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Rock Creek Campground

4 mi southeast of Meadow Valley, CA · Verizon 4G · AT&T 4G · T-Mobile 4G

Federal campgroundtype
First comebooking
May–Octbest months

About Rock Creek Campground

Rock Creek Campground is one of the few campgrounds on the Mt. Hough Ranger District that allows OHV trail access directly from the campground. It has vault restrooms and no water. The sites are all located along the creek. There are 6 units total for both tent and small RV camping.

  • Managed by: USFS - Plumas National Forest
  • Where: 4 mi southeast of Meadow Valley, CA · 39.90101, -121.02386

Things to do:

Off-road (OHV)

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

Weather by month

44°
27°Jan
47°
28°Feb
52°
31°Mar
58°
34°Apr
67°
41°May
76°
47°Jun
85°
52°Jul
85°
51°Aug
79°
45°Sep
67°
37°Oct
51°
31°Nov
43°
27°Dec

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

See Rock Creek Campground from above

Fly over it in 3D, check today's weather and fire news, plan the drive and print a trip plan.

Trails near camp

TrailOpen toFrom campLength
Slate CreekATV roadat camp17.4 mi
Schneider RockATV road0.1 mi4.7 mi
Schneider TieATV / OHV, Dirt bike0.3 mi1.5 mi
Deer CreekATV / OHV, Dirt bike1.1 mi1.6 mi
Old StationATV / OHV, Dirt bike1.2 mi2.7 mi
Slate TieATV / OHV, Dirt bike2.3 mi1.6 mi

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

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 4G · AT&T 4G · T-Mobile 4G

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.
RV essentials

Dump station: 6.4 mi
Propane: 4.7 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.