Agency-listedUSFSFee
Curly Jack
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 41.78585, -123.38936
Ask an AI about this campsiteOpens Grok already loaded with this site. It reads the same records this page is built from, and links whatever it tells you.
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 Curly Jack
Loading the latest forecast…
Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,081 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Curly JackNIFC · AirNow
Checking active fires & air quality…
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 Curly Jack · Klamath National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- +Urgent care1 mi
- RxPharmacy1 mi
- GGrocery1 mi
- FFuel1 mi
- @Mail1 mi
- WWater26 mi
- MMechanic29 mi
- HHardware30 mi
- ShShower34 mi
- LLaundry34 mi
- OOutfitter34 mi
- DDump36 mi
- EVEV fast charger38 mi
- PPropane43 mi
- AAir-up46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 26-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 1 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 38-mi run (and back).
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 — Curly Jack
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,081 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
41.78585, -123.38936
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Curly Jack · Klamath National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townHappy Camp · ~2.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelConnor Cardlock · ~1.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesDouble J Sports & Spirits · ~1.1 mi
- PharmacyClinic Pharmacy · ~0.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicKaruk Community Health Center · ~0.6 mi
- HardwareTrue Value Hardware · ~29.7 mi
EV charging — from Curly Jack · Klamath National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger37.9 mi straight-line SW — GF4EVA KLAMATH DC 1 · 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 38 within 50 · 95 within 100 · 155 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)38.8 mi — Yreka, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Yreka
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)34.1 mi — RCEA EV NETWORK ORLEANS VFD · 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 175770 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Curly Jack · Klamath National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCurly Jack · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletIndian Creek River Access · ~0.6 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFerry Point River Access · ~8.1 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNo Mans · ~8.4 mi SW · USFS
Open Curly Jack elsewhere
Other camps near Curly Jack
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Happy Camp~0.3 mi
- Fort Goff~8.8 mi
- Grider Creek Campground~8.9 mi
- Sulphur Springs Campground~9.4 mi
The unit that manages Curly Jack
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Curly Jack are set by Klamath National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Curly Jack
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: $15 per night for a family site; the group site is $50 per night and is reservation-only through recreation.gov. Listing 234401 posts the same $15 and $50. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/klamath/recreation/curly-jack-campground.
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 Curly Jack
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 — Curly Jack
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →