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Bushytail Cg-G
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 40.85446, -122.81673
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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 Bushytail Cg-G
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,730 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Bushytail Cg-GNIFC · 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 Bushytail Cg-G · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery4 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- OOutfitter11 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- WWater15 mi
- DDump18 mi
- MMechanic23 mi
- LLaundry27 mi
- AAir-up27 mi
- RxPharmacy27 mi
- +Urgent care28 mi
- PPropane28 mi
- ShShower33 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Bushytail Cg-G
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,730 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
40.85446, -122.81673
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Bushytail Cg-G · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townWeaverville · ~9.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelChevron · ~10.0 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~28.5 mi
- Dump station~18.4 mi
- GroceriesTrinity Alps Resort General Store · ~3.8 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~27.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~28.4 mi
- HardwarePlotzke Ace Hardware · ~10.8 mi
EV charging — from Bushytail Cg-G · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.9 mi straight-line SW — Weaverville, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a grocery store) · 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 · 46 within 50 · 106 within 100 · 176 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS22.7 mi — GF4EVA LAKEHEAD BB DC1, Lakehead
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO22.7 mi — GF4EVA LAKEHEAD BB DC1, Lakehead
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.7 mi — Yellow Jacket Eatery - Tesla Destination, Trinity Center, CA · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- 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 206611 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Bushytail Cg-G · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBushytail Cg-G · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletClark Springs Cg-F · ~0.3 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMinersville Cg-F · ~0.3 mi SE · USFS
- Flush restroomClark Springs Boat Ramp · ~0.4 mi NE · USFS
Open Bushytail Cg-G elsewhere
Other camps near Bushytail Cg-G
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Clark Springs Cg-F~0.3 mi · fee
- Minersville Cg-F~0.3 mi · fee
- Ridgeville Cg-F~1.1 mi
- Fawn Cg-G~1.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Bushytail Cg-G
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Bushytail Cg-G are set by Shasta-Trinity National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Bushytail Cg-G
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 2026-08-21: $30 per night, single site; $38 single with electric hook-up, $53 double with electric, $75 triple with electric, $110 quad with electric, plus $12 per additional vehicle per night. Day use is $12 per vehicle per day. The forest publishes this camp as Bushytail Campground -- our record carries the dataset's 'Bushytail Cg-G'. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/shasta-trinity/recreation/bushytail-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 Bushytail Cg-G
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 — Bushytail Cg-G
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →How to read this page →All field notes →
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