Camping near Susanville, California
Camping near Susanville, California includes 10 public campgrounds on record, 4 reservable and 6 first-come. All are run by the U.S. Forest Service. The nearest, Roxie Peconom, is 11 miles from Susanville in a straight line, and 7 of 10 are within 15 miles. 4 are free. Another 12 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Susanville.
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Camping near Susanville at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 10 (10 National Forest)
- Getting a site
- 4 reservable and 6 first-come
- Cost
- 4 free; lowest posted fee at Crater Lake: "Single Site: $10 per night"
- Distance from Susanville
- 11 miles (Roxie Peconom) to 37 miles (Butte Creek) in a straight line; 7 within 15 miles
- Elevation
- 5,120 ft (Merrill) to 6,700 ft (Crater Lake), 10 of 10 on record
- Campsites
- 314 across the 5 campgrounds that state a count
- RVs
- 4 take RVs; hookups at Eagle and Merrill; longest stated RV length 178 ft (Merrill)
- Drinking water
- 8 of 10
Distances are straight-line miles from Susanville's point in the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2025), not driving distances. Every other fact comes from each campground's own sourced record, linked from its page.
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- Not on record
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- Not on record
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- Free
- Sites
- 48
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site (Electric): $50-55 per night
- Sites
- 27
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- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $28 per night
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- Not on record
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- Not on record
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- Overnight Use:
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- 5
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- Not on record
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- Free
- Sites
- 168
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- Not on record
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- Single Site: $35 per night
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- 66
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- Not on record
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- Overnight Use:
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- Not on record
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- Not on record
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- Free
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- Not on record
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- Not on record
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- Single Site: $10 per night
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- Not on record
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- Not on record
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- Free
No campgrounds match these filters.
More campgrounds within 30 miles of Susanville
- West Eagle Campground, 11 miles from Susanville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Lassen.
- Boulder Creek (family Campground), 17 miles from Susanville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $36 per night); listed under camping near Taylorsville.
- Lone Rock (family Campground), 17 miles from Susanville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $36 per night); listed under camping near Taylorsville.
- Long Point (group Campground), 18 miles from Susanville in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Taylorsville.
- Long Point (family Campground), 18 miles from Susanville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $36 per night); listed under camping near Taylorsville.
- Laufman Family Campground., 25 miles from Susanville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Milford.
- Greenville (family Campground), 26 miles from Susanville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Greenville.
- Bogard Campground, 27 miles from Susanville in a straight line , National Forest ; listed under camping near Lassen.
- Ramhorn Springs Campground, 27 miles from Susanville in a straight line , BLM ; listed under camping near Lassen.
- Rocky Knoll Campground, 28 miles from Susanville in a straight line , National Forest ; listed under camping near Lassen.
- Silver Bowl, 29 miles from Susanville in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $12 per night); listed under camping near Lassen.
- Conklin Park Family Campground., 30 miles from Susanville in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $15 per night); listed under camping near Milford.
Things to do near Susanville
Public land and water within 30 miles of Susanville, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Susan River Lower fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 1.7 miles from Susanville; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Eagle Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 15 miles from Susanville; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Antelope Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 17 miles from Susanville; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Goodrich Creek Lower fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 18 miles from Susanville; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Mountain Meadows Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 21 miles from Susanville; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Plumas National Forest, a national forest whose mapped point is 25 miles from Susanville; its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Shotoverin Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 27 miles from Susanville; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Silver Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 28 miles from Susanville; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Round Valley Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 29 miles from Susanville; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Caribou Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 29 miles from Susanville; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Supplies and emergencies near Susanville
Nearest emergency room
Banner Lassen Medical Center
1800 Spring Ridge Rd, Susanville, CA, 0.7 miles from Susanville . (530) 252-2000
Next nearest: Seneca District Hospital, 130 Brentwood Dr, Chester, CA, 33 miles , (530) 258-2151.
In an emergency, call 911.
Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) .
- Groceries
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- Diamond Mountain Mini Mart
- Speedway
- A-1 Food Mart
- Fuel
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- Diamond Mountain
- Gulf
- Spirit
- RV dump station
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- Susanville RV Park
- Pharmacy
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- Walgreens
- Walmart Pharmacy
- Laundromat
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- A-1 Coin Laundry
- Sierra Wash N' Dry
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Susanville: propane, potable water fill, and ice. Stores, fuel, propane, dump stations, water fill, laundromats, and pharmacies are the nearest few mapped within 25 miles, straight-line, © OpenStreetMap contributors (data as of 2026-10-01; this extract under the ODbL). Hours are as mapped; call ahead.
Common questions
Where can I camp around Susanville, CA?
10 public campgrounds are on record near Susanville. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Roxie Peconom (11 miles), Eagle (11 miles), Aspen Grove (11 miles), West Eagle Group Campground (12 miles), and 6 more. 6 are first-come, first-served with no reservations and 4 book through Recreation.gov.
Is there free camping near Susanville, CA?
Yes: Bogard, Butte Creek, Goumaz, and Roxie Peconom charge no fee at the campground.
Where can I camp with an RV near Susanville, CA?
4 campgrounds near Susanville take RVs: Aspen Grove, Christie, Eagle, and Merrill. Eagle and Merrill have hookups. The nearest mapped RV dump station is at Susanville RV Park, 1.7 miles from town (OpenStreetMap).
Where can I go tent camping near Susanville, CA?
Aspen Grove lists tent or walk-in sites on record.
Where can I camp near Susanville with drinking water?
Aspen Grove, Bogard, Crater Lake, Eagle, and 4 more have potable water on record.
Where is the nearest emergency room to Susanville, CA?
Banner Lassen Medical Center, 1800 Spring Ridge Rd, Susanville, CA, is 0.7 miles from Susanville in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (530) 252-2000. In an emergency, call 911.
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