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Green Springs Campground
OHV / 4×4 · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.97263, -122.93279
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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 Green Springs Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,020 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Green Springs CampgroundNIFC · 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 Green Springs Campground · Mendocino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- EVEV fast charger15 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- GGrocery21 mi
- @Mail21 mi
- FFuel21 mi
- LLaundry25 mi
- MMechanic35 mi
- +Urgent care35 mi
- WWater39 mi
- RxPharmacy39 mi
- AAir-up40 mi
- ShShower42 mi
- DDump46 mi
- OOutfitter47 mi
- PPropane50 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 39-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 21 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 — Green Springs Campground
Access
OHV / 4×4
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,020 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
39.97263, -122.93279
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around Green Springs Campground · Mendocino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureCroney Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townBollinger Place · ~9.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelCovelo Redwood Oil Co Station · ~20.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesTienda Su Pais · ~20.8 mi
- HardwareM & M Feed · ~19.0 mi
EV charging — from Green Springs Campground · Mendocino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.1 mi straight-line SW — South Leggett (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 reach1 within 25 mi · 41 within 50 · 114 within 100 · 498 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)35.2 mi — Laytonville, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Laytonville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.1 mi — South Leggett (at a public site) · EVRANGE · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- 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 462384 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Green Springs Campground · Mendocino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletGreen Springs Th · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHammerhorn Lake · ~3.5 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLittle Doe · ~6.1 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHoward Lake Cg · ~7.0 mi SW · USFS
Open Green Springs Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Green Springs Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Hammerhorn Lake~3.5 mi · fee
- Little Doe Campground~6.1 mi
- Howard Lake Cg~7.0 mi · fee
- Howard Lake Campground~7.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Green Springs Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Green Springs Campground are set by Mendocino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Green Springs Campground
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
likely OHV (only a rough 4wd track in) — confirm
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 Green Springs Campground
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 — Green Springs Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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