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Idlewild
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 41.33134, -123.05880
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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 Idlewild
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,595 ft.
Fire & smoke — around IdlewildNIFC · 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 Idlewild · Klamath National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- ShShower12 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- RxPharmacy33 mi
- EVEV fast charger33 mi
- DDump36 mi
- AAir-up36 mi
- PPropane47 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 12 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 33-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 — Idlewild
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,595 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
41.33134, -123.05880
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Idlewild · Klamath National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townEtna · ~12.2 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.1 mi
- FuelShell · ~12.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesRay's Food Place · ~12.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicScott Valley Rural Health Clinic · ~12.5 mi
- HardwareEtna Hardware & Sporting Goods · ~12.2 mi
EV charging — from Idlewild · Klamath National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger33.2 mi straight-line NE — Walmart 1630 (Yreka, CA) · Electrify America · CHAdeMO, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 21 within 50 · 119 within 100 · 162 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)33.4 mi — Yreka, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Yreka
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)24.8 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
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Bonanza King Resort - Tesla Destination, Coffee Creek, 24.6 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — Bonanza King Resort, Coffee Creek, 24.6 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; see front desk for access · AFDC lists it “Free” - 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 145228 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Idlewild · Klamath National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletIdlewild · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMule Bridge · ~2.0 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTaylor Lake Trailhead · ~5.1 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTrail Creek · ~8.4 mi SE · USFS
Open Idlewild elsewhere
Other camps near Idlewild
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Mule Bridge Campground~1.9 mi
- Trail Creek~8.4 mi · fee
- Shadow Creek~8.9 mi
- Red Bank Campground~9.2 mi
The unit that manages Idlewild
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Idlewild are set by Klamath National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Idlewild
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 2026-08-24: $10 per night, single site -- the forest page states it twice, as the fee block figure and again as "Family campsites $10". Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/klamath/recreation/idlewild-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 Idlewild
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 — Idlewild
What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Hot-weather camping →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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