Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Hanson Camp (Cua)
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.73376, -121.20690
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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 Hanson Camp (Cua)
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,963 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Hanson Camp (Cua)NIFC · 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 Hanson Camp (Cua) · Plumas National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel12 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- @Mail16 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- EVEV fast charger20 mi
- LLaundry21 mi
- OOutfitter21 mi
- WWater21 mi
- +Urgent care23 mi
- AAir-up24 mi
- ShShower25 mi
- PPropane33 mi
- DDump36 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 21-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 12 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 — Hanson Camp (Cua)
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
1,963 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
39.73376, -121.20690
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Hanson Camp (Cua) · Plumas National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureGrouse Hollow Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townJunction House · ~4.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~12.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesLa Porte General Store · ~12.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicPlumas District Hospital · ~19.3 mi
- HardwareYankee Hill Hardware · ~16.4 mi
EV charging — from Hanson Camp (Cua) · Plumas National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger20.1 mi straight-line NE — 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 reach2 within 25 mi · 28 within 50 · 311 within 100 · 727 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS22.2 mi — Town of Paradise - 230 Pearson, Paradise
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO22.2 mi — Town of Paradise - 230 Pearson, Paradise
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)19.6 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 Hanson Camp (Cua) · Plumas National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletFeather Falls Trailhead · ~8.8 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGrizzly Creek (Family Cg) · ~9.2 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBucks Kiosk · ~9.3 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBlack Rock (Boating) · ~10.3 mi E · USFS
Open Hanson Camp (Cua) elsewhere
Other camps near Hanson Camp (Cua)
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Milsap Bar (Family Cg)~3.8 mi
- Little North Fork (Family Cg)~4.3 mi
- Rogers Cow Camp (Family Cg)~6.0 mi
- Stag Point Ohv Trailhead And Camp~7.8 mi
The unit that manages Hanson Camp (Cua)
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Hanson Camp (Cua) are set by Plumas National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Hanson Camp (Cua)
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 Hanson Camp (Cua)
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 — Hanson Camp (Cua)
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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