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Bradys Camp (Family Cg)
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.95630, -120.75698
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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 Bradys Camp (Family Cg)
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,886 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Bradys Camp (Family Cg)NIFC · 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 Bradys Camp (Family Cg) · Plumas National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- HHardware7 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- OOutfitter8 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- WWater26 mi
- ShShower28 mi
- DDump41 mi
- AAir-up52 mi
- PPropane52 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 26-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — Bradys Camp (Family Cg)
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,886 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
39.95630, -120.75698
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Bradys Camp (Family Cg) · Plumas National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featurePine Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townGreenhorn · ~3.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelMobil · ~10.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesSav Mor · ~7.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicPlumas District Hospital · ~10.9 mi
- HardwareMountain Hardware & Sports · ~14.2 mi
EV charging — from Bradys Camp (Family Cg) · Plumas National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.6 mi straight-line W — 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 reach2 within 25 mi · 7 within 50 · 219 within 100 · 465 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS18.4 mi — Caboose Park - Portola, Portola
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO46.1 mi — DC CORRIDOR LUCKYS SS DC2, Soda Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.3 mi — DAME SHIRLEY DSP-EAST, 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 Bradys Camp (Family Cg) · Plumas National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletJackson Creek Family Pg. · ~8.5 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMt Hough Trailhead · ~9.5 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSpanish Creek Group (Group) · ~12.1 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSpanish Creek (Family Cg) · ~12.2 mi NW · USFS
Open Bradys Camp (Family Cg) elsewhere
Other camps near Bradys Camp (Family Cg)
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Red Bridge~8.2 mi
- Spanish Creek Group (Group)~12.1 mi · fee
- Spanish Creek (Family Cg)~12.2 mi · fee
- Lightning Tree Family Cg.~13.6 mi · fee
The unit that manages Bradys Camp (Family Cg)
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Bradys Camp (Family Cg) are set by Plumas National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Bradys Camp (Family Cg)
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 Bradys Camp (Family Cg)
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 — Bradys Camp (Family Cg)
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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