Agency-listedUSFSFee
Boise Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 40.94451, -123.65797
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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 Boise Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 893 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Boise CreekNIFC · 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 Boise Creek · Six Rivers National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel1 mi
- +Urgent care1 mi
- EVEV fast charger1 mi
- GGrocery1 mi
- LLaundry2 mi
- AAir-up2 mi
- @Mail2 mi
- HHardware2 mi
- MMechanic2 mi
- WWater7 mi
- DDump18 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- OOutfitter23 mi
- RxPharmacy23 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 1 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 — Boise Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
893 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
40.94451, -123.65797
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Boise Creek · Six Rivers National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townWillow Creek · ~1.0 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~7.2 mi
- FuelFuel · ~1.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~18.0 mi
- GroceriesRay's Food Place · ~1.3 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~23.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicSix Rivers Medical Clinic · ~1.1 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~1.6 mi
EV charging — from Boise Creek · Six Rivers National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger1.1 mi straight-line E — Willow Creek Maintenance Station (at a parking lot) · Non-Networked · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-08-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach6 within 25 mi · 20 within 50 · 90 within 100 · 156 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)22.4 mi — Arcata, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Arcata
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)1.4 mi — RCEA EV NETWORK WILLOW CREEK · 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 chargerFree (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 218607 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Boise Creek · Six Rivers National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBoise Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEast Fork · ~3.7 mi SW · USFS
- Highway rest areaFrancis B. Mathews · ~7.1 mi SE
- Vault / pit toiletLacks Creek Pine Ridge Vault Toilet · ~7.9 mi NW · BLM
Open Boise Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Boise Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- East Fork~3.7 mi · fee
- Horse Linto~5.0 mi
- Gray Falls Campground~10.6 mi · fee
- Burnt Ranch Cg-F~12.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Boise Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Boise Creek are set by Six Rivers National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Boise Creek
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 2026-08-27: $10 per night, single site, plus $5 per night for an additional vehicle; day use is $5 per vehicle. Pay by cash (exact change) or a check made out to USDA. recreation.gov listing 233142 agrees ($10 standard non-electric, standard electric and tent-only for the current 2026-05-14 to 2026-10-14 season). Two stale things to know: the Forest Service database flags the site CLOSED, and the page's own 'Seasons of Use' line still reads 5/14/25-10/14/25 -- recreation.gov is the only source here carrying a 2026 season. Holders of an Interagency Senior or Access Pass get 50% off camping fees on Six Rivers. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/sixrivers/recreation/boise-creek-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 Boise Creek
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 — Boise Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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