Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Coon Mtn. Shelter
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 41.81605, -123.86338
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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 Coon Mtn. Shelter
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,744 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Coon Mtn. ShelterNIFC · 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 Coon Mtn. Shelter · Six Rivers National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery6 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- DDump12 mi
- @Mail16 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- ShShower17 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- WWater26 mi
- OOutfitter50 mi
- PPropane51 mi
- AAir-up52 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 26-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 — Coon Mtn. Shelter
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
3,744 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
41.81605, -123.86338
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Coon Mtn. Shelter · Six Rivers National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureKelly Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townGasquet · ~6.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~10.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~11.5 mi
- GroceriesGasquet Market · ~5.8 mi
- PharmacySafeway · ~17.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicSutter Coast Hospital · ~17.3 mi
- HardwareTrue Value Hardware · ~26.9 mi
EV charging — from Coon Mtn. Shelter · Six Rivers National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger17.1 mi straight-line W — Walmart 1910 (Crescent City, CA) · Electrify America · CHAdeMO, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach8 within 25 mi · 10 within 50 · 73 within 100 · 145 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)17.5 mi — Crescent City, CA, Crescent City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.6 mi — EVRCASINO1 ELK VALLEY 3, Bertsch-Oceanview, CA · 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 126268 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Coon Mtn. Shelter · Six Rivers National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletGrassy Flat · ~3.1 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSandy Beach · ~3.3 mi N · USFS
- Flush restroomPanther Flat · ~3.9 mi NW · USFS
- Flush restroomPatrick Creek · ~4.0 mi N · USFS
Open Coon Mtn. Shelter elsewhere
Other camps near Coon Mtn. Shelter
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Grassy Flat~3.1 mi · fee
- Griffin Bridge~3.2 mi
- Eighteen Mile~3.7 mi
- Panther Flat~3.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Coon Mtn. Shelter
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Coon Mtn. Shelter are set by Six Rivers National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Coon Mtn. Shelter
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
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 Coon Mtn. Shelter
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 — Coon Mtn. Shelter
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