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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (201)
What Guests Are Saying
Wild Plum Campground is a beloved destination for many, offering spacious and well-maintained sites next to a peaceful creek, which enhances the camping experience with serene natural sounds. While some guests noted issues with camp host interactions and the proximity of sites, the overall atmosphere is family-friendly, with clean facilities and excellent hiking opportunities nearby. Despite minor concerns about water availability and site closeness, the campground remains a favorite for its beauty, tranquility, and helpful hosts.
What Guests Are Saying
Wild Plum Campground is a beloved destination for many, offering spacious and well-maintained sites next to a peaceful creek, which enhances the camping experience with serene natural sounds. While some guests noted issues with camp host interactions and the proximity of sites, the overall atmosphere is family-friendly, with clean facilities and excellent hiking opportunities nearby. Despite minor concerns about water availability and site closeness, the campground remains a favorite for its beauty, tranquility, and helpful hosts.
Review Summary
Mitchel B
VerifiedJune 23, 2023 • Stayed at: 023, Loop: AREA WILD PLUM
quite
Laura C
VerifiedJune 12, 2023 • Stayed at: 015, Loop: AREA WILD PLUM
It was great as usual.
Steve A
VerifiedOctober 19, 2022 • Stayed at: 040, Loop: AREA WILD PLUM
Wild Plum is one of my favorite campgrounds. Right on Haypress Creek, views of the Sierra Buttes, low fire pits so you don't have to stand over the fire to keep warm, and close to Lakes Basin and Plumas-Eureka State Park for wonderful hiking.
Mark S
VerifiedOctober 11, 2022 • Stayed at: 041, Loop: AREA WILD PLUM
Great camping area but my reservation went to someone else. We never saw the host and had to use another site. Fortunately there were open sites because we arrive Friday morning in the Fall.
Richard S
VerifiedSeptember 17, 2022 • Stayed at: 017, Loop: AREA WILD PLUM
The Wild Plum Loop Trail does not have a sign in the upper end of Wild Plum Campground and where it leaves the access road to connect with the Pacific Crest Trail to return to Wild Plum Camp Ground. Over all, Wild Plum Camp Ground is a wonderful campground.
matt w
VerifiedSeptember 6, 2022 • Stayed at: 040, Loop: AREA WILD PLUM
Late season, still in great shape. Some garbage left behind a few sites down by the creek :-(
Vuekie V
VerifiedSeptember 3, 2022 • Stayed at: 032, Loop: AREA WILD PLUM
I'm happy that this place let us burn our firewood. During this time of the season, no other place here in northern california would let us. I was able to book last minute as well.
SHANNON H
VerifiedAugust 31, 2022 • Stayed at: 037, Loop: AREA WILD PLUM
Absolutely beautiful camping site. My nephew and I loved walking and wading in the stream. Salmon lake with an inner tube, kayak, or paddle board is wonderful. Bathrooms were pretty clean. All in all, We loved it and can’t wait to go back.
Alisa W
VerifiedAugust 22, 2022 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: AREA WILD PLUM
Cute campground. Campsite 1 has huge waterfront access. Seems like it should be the designated beach for the campground. Late arrivals Friday night, after 10 pm, made for a rough sleep. No host. I don’t recommend space 10. Right beside the vault toilets, which were kept clean, but still “up wind”. Short drive to many lakes and loves falls was a nice hike.
Charlotte A
VerifiedAugust 16, 2022 • Stayed at: 015, Loop: AREA WILD PLUM
Wild Plum is our secret spot! Between the lower Hwy 49 campgrounds and the Sierra Butte campgrounds it is often bypassed by the crowds. It sits on a lovely little year-round creek. It's a quiet place and only minutes from Sierra City where you'll find cell service, a store, and if needed a very cold shower at the public restroom. Day trips abound including a nice loop hike from the campground itself with lovely views of Sierra Buttes and a place to take a dip in the creek along the PCT.
Location & Directions for Wild Plum
Yuba River Ranger District, Nevada City, CA 95959 United States
Elevation: 1,339 ft
Getting There
<p>From Sierra City travel north (east) on Highway 49 for about a half a mile, turn right onto Wild Plum Rd and continue for another 1.5 mi. You will arrive at Wild Plum Campground after crossing the Haypress Creek bridge.</p>
<p>Fromk Sierravill...
From Sierra City travel north (east) on Highway 49 for about a half a mile, turn right onto Wild Plum Rd and continue for another 1.5 mi. You will arrive at Wild Plum Campground after crossing the Haypress Creek bridge.
Fromk Sierraville travel south (west) on Highway 49 for 21 mi, turn right onto Wild Plum Rd and continue for another 1.5 mi. You will arrive at Wild Plum Campground after crossing the Haypress Creek bridge.
Highway access
Wild Plum Campground is accessible via Highway 49, which runs north-south in the area. The campground is located approximately half a mile from Sierra City and 21 miles from Sierraville along Highway 49.
Policies & Rules
General
- In accordance with standard industry practices, we will be assessing a $5 additional vehicle fee on the 'second vehicle' in each single family campsite, and on the 'third and fourth vehicle' in any double family campsite, provided these vehicles are not joined to the first vehicle by a hitch and towed onto the site. In the case of motorcycles, the first two are considered to be one vehicle and the third and fourth are also considered to be one vehicle. No additional vehicle fees are collected for bicycles.
- Bears frequent the area; all food must be kept in approved containers
- Utility hookups and showers are not available
- Click here for more information on the Tahoe National Forest
- Fire restrictions may be imposed at any time due to hot, dry weather conditions, at which time campfires and charcoal fires may not be allowed. For current fire conditions or weather closures contact the Yuba River Ranger District (530) 288-3231(voice), (530) 288-3656 (TDD).
- 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.
- No Show Policy A no-show customer is one who does not arrive at a campground and does not cancel the reservation by check-out time on the day after the scheduled arrival date (or for day-use facilities, by check-in time the day of arrival). * No-show customers are only recorded at staffed facilities. At most remote facilities, all customers are noted as automatically checked-in on the date of arrival. * It is recommended that staffed facilities hold a campsite until check-out time on the day following the arrival date. * It is recommended that staffed facilities hold group day-use facilities until check-in time on the arrival date. There is no change fee if a customer extends or shortens a reservation if the change includes dates from the original reservation. If they choose to depart early, they may forfeit some or all of the recreation fees. There is no change fee if the customer changes campsites that are the same price and on the same reservation dates in the same campground. If the campsite the customer is changing to has a price difference, the customer will be responsible for any additional fees or be provided with a refund, based on the price difference. Where recorded, no-show customers are assessed a $20.00 no-show fee and forfeit the first night's recreation fee for a campsite or forfeit the entire day-use recreation fee for a day-use facility. We recommend customers contact the facility if they are en route to their reservation but cannot make it by the check-in date. In these cases, no refund will be issued, but the facility can ensure that a "no-show" fee is not assessed.
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Last updated: October 21, 2026
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