U.S. Forest Service · Plumas National Forest · California

Meadow View Equestrian Campground

This six unit campground is located five miles north of Frenchman Lake. This a family and equestrian campground. This is the only equestrian campground on the Beckwourth District. There is a horse corral across the road from the campground with a table and fire ring. Each campsite has a table, fire ring and food locker. A vault toilet is provided. There is a hand pump with non-potable water. No garbage service is provided.

Open nowFirst-come, first-servedTents only

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Amenities & rules

EquipmentTents

Individual sites vary. Confirm on Recreation.gov or with the managing office.

Season & status

StatusOpen
ForestPlumas National Forest
BookingReservations are not available
Rules14 day camping limit. 6 people per campsite. 2 vehicles per campsite. No horses in campground - keep them in corral. OHV riding is not allowed. Store food, trash and scented items appropriately - Be Bear Aware

Plumas National Forest recreation page ↗

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Meadow View Equestrian Campground30°40°50°60°70°January: 2.12 inches of precipitation, 5.9 inches of snowFebruary: 1.84 inches of precipitation, 4.0 inches of snowMarch: 1.78 inches of precipitation, 3.6 inches of snowApril: 0.87 inches of precipitation, 1.6 inches of snowMay: 1.12 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJune: 0.58 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 0.18 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 0.27 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 0.39 inches of precipitation, 0.1 inches of snowOctober: 0.98 inches of precipitation, 0.1 inches of snowNovember: 1.73 inches of precipitation, 2.1 inches of snowDecember: 2.48 inches of precipitation, 8.2 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 33.3°F averageFebruary: 37.9°F averageMarch: 43.5°F averageApril: 47.6°F averageMay: 55.2°F averageJune: 62.4°F averageJuly: 69.5°F averageAugust: 68.0°F averageSeptember: 61.6°F averageOctober: 51.7°F averageNovember: 40.1°F averageDecember: 33.0°F average0 in2 in4 in6 in8 in10 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Doyle 4 SSE, 8 miles from the campground at 4,390 feet, station USC00042506 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 14 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 26 inches a year on the same inches scale.

Getting there

Coordinates40.0353° N, 120.2128° W · Directions ↗

Supplies & services

RV sales & serviceReliable RV ↗33.1 mi
Dump stationDump station ↗38.3 mi
Outdoor gearCabela's ↗38.3 mi

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Limited data for this unit

No site-by-site records, no fee schedule, no directions or photos in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.

Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the record fills in.

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Trails nearby

Forest Service trail data →
  • 2.9 mi
    Little Bird
    0.3 mi trail
  • 3.1 mi
    McKesick
    2.2 mi trail
  • 4.8 mi
    Jordan Quarry
    0.4 mi trail

Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.

Public land it sits in

On Wilderness Atlas →

Plumas National Forest begins about 6.8 miles away, and it is the closest of these.

Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.

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Reference

Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Meadow View Equestrian Campground?

No. Meadow View Equestrian Campground is first-come, first-served. Reservations are not available Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.

Source: Forest Service

Is Meadow View Equestrian Campground open right now?

Open as of Oct 16, 2026.

Source: Forest Service status

Can I bring an RV to Meadow View Equestrian Campground?

Meadow View Equestrian Campground is listed for tents only.

Source: Forest Service

What if Meadow View Equestrian Campground is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Meadow View Family Campground (under 0.1 mi), Conklin Park Campground (8.1 mi, first-come), and Big Cove (9.5 mi, partly first-come).

Source: Campgrounds nearby