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Hat Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 40.66922, -121.44349
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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 Hat Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,450 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Hat CreekNIFC · 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 Hat Creek · Lassen National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- LLaundry1 mi
- ShShower1 mi
- FFuel1 mi
- GGrocery1 mi
- @Mail2 mi
- WWater10 mi
- DDump11 mi
- MMechanic19 mi
- +Urgent care19 mi
- EVEV fast charger20 mi
- HHardware23 mi
- RxPharmacy24 mi
- AAir-up47 mi
- OOutfitter47 mi
- PPropane50 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 1 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 — Hat Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,450 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
40.66922, -121.44349
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Hat Creek · Lassen National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townOld Station · ~1.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelOld Station Fill-Up · ~1.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~11.2 mi
- GroceriesOld Station Fill-Up Mini Mart · ~1.1 mi
- PharmacyMayers Pharmacy · ~24.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicBurney Health Center · ~18.6 mi
- HardwareDo It Best Valley Hardware · ~23.3 mi
EV charging — from Hat Creek · Lassen National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.9 mi straight-line NW — Burney, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 32 within 50 · 77 within 100 · 358 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS46.8 mi — Safeway 0273 (Anderson, CA), Anderson
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO47.1 mi — GF4EVA VITTLES DC, Anderson
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)42.1 mi — Foothill High School, Palo Cedro, CA · EV Connect · J1772 · 4 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 296733 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Hat Creek · Lassen National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomHat Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHat Creek Group Camp · ~0.5 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSpattercone · ~1.2 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletOld Station Information Center · ~1.3 mi NE · USFS
Open Hat Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Hat Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Hat Creek Campground~0.3 mi
- Cave Campground~1.5 mi
- Big Pine~2.7 mi · fee
- Rocky~4.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages Hat Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Hat Creek are set by Lassen National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Hat Creek
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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-20: $16 per night, single site; $5 per vehicle per night for a second vehicle, maximum 2 vehicles per site. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/lassen/recreation/hat-creek-campground.
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 Hat Creek
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 — Hat Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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