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Crater Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 40.62696, -121.06213
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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 Crater Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,699 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Crater LakeNIFC · 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 Crater Lake · Lassen National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater14 mi
- DDump14 mi
- FFuel19 mi
- GGrocery19 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- @Mail21 mi
- HHardware24 mi
- EVEV fast charger25 mi
- MMechanic26 mi
- +Urgent care26 mi
- RxPharmacy27 mi
- OOutfitter48 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 19 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Crater Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,699 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
40.62696, -121.06213
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Crater Lake · Lassen National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSpaulding · ~14.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelOld Station Fill-Up · ~19.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~14.3 mi
- GroceriesOld Station Fill-Up Mini Mart · ~19.4 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~26.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicNortheastern Health Center · ~26.4 mi
- HardwareAyoob's Intermountain Hardware · ~23.6 mi
EV charging — from Crater Lake · Lassen National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger25.2 mi straight-line SE — Susanville, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 3 within 50 · 80 within 100 · 338 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS64.7 mi — Caboose Park - Portola, Portola
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO65.9 mi — GF4EVA VITTLES DC, Anderson
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)25.2 mi — DMND MTN CSO DIAMOND MT1, Susanville, 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 196523 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Crater Lake · Lassen National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCrater Lake · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomCrater Lake Picnic And Boat Launch · ~1.0 mi E · USFS
- Flush restroomBogard Vis · ~3.1 mi SW · USFS
- Highway rest areaBogard · ~3.2 mi SW
Open Crater Lake elsewhere
Other camps near Crater Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Silver Bowl~10.3 mi · fee
- Butte Creek~12.3 mi
- Christie~12.5 mi · fee
- Merrill~14.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Crater Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Crater Lake are set by Lassen National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Crater Lake
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 2026-08-23: $10 per night, single site. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/lassen/recreation/crater-lake.
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 Crater Lake
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 — Crater Lake
Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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