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Gurnsey Creek Group Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 40.31095, -121.42942
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. 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 Gurnsey Creek Group Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,742 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Gurnsey Creek Group 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 Gurnsey Creek Group Campground · Lassen National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater6 mi
- ShShower9 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- DDump17 mi
- LLaundry25 mi
- +Urgent care27 mi
- RxPharmacy36 mi
- EVEV fast charger37 mi
- MMechanic37 mi
- OOutfitter38 mi
- AAir-up43 mi
- PPropane44 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 9 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 37-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 — Gurnsey Creek Group Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,742 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
40.31095, -121.42942
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Gurnsey Creek Group Campground · Lassen National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureGurnsey Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townDeer Creek · ~4.0 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~5.5 mi
- FuelShell · ~10.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~16.9 mi
- GroceriesThe Village Mercantile · ~4.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicSeneca Hospital · ~10.3 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~10.3 mi
EV charging — from Gurnsey Creek Group Campground · Lassen National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger36.7 mi straight-line SE — Quincy, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 26 within 50 · 118 within 100 · 440 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS40.0 mi — Town of Paradise - 230 Pearson, Paradise
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO40.0 mi — Town of Paradise - 230 Pearson, Paradise
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)36.2 mi — DAME SHIRLEY DSP-WEST, Quincy, 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 422189 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Gurnsey Creek Group Campground · Lassen National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletGurnsey Creek Group Camp · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGurnsey Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletElam Creek Picnic · ~4.5 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletElam · ~4.6 mi S · USFS
Open Gurnsey Creek Group Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Gurnsey Creek Group Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- North Fork~3.5 mi
- Elam Campground~4.5 mi
- Mill Creek - Private~5.0 mi
- Domingo Springs~5.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Gurnsey Creek Group Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Gurnsey Creek Group Campground are set by Lassen National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Gurnsey Creek Group 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 Gurnsey Creek Group 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 — Gurnsey Creek Group Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →How to read this page →All field notes →
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