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Camp 4 (Cg-G)
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 41.23420, -121.98584
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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 Camp 4 (Cg-G)
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,577 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Camp 4 (Cg-G)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 Camp 4 (Cg-G) · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater2 mi
- DDump8 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- OOutfitter15 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- EVEV fast charger15 mi
- ShShower18 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- AAir-up23 mi
- PPropane50 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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 — Camp 4 (Cg-G)
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,577 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
41.23420, -121.98584
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Camp 4 (Cg-G) · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townMcCloud · ~7.9 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~2.0 mi
- FuelMcCloud Valero · ~7.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~7.7 mi
- GroceriesMcCloud Market · ~7.9 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~17.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicShasta Cascade Health Center · ~15.1 mi
- HardwareDunsmuir Hardware · ~15.0 mi
EV charging — from Camp 4 (Cg-G) · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.1 mi straight-line W — DC CORRIDOR DUNSMUIR DC · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach12 within 25 mi · 27 within 50 · 91 within 100 · 164 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)17.9 mi — Mount Shasta, CA - 134 Morgan Way - Tesla Supercharger, Mount Shasta
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.1 mi — DC CORRIDOR DUNSMUIR L2 · 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 198184 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Camp 4 (Cg-G) · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCamp 4 (Cg-G) · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletUpper Falls Picnic Area · ~1.2 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLakin Dam Picnic Area · ~1.2 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletUpper Falls Overlook · ~1.2 mi W · USFS
Open Camp 4 (Cg-G) elsewhere
Other camps near Camp 4 (Cg-G)
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Fowlers Camp Cg-F~2.1 mi · fee
- Cattle Camp Cg-F~3.0 mi · fee
- Algoma Campground~5.5 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — CA~10.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages Camp 4 (Cg-G)
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Camp 4 (Cg-G) are set by Shasta-Trinity National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Camp 4 (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 2026-08-25: $30 per night, group site. The forest publishes this camp as 'Camp 4 Group Campsite and Day Use Area'; that page's own coordinates sit 0.001 mi from this pin. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/shasta-trinity/recreation/camp-4-group-campsite-and-day-use-area.
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 Camp 4 (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 — Camp 4 (Cg-G)
What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Bugs & critters →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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