Agency-listedUSFSFee
East Fork
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 40.90465, -123.70607
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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 East Fork
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,558 ft.
Fire & smoke — around East ForkNIFC · 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 East Fork · Six Rivers National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- +Urgent care5 mi
- HHardware5 mi
- MMechanic5 mi
- LLaundry5 mi
- AAir-up5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- EVEV fast charger5 mi
- WWater8 mi
- ShShower17 mi
- OOutfitter20 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- DDump20 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — East Fork
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,558 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
40.90465, -123.70607
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around East Fork · Six Rivers National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townWillow Creek · ~4.2 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~8.4 mi
- FuelRenner Petroleum · ~4.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~20.3 mi
- GroceriesRay's Food Place · ~4.5 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~20.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicSix Rivers Medical Clinic · ~4.6 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~4.7 mi
EV charging — from East Fork · Six Rivers National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger4.7 mi straight-line NE — Willow Creek Maintenance Station (at a parking lot) · Non-Networked · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-08-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach8 within 25 mi · 20 within 50 · 88 within 100 · 156 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)19.7 mi — Arcata, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Arcata
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.6 mi — RCEA EV NETWORK WILLOW CREEK · 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 chargerFree (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 218607 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around East Fork · Six Rivers National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletEast Fork · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBoise Creek · ~3.7 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLacks Creek Camp Site Vault Toilet · ~8.0 mi NW · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletLacks Creek Pine Ridge Vault Toilet · ~8.1 mi NW · BLM
Open East Fork elsewhere
Other camps near East Fork
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Boise Creek~3.7 mi · fee
- Horse Linto~8.7 mi
- Gray Falls Campground~11.7 mi · fee
- Burnt Ranch Cg-F~12.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages East Fork
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at East Fork are set by Six Rivers National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — East Fork
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 2026-08-22: $8 per night, single site, plus $5 per vehicle per night for a second vehicle; day use is $4 per vehicle per day. Payment is exact cash or a check made out to USDA. TWO DIFFERENT PRODUCTS HERE: recreation.gov 239632 does not sell the $8 single sites at all -- it books only 'East Fork Group Site' at $25 per night for the 2026-05-26 to 2026-09-30 season. The single sites are first-come self-pay. Lower Trinity Ranger District, (530) 629-2118. Sources: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/sixrivers/recreation/east-fork-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/239632.
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 East Fork
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 — East Fork
What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Bugs & critters →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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