Meadow Camp
- Mid-May to mid-October
- season
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
Caution at last check
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 12 h ago
Is Meadow Camp open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists an alert for Plumas National Forest.
Stage I Fire Restrictions - Plumas National Forest
Agency alert covering Plumas National Forest · Order 05-11-26-04 · USFS · Plumas National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Plumas National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 3,715 ft
- Mt. Hough Ranger DistrictPlumas National Forest
Meadow Camp is a Forest Service campground in the Mt. Hough Ranger District of Plumas National Forest in California. It sits within the national forest's ranger district, and the Forest Service manages the land. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Quincy show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 82°F, while July and August average in the upper 80s. Winter brings highs in the low to mid 40s and a few snowy days each month from December through March. A fee is charged for recreation at this site. The Rock Creek hike starts just 0.1 mile away, and Meadow Valley Creek offers canoeing about a mile off. Rock Creek (Family Campground) and Deanes Valley (family campground) are both within about 3 miles.
- ROCK CREEKHiking0.1 mi
- Meadow Valley CreekCanoeing1.1 mi
- Spanish CreekCanoeing1.9 mi
- SILVER CREEKHiking2 mi
- Rock Creek (Family Cg)Camping2.1 mi
- Deanes Valley (family Cg)Camping3 mi
- Bucks Lake Recreation AreaRock climbing7.6 mi
- The QuarryRock climbing9.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Spanish Creek CampgroundCamping · ~13 min drive
- Whitehorse CampgroundCamping · ~10 min drive
- Deanes Valley (family Cg)Camping · ~5 min drive
- Snake Lake CampgroundCamping · ~7 min drive
- Silver Lake Campground (Plumas National Forest, CA)Camping · ~9 min drive
- HallstedCamping · ~11 min drive
- Hallsted (family Cg)Camping · ~11 min drive
- Pioneer RV ParkCamping · ~12 min drive
- Mill Creek CampgroundCamping · ~13 min drive
- Mill Creek (family Cg)Camping · ~13 min drive
Best time to visit Meadow Camp
Best months: April–June and September–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
44° / 25°
12 wet · 3 snow
Feb
50° / 26°
11 wet · 2 snow
Mar
56° / 29°
12 wet · 2 snow
Apr
62° / 32°
9 wet · 1 snow
May
71° / 39°
7 wet
Jun
80° / 43°
3 wet
Jul
89° / 48°
1 wet
Aug
88° / 45°
1 wet
Sep
82° / 40°
2 wet
Oct
69° / 33°
5 wet
Nov
52° / 28°
8 wet · 1 snow
Dec
43° / 25°
12 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Quincy, CA, 5 mi away at 3,420 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
