The Northern California Fly Fishing Board

I live in Thompson Valley just a few miles from Nelson Creek. Nice little creek with good trail access in a steep canyon. There are some free primitive campsites (outhouses but no running water.) along the Middle Fork just before you get to Nelson Creek. They are often full during the summer. Only a few sites. (Mostly miners that ignore the 14 day camping limit until the USFS gives them the boot.) Nice spot that should get better (less crowded and better fishing) after Labor Day. There are a couple private campgrounds between Quincy and Graeagle but nothing to write home about. Plumas Eureka State park campground is currently close to a plague outbreak in the chipmunk population. Lakes Basin is past Graeagle, but worth considering. Beautiful area with good but not great fishing in many small high elevation lakes. Hope that helps.