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Butte Meadows
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 40.07928, -121.55816
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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 Butte Meadows
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,318 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Butte MeadowsNIFC · 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 Butte Meadows · Lassen National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater16 mi
- @Mail18 mi
- GGrocery18 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- FFuel18 mi
- EVEV fast charger23 mi
- +Urgent care23 mi
- ShShower26 mi
- RxPharmacy26 mi
- PPropane26 mi
- OOutfitter27 mi
- AAir-up27 mi
- MMechanic27 mi
- LLaundry28 mi
- DDump32 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 18 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 — Butte Meadows
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,318 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
40.07928, -121.55816
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Butte Meadows · Lassen National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townButte Meadows · ~0.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelValero · ~18.4 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~26.4 mi
- GroceriesHoliday Market · ~18.3 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~25.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~23.4 mi
- HardwareTrue-Value Hardware · ~18.3 mi
EV charging — from Butte Meadows · Lassen National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger22.9 mi straight-line S — Town of Paradise - 230 Pearson · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 8 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 · 27 within 50 · 173 within 100 · 542 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)27.6 mi — Chico, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Chico
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)22.9 mi — Town of Paradise - 230 Pearson · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — SWTCH Energy, Paradise, 22.3 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; For employee use only · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 333168 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Butte Meadows · Lassen National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletButte Meadows · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCherry Hill · ~3.5 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJonesville Snow Park · ~5.1 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPotato Patch · ~7.7 mi N · USFS
Open Butte Meadows elsewhere
Other camps near Butte Meadows
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Cherry Hill Campground~3.6 mi · fee
- West Branch~4.2 mi
- Philbrook~6.0 mi
- Upper Deer Creek~6.3 mi
The unit that manages Butte Meadows
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Butte Meadows are set by Lassen National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Butte Meadows
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: $12 per night, single site. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/lassen/recreation/butte-meadows-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 Butte Meadows
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 — Butte Meadows
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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