California · Federal campground

Chilcoot

4 mi north of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · Verizon 4G · AT&T 5G

Federal campgroundtype

First comebooking

May–Sepbest months

About Chilcoot

Chilcoot Campground is in the shade of large cottonwoods in a mixed pine forest alongside Little Last Chance Creek. The campground has water, showers, flush toilets and paved roads. Each campsite has paved parking pad, table, fire ring and grill. 22 of the 40 sites are available for reservation.

Fees: Call the Beckwourth Ranger District for information. - Senior and Access passes are honored for single campsites only
Managed by: USFS - Plumas National Forest
Where: 4 mi north of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · 39.86733, -120.16843

Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)

Weather by month

42°

22°Jan

45°

25°Feb

51°

28°Mar

56°

31°Apr

65°

39°May

76°

45°Jun

85°

52°Jul

84°

50°Aug

77°

44°Sep

64°

35°Oct

50°

28°Nov

41°

22°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: May–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Apr.

See Chilcoot from above

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Galeppi Cr.Spur B	ATV road	0.1 mi	0.5 mi
Galeppi Creek	ATV road	0.2 mi	10.6 mi
W Little Last Chance	ATV / OHV, Dirt bike	0.8 mi	3.2 mi
Galeppi	ATV / OHV, Dirt bike	1.2 mi	0.8 mi
Snow Lake	ATV / OHV, Dirt bike	2.5 mi	0.5 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 4G · AT&T 5G

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.

Night sky: Truly dark

The Milky Way shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.

Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.

Camps nearby

Spring Creek 2 mi
Frenchman 2.5 mi
Big Cove Campground 2.6 mi
Cottonwood Springs Campground 2.9 mi
Frenchman Dump Station 3 mi
Meadow View Equestrian Campground 11.8 mi