Agency-listedUSFSFree
Gumboot Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 41.21261, -122.51126
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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 Gumboot Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,068 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Gumboot 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 Gumboot Campground · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump10 mi
- WWater11 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- ShShower11 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- AAir-up14 mi
- PPropane44 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 — Gumboot Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,068 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
41.21261, -122.51126
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around Gumboot Campground · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureGumboot Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townCastella · ~11.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelChevron · ~11.0 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~9.7 mi
- Dump station~9.6 mi
- GroceriesAmmirati's Market · ~11.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicMercy Medical Center Mount Shasta · ~12.3 mi
- HardwareSolano's Contractors Building Supply · ~12.4 mi
EV charging — from Gumboot Campground · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.1 mi straight-line NE — Mount Shasta, CA (at a public site) · RIVIAN_ADVENTURE · NACS (Tesla) · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach13 within 25 mi · 45 within 50 · 117 within 100 · 168 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS12.1 mi — GF4EVA MT SHASTA PL1, Mount Shasta
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO12.1 mi — GF4EVA MT SHASTA DC, Mount Shasta
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.1 mi — Mount Shasta, CA - Best Western Plus Tree House (at a public site) · RIVIAN_WAYPOINTS · 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 391320 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Gumboot Campground · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletGumboot Lake Cg-F · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletToad Lake Cg · ~4.9 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCastle Lake Picnic-F · ~6.9 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCastle Lake Cg-F · ~7.1 mi E · USFS
Open Gumboot Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Gumboot Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Gumboot Lake Cg-F~0.1 mi
- Toad Lake Cg~4.9 mi
- Gray Rock~6.7 mi
- Castle Lake Campground~7.0 mi
The unit that manages Gumboot Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Gumboot Campground are set by Shasta-Trinity National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Gumboot 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 Gumboot 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 — Gumboot Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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