Agency-listedUSFSFree
Deer Lick Springs Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 40.47023, -122.92708
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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 Deer Lick Springs Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,056 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Deer Lick Springs 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 Deer Lick Springs Campground · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- WWater14 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- OOutfitter17 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- DDump22 mi
- RxPharmacy28 mi
- PPropane28 mi
- MMechanic29 mi
- AAir-up29 mi
- ShShower51 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — Deer Lick Springs Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,056 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
40.47023, -122.92708
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around Deer Lick Springs Campground · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBrowns Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townDeer Lick Springs · ~0.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelPlatina Store · ~7.8 mi
- Propane / LPGAirgas · ~29.7 mi
- Dump station~21.5 mi
- GroceriesPlatina Store · ~7.8 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~28.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicHayfork Clinic · ~14.8 mi
EV charging — from Deer Lick Springs Campground · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger17.3 mi straight-line N — Weaverville, 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 · 42 within 50 · 109 within 100 · 279 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS30.0 mi — COR EV CHARGERS SUNDIAL BR1, Redding
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO30.0 mi — COR EV CHARGERS SUNDIAL BR1, Redding
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)28.4 mi — PHC 2525 01, Redding, 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 206611 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Deer Lick Springs Campground · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletDeerlick Springs Cg-F · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGemmill Gulch Picnic-F · ~7.3 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBasin Gulch Cg-F · ~8.3 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNatural Bridge Picnic-F · ~9.4 mi W · USFS
Open Deer Lick Springs Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Deer Lick Springs Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Basin Gulch Cg-F~8.3 mi · fee
- North Fork Beegum Creek Camp~10.8 mi
- Philpot Campground~13.9 mi
- White Rock Campground~15.9 mi
The unit that manages Deer Lick Springs Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Deer Lick Springs Campground are set by Shasta-Trinity National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Deer Lick Springs 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 Deer Lick Springs 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 — Deer Lick Springs Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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