake is very beautiful, restrooms were clean, sites were clean, and we enjoyed our stay once sorted out.
Location Spring Creek
Address:
Plumas National Forest Beckwourth Ranger District
Blairsden, CA, 96103
United States
From Reno, travel north on Highway 395. Turn west on Highway 70 and travel 5 miles to Chilcoot. Turn north on Highway 284, travel 8 miles to the Frenchman Lake Reservoir, turn right, cross the dam, and travel 2 miles to the Spring Creek Campground.
Latitude & Longitude: 39.8958 / -120.176
Elevation: 1716 feet
Policies & Rules
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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. |
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Electric hookups are not available. |
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Bears frequent the area; all food must be kept in approved containers. |
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Click here to learn more about the Plumas National Forest |
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A variety of wildlife live in this area, including black bears. Before making a reservation, become aware of bear safety. |
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Please go to the following link for more information:http://www.centerforwildlifeinformation.org/BeBearAware/Hiking_and_Camping/hiking_and_camping.html |
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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. |
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Firewood Bundles are available for purchased from the campground host. Firewood collection is allowed. |
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Off road vehicles are not allowed on campground road |
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Bear resistant lockers have been installed for the 2024 season |
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Check- In is 2:00pm and Check-Out is Noon |
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Campground Map |