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Algoma Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 41.25554, -121.88349
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Algoma Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,813 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Algoma CampgroundNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Algoma Campground · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater7 mi
- DDump13 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- GGrocery13 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- HHardware20 mi
- OOutfitter20 mi
- EVEV fast charger20 mi
- MMechanic21 mi
- +Urgent care21 mi
- LLaundry22 mi
- RxPharmacy23 mi
- ShShower23 mi
- AAir-up28 mi
- PPropane54 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 13 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Algoma Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,813 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
41.25554, -121.88349
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Algoma Campground · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBull Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townBartle · ~3.2 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~7.2 mi
- FuelChevron · ~13.2 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~24.0 mi
- Dump station~13.0 mi
- GroceriesMcCloud Market · ~13.2 mi
- PharmacyMayers Pharmacy · ~28.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicMercy Medical Center Mount Shasta · ~23.1 mi
- HardwareDunsmuir Hardware · ~20.4 mi
EV charging — from Algoma Campground · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger20.5 mi straight-line W — DC CORRIDOR DUNSMUIR DC · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach7 within 25 mi · 16 within 50 · 91 within 100 · 162 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)22.8 mi — Mount Shasta, CA - 134 Morgan Way - Tesla Supercharger, Mount Shasta
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)20.5 mi — DC CORRIDOR DUNSMUIR L2 · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 198184 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Algoma Campground · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletAlgoma Cg-F · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCattle Camp Cg-F · ~2.9 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCattle Camp Picnic Area · ~3.0 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCamp 4 (Cg-G) · ~5.5 mi W · USFS
Open Algoma Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Algoma Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Cattle Camp Cg-F~2.9 mi · fee
- Camp 4 (Cg-G)~5.5 mi · fee
- Fowlers Camp Cg-F~7.3 mi · fee
- Trout Creek Meadow (Cg-F)~13.1 mi
The unit that manages Algoma Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Algoma Campground are set by Shasta-Trinity National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Algoma Campground
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Algoma Campground
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Algoma Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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