Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Indian Valley Dispersed Camping Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 40.51533, -123.32636
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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 Indian Valley Dispersed Camping Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,940 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Indian Valley Dispersed Camping AreaNIFC · 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 Indian Valley Dispersed Camping Area · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- +Urgent care8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- WWater23 mi
- HHardware25 mi
- EVEV fast charger25 mi
- OOutfitter25 mi
- LLaundry31 mi
- ShShower33 mi
- MMechanic33 mi
- AAir-up33 mi
- RxPharmacy38 mi
- DDump40 mi
- PPropane48 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 23-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — Indian Valley Dispersed Camping Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
3,940 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
40.51533, -123.32636
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around Indian Valley Dispersed Camping Area · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureIndian Valley Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townFriend Place · ~2.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFrontier Fuel & Propane Minimart · ~8.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~7.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicHayfork Clinic · ~7.8 mi
EV charging — from Indian Valley Dispersed Camping Area · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger25.2 mi straight-line NE — Weaverville, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a grocery store) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 20 within 50 · 108 within 100 · 182 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS32.6 mi — Miranda Market, Miranda
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO32.6 mi — Miranda Market, Miranda
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)32.6 mi — Miranda Market (at a public site) · EVRANGE · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- 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 206611 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Indian Valley Dispersed Camping Area · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletIndian Valley Camp · ~1.1 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPhilpot Cg-F · ~7.9 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletForest Glen Cg-F · ~9.7 mi S · USFS
- Flush restroomForest Glen Guard Station (Historical) · ~9.8 mi S · USFS
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Other camps near Indian Valley Dispersed Camping Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Indian Valley Camp~1.1 mi
- Philpot Campground~7.9 mi
- Forest Glen Cg-F~9.7 mi · fee
- Hell Gate Cg-F~10.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages Indian Valley Dispersed Camping Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Indian Valley Dispersed Camping Area are set by Shasta-Trinity National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Indian Valley Dispersed Camping Area
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
Confidence
Researched — The record is detailed and internally consistent, and the coordinates land where the managing agency says this site is.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Indian Valley Dispersed Camping Area
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 — Indian Valley Dispersed Camping Area
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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