Agency-listedUSFSFree
Bogard
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 40.35750, -121.09813
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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 Bogard
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,370 ft.
Fire & smoke — around BogardNIFC · 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 Bogard · Lassen National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater5 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- ShShower11 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- DDump20 mi
- MMechanic24 mi
- EVEV fast charger24 mi
- LLaundry24 mi
- RxPharmacy24 mi
- OOutfitter31 mi
- PPropane57 mi
- AAir-up58 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Bogard
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,370 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
40.35750, -121.09813
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Bogard · Lassen National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureJennie Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townClear Creek · ~4.9 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~5.1 mi
- FuelShell · ~5.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~20.0 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~5.8 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~24.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicSeneca Hospital · ~8.0 mi
- HardwareAyoob's Intermountain Hardware · ~7.6 mi
EV charging — from Bogard · Lassen National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger23.7 mi straight-line E — 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 · 3 within 50 · 122 within 100 · 379 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS50.2 mi — Town of Paradise - 230 Pearson, Paradise
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO50.2 mi — Town of Paradise - 230 Pearson, Paradise
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)23.7 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 Bogard · Lassen National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBogard · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHay Meadows Trailhead · ~5.0 mi W · USFS
- Highway rest areaLake Almanor · ~5.1 mi SW
- Vault / pit toiletMason Station · ~5.3 mi E · USFS
Open Bogard elsewhere
Other camps near Bogard
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Echo Lake~6.2 mi
- Silver Bowl~10.4 mi · fee
- Almanor~10.5 mi · fee
- Almanor North Campground~10.5 mi
The unit that manages Bogard
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Bogard are set by Lassen National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Bogard
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Bogard
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 — Bogard
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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