Spring Creek Campground, Blairsden, CA

Spring Creek Campground is located in the Beckwourth Ranger District, Plumas National Forest (45 min northwest of Reno, NV) with an elevation of 5,632 feet. There are a total of 16 campsites. The campground is normally open from the end of May to the beginning of September. 15 sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 28 and 60 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. Each site includes a picnic table and fire ring. There is a fee of $38.00 per night. Some amenities include dump station, swimming. Activities include boating, fishing, hiking trails, floating sports.

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Campsite Reviews (32)

4.4 out of 5

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4 star		25%
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@RobertD9538610 · Camped on Sep 2, 2024 at Campsite #9

Site was well maintained. The restrooms were exceptionally clean, especially considering we arrived on Monday afternoon of the Labor Day weekend. The only criticism I have is the use of gasoline leaf blowers by the camp host. I know the host works hard to keep the campsites in good order, and it really shows here, so this is not a criticism of the host at all. Gas leaf blowers have been band in many cities because they are so annoying. The last place you expect to have to put up with a couple hours of that racket is at a National Forest campground!Whomever decided gas leaf blowers would be a good idea for use in a National Forest campground really lacks even a rudimentary understand of what wilderness camping is all about. Thank you to the host for doing a great job, but time to retire the leaf blowers!

@AllisonH674550 · Camped on Jul 19, 2024 at Campsite #9

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.

@Genevieve6672E · Camped on Jun 7, 2024 at Campsite #4

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.

@richarda847269 · Camped on Jul 25, 2023 at Campsite #10

Clean quit very nice

@ArthurK2002057 · Camped on Jul 20, 2023 at Campsite #4

The place has a beauty like no other, truly special, especially with the animal ecosystem. Although make sure you book the right site otherwise youre stuck in the sun, or bring a camper van! Also fyi some fees need to be paid cash on site - a little inconvenient!

@BrendaM7823850 · Camped on Jul 14, 2023 at Campsite #4

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 thats a plus. Will definitely camp there again!!!

@AndreaS6053955 · Camped on Jun 9, 2023 at Campsite #21

This is a wonderful area, very quiet, close to water and very clean. We love this campground.

@LynetteD776205 · Camped on Aug 26, 2022 at Campsite #8

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.

@AmberR5221011 · Camped on Jul 30, 2022 at Campsite #7

Nice camp site, all things considered. The fire in 2021 is visible, but it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.

@LukaszW6863311 · Camped on Jul 22, 2022 at Campsite #22

Site 22 has some serious downsides. Please note the "Shade: Full" for that site is a complete lie. There's barely any shade there between 9AM until 7:30PM in July. There might have been more before, but it's been a while since the fire that went through the campground and around so an update to the site description is due. The 2 vehicles are indeed able to fit on the parking pad, the second vehicle costs additional $8 a night though. The rate is nowhere to be found outside of camping (it is posted at the entrance though). Site 22 is also lacking flat spots suitable for more/bigger tents (and it's "rated" for 8 people). There's one that can barely fit a 6-people right next to parking pad, but that's about it. Even the table/fire area has a slight slope to it. There's also a pump building about 70ft from the campsite that is loud when running. If it's running late in the evening - go to the host to stop it. On the upside - the toilets are cleaned and resupplied daily, the water faucet is close and the lake is 3 minutes downhill. Even though your neighbors seem to be close we never heard anyone.

@JIMB8977280 · Camped on Jul 21, 2022 at Campsite #12

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.

@RonaldW9151685 · Camped on Jul 6, 2022 at Campsite #31

I have to commend the campground host(s) at Spring Creek Campground! We stayed there the Monday after July 4th Weekend. One would expect the place would’ve been a mess, due to the extremely high volume of campers and their respective vehicles packed in the campground like sardines. I only say this because that’s what we heard from campers that stayed there over the Independence Day Weekend. However, the campground and proximity around the area we’re absolutely spotless. The restroom facilities were clean and aromatically fresh. Our name was on signage stating the site was reserved and it was nice that this was all done in advance of the reservation.

@DiannJ4065250 · Camped on Jun 29, 2022 at Campsite #31

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.

@LeeJ3584029 · Camped on Jun 7, 2022 at Campsite #27

There is evidence of the fire in the area, but the campground is still pretty. We were in the second loop and a generator that provides water pressure for the campground ran most of our second day there and all night until someone turned it off the next morning.

@RichardH338463 · Camped on Jun 27, 2021 at Campsite #12

I love this place , it’s always well organized and great clean area .

@RichardH916 · Camped on Jun 27, 2021 at Campsite #12

I love this place , it’s always well organized and great clean area .

@SusieW3346180 · Camped on Jun 13, 2021 at Campsite #31

MIdweek so peacefiul. Camp host is wonderful. Campground clean, people friendly. Unfortunately, the water is getting low, but can't do anything about that...still a nice time.

@SusieW175 · Camped on Jun 13, 2021 at Campsite #31

MIdweek so peacefiul. Camp host is wonderful. Campground clean, people friendly. Unfortunately, the water is getting low, but can't do anything about that...still a nice time.

@KelliR729 · Camped on Jun 11, 2021 at Campsite #21

We have gone to spring creek for over a decade. This year the bathrooms haven’t been the cleanest and smell if you are camped by them so hopefully they fix that issue. Spring creek is the closest campground to the water at Frenchman’s and there’s lots of walking trails nearby. The beach is muddy compared to big cove, however it makes for some good crawdad trapping area.

@SiewS9163592 · Camped on Jun 6, 2021 at Campsite #21

The camp host kept the camp ground very clean, the bathroom is cleaned all the time. We could walk down to the lake and launch our inflatable boat. There is no shower, according to the website, you could pick the wood for firewood, so it was nice. Will come back.

@SiewS897 · Camped on Jun 6, 2021 at Campsite #21

@WendyP494 · Camped on May 28, 2021 at Campsite #10

Spring Creek Memorial Day weekend was beautiful. The grounds and restrooms are clean and the place wasn't packed. The views from the sites are all pretty and we enjoyed our stay.

@TerriP540 · Camped on May 11, 2021 at Campsite #2

Super clean, perfect setting. Camp hostess Joanne was wonderful! Brought 6 preschool through kindergarten children for 3 days, and they had a blast. Deer roaming through campsites every day. Super peaceful. Caught several huge trout right off campsite. Trees all the way up to the water.

@PamelaB719 · Camped on Aug 28, 2020 at Campsite #26

The camp hosts were very nice. The lake was not too noisy, but fishing was very poor.

@RhondaB904 · Camped on Aug 5, 2020 at Campsite #7

perfect

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