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Grider Creek Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 41.80615, -123.21828
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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 Grider Creek Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,695 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Grider Creek 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 Grider Creek Campground · Klamath National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery3 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- FFuel3 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- WWater19 mi
- HHardware24 mi
- MMechanic24 mi
- ShShower29 mi
- LLaundry29 mi
- OOutfitter29 mi
- EVEV fast charger30 mi
- PPropane34 mi
- DDump39 mi
- AAir-up40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 3 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 30-mi run (and back).
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 — Grider Creek Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,695 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
41.80615, -123.21828
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around Grider Creek Campground · Klamath National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureGrider Creek (river) · nearby
- Nearest townSeiad Valley · ~2.7 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.0 mi
- FuelSeiad Valley Card Lock · ~2.8 mi
- Propane / LPGAmerigas · ~30.6 mi
- GroceriesSeaid Valley Store · ~2.7 mi
- PharmacyClinic Pharmacy · ~8.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicKaruk Community Health Center · ~8.4 mi
EV charging — from Grider Creek Campground · Klamath National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger30.4 mi straight-line E — GF4EVA CARL'S JR DC, Yreka, CA · 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 31 within 50 · 111 within 100 · 155 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)30.4 mi — Yreka, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Yreka
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)30.4 mi — DC CORRIDOR CARL'S JR. L2, Yreka, 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 198204 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Grider Creek Campground · Klamath National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletGrider Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFort Goff · ~4.5 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletO'Neil Creek · ~5.3 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletIndian Creek River Access · ~8.4 mi W · USFS
Open Grider Creek Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Grider Creek Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Fort Goff~4.5 mi
- O'Neil Creek~5.3 mi
- Sarah Totten~8.7 mi · fee
- Happy Camp~8.9 mi
The unit that manages Grider Creek Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Grider Creek Campground are set by Klamath National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Grider Creek 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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Grider Creek 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 — Grider Creek Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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