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Cedar Pass
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 41.56028, -120.29362
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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 Cedar Pass
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,868 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Cedar PassNIFC · 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 Cedar Pass · Modoc National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- PPropane14 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- DDump30 mi
- ShShower30 mi
- RxPharmacy44 mi
- AAir-up45 mi
- WWater50 mi
- +Urgent care52 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 50-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Cedar Pass
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,868 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
41.56028, -120.29362
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Cedar Pass · Modoc National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCedarville · ~6.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelRabbit Traxx · ~6.2 mi
- Propane / LPGChevron · ~13.6 mi
- Dump station~30.0 mi
- GroceriesRabbit Traxx · ~6.2 mi
- HardwareFour Seasons Supply Center · ~13.9 mi
EV charging — from Cedar Pass · Modoc National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger14.5 mi straight-line W — Alturas, 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 reach1 within 25 mi · 1 within 50 · 13 within 100 · 121 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS84.5 mi — KCC - 1 KCC#2, Klamath Falls
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO84.5 mi — KCC - 1 KCC#2, Klamath Falls
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)70.7 mi — TULELAKE TULE HQ 1 · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Niles Hotel - Tesla Destination, Alturas, 13.9 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 190479 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Cedar Pass · Modoc National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomCedar Pass Ski Area · ~1.6 mi E · USFS
- Flush restroomCedar Creek Upper Th · ~1.6 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletStough Reservoir · ~2.0 mi E · USFS
- RestroomCedar Creek Lower Th · ~4.1 mi SE · USFS
Open Cedar Pass elsewhere
Other camps near Cedar Pass
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Stough Reservoir Campground~2.1 mi
- Pepperdine Equestrian Cg~7.5 mi · fee
- Pepperdine Campground~8.1 mi
- Plum Valley Campground~10.6 mi
The unit that manages Cedar Pass
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Cedar Pass are set by Modoc National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Cedar Pass
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 Cedar Pass
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 — Cedar Pass
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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