Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Gaither Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 40.07731, -121.69485
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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 Gaither Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,823 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Gaither CampNIFC · 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 Gaither Camp · Lassen National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater17 mi
- @Mail19 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- GGrocery19 mi
- FFuel19 mi
- +Urgent care22 mi
- RxPharmacy23 mi
- EVEV fast charger23 mi
- PPropane23 mi
- OOutfitter23 mi
- ShShower24 mi
- AAir-up24 mi
- MMechanic24 mi
- LLaundry25 mi
- DDump32 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 19 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 — Gaither Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
1,823 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
40.07731, -121.69485
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Gaither Camp · Lassen National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBeaver Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townCampbellville · ~3.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~21.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesHoliday Market · ~18.9 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~22.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicPlanned Parenthood · ~22.5 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~23.9 mi
EV charging — from Gaither Camp · Lassen National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger22.8 mi straight-line S — Town of Paradise - 230 Pearson · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 48 within 50 · 172 within 100 · 548 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)24.9 mi — Chico, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Chico
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)22.8 mi — Town of Paradise - 230 Pearson · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — SWTCH Energy, Paradise, 22.3 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; For employee use only · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 333168 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Gaither Camp · Lassen National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletButte Meadows · ~7.2 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBlack Rock · ~7.4 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMccarthy Point · ~7.5 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCherry Hill · ~10.5 mi E · USFS
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Other camps near Gaither Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Butte Meadows~7.2 mi · fee
- Black Rock~7.4 mi
- Upper Deer Creek~8.0 mi
- Long Point~9.6 mi
The unit that manages Gaither Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Gaither Camp are set by Lassen National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Gaither Camp
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 Gaither Camp
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 — Gaither Camp
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