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Atchison Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.74984, -122.92603
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Atchison Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,306 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Atchison 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 Atchison Campground · Mendocino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- HHardware14 mi
- EVEV fast charger15 mi
- GGrocery17 mi
- FFuel17 mi
- @Mail17 mi
- ShShower30 mi
- LLaundry30 mi
- WWater30 mi
- MMechanic30 mi
- +Urgent care30 mi
- RxPharmacy34 mi
- DDump34 mi
- AAir-up38 mi
- OOutfitter45 mi
- PPropane57 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 30-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 17 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 — Atchison Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,306 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
39.74984, -122.92603
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around Atchison Campground · Mendocino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCarpenter Place · ~1.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelCovelo Redwood Oil Co Station · ~17.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesKeith's Market IGA · ~17.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicLong Valley Clinic · ~30.0 mi
- HardwareM & M Feed · ~14.1 mi
EV charging — from Atchison Campground · Mendocino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger14.6 mi straight-line NW — South Leggett (at a public site) · EVRANGE · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 24 within 50 · 133 within 100 · 639 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)29.9 mi — Laytonville, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Laytonville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.6 mi — South Leggett (at a public site) · EVRANGE · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- 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 462384 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Atchison Campground · Mendocino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletAtchison C.G. · ~1.9 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMasterson Campground · ~4.4 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPlaskett Meadows · ~4.5 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPlaskett Meadows (Day Use Area) · ~4.7 mi E · USFS
Open Atchison Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Atchison Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Atchison C.G.~1.9 mi
- Keller~2.5 mi
- Masterson Campground~4.4 mi · fee
- Plaskett Meadows~4.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Atchison Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Atchison Campground are set by Mendocino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Atchison 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 Atchison 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 — Atchison Campground
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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