Big Cove Campground, Chilcoot-Vinton, CA

Big Cove Campground is located in the Beckwourth Ranger District, Plumas National Forest (47 min northwest of Reno, NV) with an elevation of 5,627 feet. There are a total of 15 campsites. The campground is normally open from the end of May to the beginning of September. Sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 36 and 99 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. Fees range from $38.00 to $71.00. Some amenities include shower, swimming, flush toilets. Activities include biking, boating, fishing, floating sports.

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Campsite Reviews (32)

3.7 out of 5

5 star		47%
4 star		9%
3 star		19%
2 star		13%
1 star		13%

@RobinL3D37B171 · Camped on Aug 8, 2024 at Campsite #28

This is a fun place to camp.

@DustinC7739352 · Camped on Aug 4, 2024 at Campsite #34

Overall, decent campground, although it's difficult to plan with only some of the sites being reservable and zero cell service to make changes.

@MarieB7186093 · Camped on Jul 29, 2024 at Campsite #28

Nice campsite. There were no showers available until our last day there. They charge $4 per person to shower. The coin machine was broken. Nice shower when it was available.Also beware its meat bee season.

@DavidK6336379 · Camped on Jul 15, 2024 at Campsite #20

Overall the experience was good. Campsite was clean and we really liked our camp host Rita. She was very knowledgeable about the campground. The only inconvenience was the sink not working at the restroom closest to our campsite #20 but there was a bottle of hand soap available at the water bucket station outside of the restroom. We will definitely go back to Big Cove Campground!!

@TammyM2556551 · Camped on Aug 18, 2023 at Campsite #12

Clean bathrooms, clean site! Overall a wonderful time!

@ValezkaLFBB88C · Camped on Jul 21, 2023 at Campsite #6

Restrooms are not as clean as they used to be. Dont leave your things at the beach, I have en seen it done many times, and of course the first time we decided to do it our paddle board got stolen.

@JonathanG61769 · Camped on Jun 8, 2023 at Campsite #30

One of our favorite places to camp. Rita the new camp host was amazing she keeps a tight ship. When we arrived our site had recently been raked around the fire pit and picnic table area clean of all needles pinecones and debris. Which was just a nice added touch. She stopped by periodically just to make sure everything was going well and to offer up her services if needed. Restrooms were well stocked with hand soap and toilet paper they were as clean as I have ever seen them. We are planning on making a couple of more trips out there to utilize one of the many first come first serve spots.

@DeniseS8638623 · Camped on Sep 2, 2022 at Campsite #36

Great host. Would like to see coin machine working in the showers and host should sell wood.

@OmarR6771183 · Camped on Aug 12, 2022 at Campsite #2

Everything was good, bathrooms and showers were nice and clean. We had a great time

@SummerB3979322 · Camped on Aug 5, 2022 at Campsite #37

New camp hosts are not friendly. I have camped here for years and was very disappointed in the camp host this year. I may not come back. The over flow parking for this campground was chaotic and no maintained. The dump station is $15 on top of their increased nightly rate.

@BrittanyW81539 · Camped on Jul 14, 2022 at Campsite #28

It was a beautiful location. We booked this site as a midway point in our trip home from the Redwoods and were pleasantly suprised at the beautiful lake tucked in the middle of nowhere Nevada. The reason we give only 2 stars is that the campsite did not enforce quiet hours at all. Unfortunately we were in between two large groups that partied well past midnight and then someone else turned their generators on at 6:00 AM. We did not appreciate being kept awake half the night - especially since we had young children.

@AmyG5673785 · Camped on Jun 17, 2022 at Campsite #11

Site 11 is closed off due to burn damage. We were moved to another double site which was so much better! Camp host was great and bathrooms were clean.

@AmyG5673785 · Camped on Jun 17, 2022 at Campsite #12

We had a wonderful time camping for Father's day weekend. The weather was crazy- hail and wind and some very cold nights! Lots of people ditched their reservations due to weather so the campground was pleasantly half empty and everyone around was having a good time. There is scarring from the Dixie fire through the campground and some sites are closed due to burn damaged areas. Bathrooms were super clean and the camp host was very sweet. We will be back again!

@DebraB3515095 · Camped on Jun 15, 2022 at Campsite #9

Great camp hosts, very clean restrooms. Disappointed to find out the showers were out of order, other than that we had a great time.

@RebeccaB760095 · Camped on Jun 27, 2021 at Campsite #2

We loved Big Cove!!!

@RebeccaB614 · Camped on Jun 27, 2021 at Campsite #2

We loved Big Cove!!!

@MatthewR956812 · Camped on Jun 24, 2021 at Campsite #30

Awesome campground with the best camp host I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting.

@MatthewR890 · Camped on Jun 24, 2021 at Campsite #30

Awesome campground with the best camp host I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting.

@JohnM582 · Camped on Jun 7, 2021 at Campsite #25

Camped at Big Cove. The campgrounds was nice, no problems there. The lake is now under new management. They are charging $10 a day to park at the fishing access points. It is call a day use fee. No discount for seniors. Campers still have to pay the day use fee. I have never been to a place where you have to pay to camp and pay the day use fee. We were there for 4 days. Would have cost us $40 to fish. We decided it was easier to park on the side of the road and walk to the lake. Will never camp at Frenchman Lake again.

@JohnM1144946 · Camped on Jun 7, 2021 at Campsite #25

@JenniferB471 · Camped on May 27, 2021 at Campsite #3

Wonderful camp host! Beautiful and spacious sites. Clean bathrooms and showers. Nice path down to the beach. Will come again!

@ClyyneC255 · Camped on May 27, 2021 at Campsite #21

Love this campsite. Hosts are great, showers are hot. Everything is clean and well setup.

@JaredA456 · Camped on May 23, 2021 at Campsite #20

Camp hosts are amazing people. Sites and facilities are clean.

@melisas142 · Camped on Jul 14, 2020 at Campsite #1

Love it here.. this was our first time and it was perfect..

@AndrewS725 · Camped on Jul 10, 2020 at Campsite #7

Our campsite was occupied by others who did not pay or check in with the host. Took more than two hours for their stuff to be removed. The Saturday of our stay the camp hostess told us someone else had reserved our site even though we had already shown her our paperwork when persons were in it and the sign on the campsite had our name and the correct days. In 30 years of camping this has never happened. Even though the hostess and manager apologized they should be checking walk-ins for payment and posting of paid receipt.

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