Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Fenders Ferry
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 40.90045, -122.17066
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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 Fenders Ferry
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,109 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Fenders FerryNIFC · 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 Fenders Ferry · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater11 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- AAir-up18 mi
- OOutfitter18 mi
- ShShower19 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- DDump24 mi
- PPropane25 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 11 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 — Fenders Ferry
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
2,109 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
40.90045, -122.17066
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Fenders Ferry · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureNosoni Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townPoint McCloud · ~4.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelGolden Bear · ~14.0 mi
- Propane / LPGAirgas · ~23.8 mi
- Dump station~24.2 mi
- GroceriesHoliday Harbor Resort and Marina General Store · ~10.0 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~18.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicClinic · ~20.5 mi
- HardwareDaltile · ~24.4 mi
EV charging — from Fenders Ferry · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.2 mi straight-line W — GF4EVA LAKEHEAD BB DC1 · 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 reach10 within 25 mi · 51 within 50 · 94 within 100 · 191 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)23.4 mi — Redding, CA - Old Alturas Road - Tesla Supercharger, Redding
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.2 mi — GF4EVA LAKEHEAD BB L2 · 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 153690 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Fenders Ferry · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMoore Creek Cg-F · ~2.9 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletChirpchatter Cg-F · ~3.4 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDekkas Rock Cg-G · ~3.8 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEllery Creek Cg-F · ~3.9 mi W · USFS
Open Fenders Ferry elsewhere
Other camps near Fenders Ferry
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Moore Creek Cg-F~2.9 mi · fee
- Chirpchatter Cg-F~3.4 mi
- Dekkas Rock Cg-G~3.8 mi · fee
- Ellery Creek Cg-F~3.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Fenders Ferry
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Fenders Ferry are set by Shasta-Trinity National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Fenders Ferry
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 Fenders Ferry
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 — Fenders Ferry
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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