Agency-listedUSFSFee
Almanor
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 40.21774, -121.17608
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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 Almanor
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,560 ft.
Fire & smoke — around AlmanorNIFC · 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 Almanor · Lassen National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- GGrocery0 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- HHardware7 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- ShShower14 mi
- RxPharmacy23 mi
- EVEV fast charger23 mi
- MMechanic23 mi
- LLaundry24 mi
- OOutfitter24 mi
- DDump30 mi
- PPropane47 mi
- AAir-up48 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 0 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 — Almanor
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,560 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
40.21774, -121.17608
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Almanor · Lassen National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townAlmanor · ~0.2 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.0 mi
- FuelShell · ~4.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~29.8 mi
- GroceriesPlumas Pines Resort Market · ~0.4 mi
- PharmacyQuincy Pharmacy · ~22.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicGreenville Rancheria Medical and Dental Clinic · ~13.0 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~6.6 mi
EV charging — from Almanor · Lassen National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger23.2 mi straight-line SE — Quincy, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 12 within 50 · 143 within 100 · 436 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS39.9 mi — Town of Paradise - 230 Pearson, Paradise
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO39.9 mi — Town of Paradise - 230 Pearson, Paradise
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)22.8 mi — DAME SHIRLEY DSP-WEST, Quincy, CA · 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 422189 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Almanor · Lassen National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletAlmanor · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAlmanor Beach · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAlmanor Boat Launch · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAlmanor Legacy Campground · ~0.5 mi W · USFS
Open Almanor elsewhere
Other camps near Almanor
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Almanor North Campground~0.2 mi
- Almanor South Campground~0.2 mi
- Almanor Legacy Campground~0.5 mi · fee
- Almanor Overflow~0.7 mi
The unit that manages Almanor
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Almanor are set by Lassen National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Almanor
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-23: $18 per night, single site. Pass 1 of this audit matched the forest's "Almanor Beach" day-use page, which prints no fee; this figure comes from Lassen's separate Almanor Campground page, 0.001 mi from our pin. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/lassen/recreation/almanor-campground.
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 Almanor
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 — Almanor
What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Bugs & critters →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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