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Crags Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 38.17475, -119.32109
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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 Crags Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,086 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Crags CampgroundNIFC · 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 Crags Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- LLaundry0 mi
- ShShower0 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- EVEV fast charger7 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- OOutfitter8 mi
- MMechanic19 mi
- DDump19 mi
- +Urgent care26 mi
- AAir-up29 mi
- PPropane40 mi
- HHardware42 mi
- RxPharmacy42 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Crags Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,086 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
38.17475, -119.32109
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Crags Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureRobinson Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townTwin Lakes Estates · ~2.1 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.1 mi
- FuelWalker Country Store Gas · ~25.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~19.4 mi
- GroceriesBridgeport General Store and Deli · ~7.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicHealth Clinic · ~25.5 mi
EV charging — from Crags Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.4 mi straight-line NE — Bridgeport Mo Mart-Shell (Bridgeport, CA) · Electrify America · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 13 within 50 · 168 within 100 · 653 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)7.4 mi — Bridgeport, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Bridgeport
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO39.5 mi — GF4EVA RUSH CREEK DC, Groveland
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)20.9 mi — Yosemite National Park - Tuolumne Meadows (at a public site) · RIVIAN_WAYPOINTS · J1772 · 4 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 149421 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Crags Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomCrags Group Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomCrags Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomLower Twin Lake Campground · ~0.3 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPaha Campground · ~0.4 mi N · USFS
Open Crags Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Crags Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Crags Group Campground~0.2 mi · fee
- Paha Campground~0.3 mi · fee
- Lower Twin Lake Campground~0.4 mi
- Robinson Creek Campground~0.7 mi
The unit that manages Crags Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Crags Campground are set by Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Crags Campground
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Crags Campground
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 — Crags Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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