Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Hunter Camp 4
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.56150, -120.05802
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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 Hunter Camp 4
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,136 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Hunter Camp 4NIFC · 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 Hunter Camp 4 · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- MMechanic5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- EVEV fast charger5 mi
- OOutfitter6 mi
- DDump6 mi
- LLaundry6 mi
- +Urgent care9 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- WWater10 mi
- AAir-up11 mi
- PPropane12 mi
- ShShower31 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 5 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 — Hunter Camp 4
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
6,136 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
39.56150, -120.05802
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Hunter Camp 4 · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWater · nearby
- Nearest townVerdi-Sierra Pines · ~3.7 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.9 mi
- FuelARCO (Marathon Petroleum) · ~10.3 mi
- Propane / LPGChevron ExtraMile Store · ~13.7 mi
- Dump station~27.1 mi
- GroceriesRoyal Market · ~9.4 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~10.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicRadience Ketamine Clinic · ~9.4 mi
- HardwareMata Hardware Store · ~9.4 mi
EV charging — from Hunter Camp 4 · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger5.1 mi straight-line SE — Verdi, NV - Tesla Supercharger · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 16 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 reach24 within 25 mi · 47 within 50 · 182 within 100 · 476 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS10.5 mi — 7th & McCarran NV2-125 (Reno, NV), Reno
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO17.4 mi — DC CORRIDOR TRUCKEE DC1, Truckee
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.9 mi — AVIANA AVIANA 1, Reno, NV · 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 353826 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Hunter Camp 4 · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLookout Campground · ~2.0 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletStampede Vista · ~6.6 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSardine Peak Lookout · ~7.1 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEmigrant · ~7.1 mi SW · USFS
Open Hunter Camp 4 elsewhere
Other camps near Hunter Camp 4
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Dog Valley Campground~0.3 mi
- Hunter Camp 2 Campground~1.3 mi
- Lookout Campground~2.1 mi · fee
- Hoke / Verdi~4.1 mi
The unit that manages Hunter Camp 4
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Hunter Camp 4 are set by Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Hunter Camp 4
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 Hunter Camp 4
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 — Hunter Camp 4
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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