Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Cache Creek Natural Area
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · CA · 38.96980, -122.46760
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management 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 Cache Creek Natural Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 896 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Cache Creek Natural AreaNIFC · 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 Cache Creek Natural Area · Bureau of Land Management · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- MMechanic8 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- +Urgent care9 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- WWater10 mi
- ShShower18 mi
- DDump19 mi
- AAir-up21 mi
- EVEV fast charger21 mi
- OOutfitter24 mi
- PPropane38 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, 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 — Cache Creek Natural Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
896 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
38.96980, -122.46760
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Cache Creek Natural Area · Bureau of Land Management · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureCache Creek (river) · nearby
- Nearest townClearlake · ~8.6 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.7 mi
- FuelFuel · ~8.8 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas Propane · ~23.9 mi
- Dump station~19.0 mi
- GroceriesFoods Etc IGA · ~8.7 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~25.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicAdventist Health Clear Lake · ~8.5 mi
- HardwareWilliams Hardware · ~21.3 mi
EV charging — from Cache Creek Natural Area · Bureau of Land Management · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger21.4 mi straight-line NE — Williams, CA - 6th Street - Tesla Supercharger (at a restaurant) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 12 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 reach3 within 25 mi · 80 within 50 · 644 within 100 · 1046 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS21.5 mi — Electric Era Charging Station, Williams
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO24.2 mi — Maxwell Rest Area - Northbound, Williams
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.5 mi — Adventist Health Clear Lake, Clearlake, CA (at a hospital) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 3 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-08-12 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Stonehouse Cellars - Tesla Destination, Clearlake Oaks, 7.4 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas 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 150821 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Cache Creek Natural Area · Bureau of Land Management · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomCache Creek -Judge Davis Trailhd -Toilet · ~3.9 mi NE · BLM
- RestroomCache Creek - Cowboy Camp - Toilet 3 · ~6.3 mi E · BLM
- RestroomCache Creek -Cowboy Camp -Toilet 4 · ~6.4 mi E · BLM
- RestroomCache Creek -Cowboy Camp -Toilet 1 · ~6.4 mi E · BLM
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Other camps near Cache Creek Natural Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Cache Creek Wilderness~1.0 mi
- Knoxville Management Area~10.8 mi
- Indian Valley Management Area~11.9 mi
- Lakeview~18.0 mi
How we know this — Cache Creek Natural Area
Source
Bureau of Land Management 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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Cache Creek Natural Area
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 — Cache Creek Natural Area
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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