About Wild Plum
Number of accommodations: 44
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
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Pet friendly
Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
Pets and Policies
- Pet friendly
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Reviews (158)
What Guests Are Saying
Wild Plum Campground is praised for its beautiful and peaceful setting, with clean facilities and helpful camp hosts. Visitors enjoy the well-organized layout, proximity to hiking trails, and the tranquil ambiance provided by the nearby creek. While some concerns about bear activity and the availability of potable water were noted, the overall experience remains positive, with many campers expressing a desire to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Wild Plum Campground is praised for its beautiful and peaceful setting, with clean facilities and helpful camp hosts. Visitors enjoy the well-organized layout, proximity to hiking trails, and the tranquil ambiance provided by the nearby creek. While some concerns about bear activity and the availability of potable water were noted, the overall experience remains positive, with many campers expressing a desire to return.
Review Summary
Anthony C
VerifiedJune 24, 2025 • Stayed at: 040, Loop: AREA WILD PLUM
We were not notified that potable water was not available. You should NOT be charging your rates without potable water. Other than that, Wild Plum was as great as ever.
Wes Y
VerifiedJune 22, 2025 • Stayed at: 035, Loop: AREA WILD PLUM
Beautiful spot on Haypress Creek, going back next year for sure.
Ralph L
VerifiedJune 20, 2025 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: AREA WILD PLUM
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Renata C
VerifiedOctober 14, 2024 • Stayed at: 035, Loop: AREA WILD PLUM
This is a beautiful campground. Campsites are spaced out. Lots of trees and shade. Creek flowing. Clean pit toilets.
Tim H
VerifiedSeptember 28, 2024 • Stayed at: 030, Loop: AREA WILD PLUM
A nice campground. Parking is limited for more than 1-vehicle, but this is stated in the particular campsite info
Richard U
VerifiedSeptember 16, 2024 • Stayed at: 044, Loop: AREA WILD PLUM
Unfortunately no potable water. Although not your fault, dry conditions prevented campfire. As is often the case, camposites were available at the site that had not been available at time of online booking. Very polite and helpful campground hosts.
Andrea S
VerifiedAugust 21, 2024 • Stayed at: 037, Loop: AREA WILD PLUM
The campground was beautiful as always the hosts were great. We enjoyed hiking and chilling at the lake.
Erika D
VerifiedAugust 19, 2024 • Stayed at: 003, Loop: AREA WILD PLUM
This little campground is a gem that I continue to return to year after year! Great camp hosts who helped keep the bears away. Please help keep this beautiful little campground clean and keep bears wild by using the locking bear boxes for your food and toiletries, and taking your trash to the locking dumpsters.
Kristin I
VerifiedAugust 19, 2024 • Stayed at: 030, Loop: AREA WILD PLUM
Beautiful campground, but #30 is not good for a trailer. Narrow driveway is very sloped and requires expert backing up skills. If your door is on the passenger side you step out into the neighbor's site. Great site for tents. Cabover trucks could work, bring all your heavy duty leveling blocks, lynx blocks won't cut it.
Alex R
VerifiedAugust 18, 2024 • Stayed at: 045, Loop: AREA WILD PLUM
I have been coming here for over 20 years, I have seen a few changes, This time the bathroom’s were little dirty and no toilet paper. Also the dumpster where full by Saturday night, and I wasn’t able to throw my trash in the dumpster do to this situation
Location Wild Plum
Address:
Yuba River Ranger District
Nevada City, CA, 95959
United States
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 miles. You will arrive at Wild Plum Campground after crossing the Haypress Creek bridge.
Fromk Sierraville travel south (west) on Highway 49 for 21 miles, turn right onto Wild Plum Rd and continue for another 1.5 miles. You will arrive at Wild Plum Campground after crossing the Haypress Creek bridge.
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.
Latitude & Longitude: 39.5668 / -120.603
Elevation: 1339 feet
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: June 4, 2026
