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Aspen Grove
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 40.55503, -120.77442
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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 Aspen Grove
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,147 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Aspen GroveNIFC · 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 Aspen Grove · Lassen National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump2 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- WWater11 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- ShShower30 mi
- OOutfitter44 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 11 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Aspen Grove
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,147 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
40.55503, -120.77442
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Aspen Grove · Lassen National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSpaulding · ~7.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelDiamond Mountain · ~10.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~2.0 mi
- GroceriesDiamond Mountain Mini Mart · ~10.6 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~12.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicNortheastern Health Center · ~11.3 mi
- HardwareDiamond Saw Shop · ~11.9 mi
EV charging — from Aspen Grove · Lassen National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.5 mi straight-line SE — Susanville, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · 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 · 2 within 50 · 93 within 100 · 323 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS54.1 mi — Caboose Park - Portola, Portola
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO71.3 mi — Town of Paradise - 230 Pearson, Paradise
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.5 mi — DMND MTN CSO DIAMOND MT1, Susanville, 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 196523 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Aspen Grove · Lassen National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletAspen Grove · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAspen Grove Boat Launch · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGallatin Beach · ~0.3 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomGallatin Marina Jetty · ~0.4 mi NW · USFS
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Other camps near Aspen Grove
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Eagle~0.7 mi · fee
- West Eagle~0.9 mi · fee
- Merrill~1.9 mi · fee
- Christie~3.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages Aspen Grove
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Aspen Grove are set by Lassen National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Aspen Grove
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 2026-08-26: $28 per night, single standard site, run by a concessionaire; Interagency Senior passes save 50%. Lassen's own page contradicts itself in the fee block -- it prints the boilerplate 'No fees are required for this site' immediately above 'Fees are required at these sites... Single site standard Fees 28.00 per night' -- so the $28 is corroborated by recreation.gov listing 118440 ($28 tent-only non-electric, season 15 May - 7 Sep 2026) and by the Forest Service recreation-sites dataset. Sources: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/lassen/recreation/aspen-grove and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/118440.
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 Aspen Grove
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 — Aspen Grove
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →