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Hole In The Ground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 40.31101, -121.56577
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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 Hole In The Ground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,449 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Hole In The GroundNIFC · 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 Hole In The Ground · Lassen National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery3 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- WWater12 mi
- ShShower12 mi
- FFuel15 mi
- DDump16 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- +Urgent care21 mi
- LLaundry26 mi
- MMechanic33 mi
- EVEV fast charger36 mi
- AAir-up36 mi
- RxPharmacy36 mi
- OOutfitter40 mi
- PPropane41 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 36-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 — Hole In The Ground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,449 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
40.31101, -121.56577
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Hole In The Ground · Lassen National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townMineral · ~6.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~15.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~15.5 mi
- GroceriesMineral Grocery · ~3.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicShingletown Medical Center · ~20.9 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~17.5 mi
EV charging — from Hole In The Ground · Lassen National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger35.6 mi straight-line W — GF4EVA RED BLUFF DC3 · 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 · 51 within 50 · 105 within 100 · 456 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)36.0 mi — Red Bluff, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Red Bluff
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)35.6 mi — GF4EVA RED BLUFF L2 · 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 198122 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Hole In The Ground · Lassen National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHole In The Ground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBrokenshire · ~3.4 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomCXT Comfort Station Mineral Ballfield (HQ) · ~3.5 mi NW · NPS
- Vault / pit toiletMorgan Summit · ~4.0 mi NE · USFS
Open Hole In The Ground elsewhere
Other camps near Hole In The Ground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Hole-in-the-Ground Campground~0.3 mi
- Mill Creek - Private~2.4 mi
- Battle Creek Campground~4.1 mi · fee
- Gurnsey Creek Group Campground~7.2 mi
The unit that manages Hole In The Ground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Hole In The Ground are set by Lassen National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Hole In The Ground
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 2026-08-22: $12 per night, single site. The forest publishes this camp as Hole-in-the-Ground Campground. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/lassen/recreation/hole-ground-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 Hole In The Ground
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 — Hole In The Ground
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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