Plumas-Eureka State Park
Graeagle (northern Sierra) · near Graeagle / Blairsden · Shasta Cascade
Camping
At a glance
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Elevation
- 5200
- Campsites
- ~65 sites
- Season
- Summer (May–September)
- Fee
- ~$35/night
Permits and booking
- Reservation required
- Yes
- How to reserve
- Reserve on ReserveCalifornia (6 months ahead). A gold-mining history park in the scenic northern Sierra near Graeagle, with alpine lakes, peaks, and a preserved stamp mill. Showers, RV sites. Gateway to the Lakes Basin. Seasonal.
What is here
- Setting
- mountain
- Amenities
- Gold-mining history & museum · Alpine lakes nearby · Showers · Lakes Basin trailheads
- Best for
- Northern Sierra history + alpine lakes
- Features
- Preserved gold-stamp mill & museum · Eureka Peak & alpine lakes · Gateway to the Lakes Basin · Quiet northern Sierra
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Allowed
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Camping detail
- Camp type
- developed · rv
- Intl tip
- Reserve on ReserveCalifornia 6 months ahead (seasonal). Tour the restored gold-stamp mill and museum; hike Eureka Peak and to the alpine lakes. Gateway to the stunning Lakes Basin Recreation Area nearby. Near charming Graeagle. Showers; RV-OK. Summer only. Quiet and uncrowded — far from Tahoe. History + alpine beauty.
The guide
Plumas-Eureka State Park combines gold-rush history with beautiful northern-Sierra scenery near the charming village of Graeagl…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Plumas-Eureka State Park — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 39.748, -120.702