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Hotelling
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 41.23985, -123.27401
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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 Hotelling
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,360 ft.
Fire & smoke — around HotellingNIFC · 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 Hotelling · Klamath National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail8 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- WWater13 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- DDump25 mi
- ShShower25 mi
- HHardware25 mi
- OOutfitter25 mi
- EVEV fast charger25 mi
- +Urgent care25 mi
- LLaundry25 mi
- AAir-up28 mi
- RxPharmacy39 mi
- PPropane59 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Hotelling
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,360 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
41.23985, -123.27401
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Hotelling · Klamath National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureNegro Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townForks of Salmon · ~2.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelCecilville Station · ~9.8 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas · ~27.7 mi
- GroceriesOrleans Market · ~14.5 mi
EV charging — from Hotelling · Klamath National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger24.8 mi straight-line SW — Hoopa Tribe Grocery Store · EVGATEWAY · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 25 within 50 · 109 within 100 · 162 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)40.2 mi — Weaverville, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Weaverville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.3 mi — RCEA EV NETWORK ORLEANS VFD · 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 376404 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Hotelling · Klamath National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHotelling · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletForks Rest Area · ~2.7 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRedbank · ~4.7 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMatthews · ~4.8 mi SE · USFS
Open Hotelling elsewhere
Other camps near Hotelling
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Red Bank Campground~4.6 mi
- Matthews~4.8 mi · fee
- Nordheimer~6.0 mi · fee
- Nordheimer Group Campgrounds - (Achillis; Bloomer; Casc~6.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Hotelling
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Hotelling are set by Klamath National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Hotelling
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Hotelling
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 — Hotelling
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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