About Wild Plum
Number of accommodations: 44
Campground Amenities
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Pet Friendly -
Potable Water
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
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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
Michael K
VerifiedAugust 10, 2022 • Stayed at: 025, Loop: AREA WILD PLUM
this is not the campground it used to be. Messy and smelly vault toilets
Emily B
VerifiedAugust 7, 2022 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: AREA WILD PLUM
Beautiful campground. Sites had privacy. Bathrooms in good condition.
Bonnie B
VerifiedAugust 4, 2022 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: AREA WILD PLUM
The site was beautiful, with plenty of space between camping areas, and walking trails around the campground. The creek running near our site was an added feature, and the campground is very easy to find from Hwy 49.
The only downside was being woken up by chain saws at 7am, cutting logs nearby.
Otherwise, I would recommend the campground for the relatively spacious sites and convenient location, near many gorgeous lakes and hiking trails.
Ronda F
VerifiedAugust 4, 2022 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: AREA WILD PLUM
#5 is my favorite camping spot! Lots of room, 20 steps from the creek and running water near by. Sardine lake and Sandpond just 15 minutes away. Great hiking trails. Overall Wonderful campground ! A huge shout out to the Sierra County Sheriffs department that came to our campsite to deliver a message that there was a fire in our town and to call home. No cell service! So … do make sure you let someone at home know where you are at!!
Amelia W
VerifiedAugust 1, 2022 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: AREA WILD PLUM
The campground is always clean and beautiful!
Adam F
VerifiedJuly 31, 2022 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: AREA WILD PLUM
Great site for the kids
Tammy M
VerifiedJuly 19, 2022 • Stayed at: 025, Loop: AREA WILD PLUM
Wild Plum has been an annual destination of ours for over 12 years. On our 2022 trip though, we experienced a group of 75 people who took over the campground uncontrolled until 3am, garbage overflowing everywhere - and evening visits by bears to pick through said garbage, and locks not functioning on any of the bathroom doors. This campground is being seriously, seriously neglected by the Forest Service, as are others in the area, and it's very difficult and sad to see. One camper was even waving a blowtorch up toward the trees. Normally I would rave about this campground, but no more. I hope the USDA and Forest Service get it together before it's completely destroyed.
Hannah C
VerifiedJuly 19, 2022 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: AREA WILD PLUM
My family has been coming to Wild Plum for 30+ years. The campground setting is glorious.
Having experienced last year’s lack of a campground host, we packed a broom & T. P. just in case. I’m happy to report the bathrooms were cleaner this year. However, the host went missing for a little more than 2 days during our stay. With no alternative available, this definitely caused issues. The reservation signage was not updated, “no shows” were left as reserved & the campsites were not updated to open the sites, resulting in lots of confusion. The few remaining walk in sites were not well
marked. Unfortunately friends were required to move to a different site. Not an insurmountable job but the camp host could have handled it better. I know he reduced two women to tears and it was only due to her brother’s intervention they were given an alternative site for the night.
A bigger issue is campfires. No action was taken regarding the size of campfires during a time of extreme drought and dryness. Some of the campfires were enormous.
Yesennia B
VerifiedJuly 17, 2022 • Stayed at: 044, Loop: AREA WILD PLUM
The campsite itself is beautiful. We had reserved 12 campsites for a family reunion. We had about 70 people total. When you have that many people together we can naturally be a little noisy but Pete the site manager may need additional training in how to properly deal with customers. He seems to be suffering from a bipolar disorder. He would come say hi to us and chat then come back and yell at us in a degrading manner. At one point tried to fight a member of our family. We would like to go back one day hopefully issues like this wouldn’t arise anymore.
Stephanie L
VerifiedJuly 16, 2022 • Stayed at: 036, Loop: AREA WILD PLUM
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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.
Latitude & Longitude: 39.5668 / -120.603
Elevation: 1339 feet
Policies & Rules
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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. |
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Bears frequent the area; all food must be kept in approved containers |
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Utility hookups and showers are not available |
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Click here for more information on the Tahoe National Forest |
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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). |
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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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No Show Policy
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