Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Gray Rock
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 41.12818, -122.44905
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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 Gray Rock
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,711 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Gray RockNIFC · 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 Gray Rock · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater7 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- ShShower7 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- OOutfitter11 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- DDump11 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- AAir-up19 mi
- PPropane38 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Gray Rock
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
6,711 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
41.12818, -122.44905
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Gray Rock · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMears Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townCastella · ~6.9 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.8 mi
- FuelChevron · ~7.0 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~11.6 mi
- Dump station~11.4 mi
- GroceriesAmmirati's Market · ~7.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicMercy Medical Center Mount Shasta · ~14.7 mi
- HardwareDunsmuir Hardware · ~10.8 mi
EV charging — from Gray Rock · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.1 mi straight-line NE — DC CORRIDOR DUNSMUIR DC · 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 reach13 within 25 mi · 49 within 50 · 111 within 100 · 168 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)14.2 mi — Mount Shasta, CA, Mount Shasta
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.1 mi — DC CORRIDOR DUNSMUIR L2 · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Dunsmuir Lodge - Tesla Destination, Dunsmuir, 10.2 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas 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 198184 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Gray Rock · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomSims Flat Cg · ~6.5 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGumboot Lake Cg-F · ~6.7 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCastle Lake Picnic-F · ~7.9 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCastle Lake Cg-F · ~8.3 mi NE · USFS
Open Gray Rock elsewhere
Other camps near Gray Rock
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Sims Flat Cg~6.5 mi · fee
- Gumboot Lake Cg-F~6.7 mi
- Gumboot Campground~6.7 mi
- Castle Lake Campground~8.2 mi
The unit that manages Gray Rock
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Gray Rock are set by Shasta-Trinity National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Gray Rock
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 Gray Rock
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 — Gray Rock
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