Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Eighteen Mile
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 41.84600, -123.92180
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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 Eighteen Mile
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 508 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Eighteen MileNIFC · 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 Eighteen Mile · Six Rivers National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery2 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- DDump9 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- ShShower15 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- WWater23 mi
- OOutfitter47 mi
- PPropane51 mi
- AAir-up52 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 23-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — Eighteen Mile
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
508 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
41.84600, -123.92180
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Eighteen Mile · Six Rivers National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureEighteenmile Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townGasquet · ~2.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.1 mi
- FuelFuel · ~8.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~9.1 mi
- GroceriesGasquet Market · ~2.5 mi
- PharmacySafeway · ~15.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicSutter Coast Hospital · ~14.9 mi
- HardwareTrue Value Hardware · ~26.5 mi
EV charging — from Eighteen Mile · Six Rivers National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.9 mi straight-line NW — El Rinconsito Market - Smith River (at a public site) · EVRANGE · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach9 within 25 mi · 11 within 50 · 75 within 100 · 144 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)15.3 mi — Crescent City, CA, Crescent City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.8 mi — EVRCASINO1 ELK VALLEY 3, Bertsch-Oceanview, 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 462533 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Eighteen Mile · Six Rivers National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomPanther Flat · ~0.4 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGrassy Flat · ~1.9 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSandy Beach · ~3.5 mi E · USFS
- Flush restroomPatrick Creek · ~4.3 mi NE · USFS
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Other camps near Eighteen Mile
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Panther Flat~0.4 mi · fee
- Grassy Flat~1.9 mi · fee
- Griffin Bridge~2.8 mi
- Coon Mtn. Shelter~3.7 mi
The unit that manages Eighteen Mile
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Eighteen Mile are set by Six Rivers National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Eighteen Mile
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Eighteen Mile
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 — Eighteen Mile
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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