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Juanita Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 41.81670, -122.12377
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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 Juanita Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,129 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Juanita LakeNIFC · 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 Juanita Lake · Klamath National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- WWater23 mi
- PPropane23 mi
- MMechanic24 mi
- EVEV fast charger26 mi
- RxPharmacy27 mi
- HHardware27 mi
- LLaundry27 mi
- ShShower30 mi
- DDump32 mi
- AAir-up32 mi
- OOutfitter33 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 23-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Juanita Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,129 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
41.81670, -122.12377
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Juanita Lake · Klamath National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townMacdoel · ~6.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel Good · ~6.1 mi
- Propane / LPGChevron · ~23.4 mi
- GroceriesFastBreak · ~6.1 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~27.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicButte Valley Health Center · ~14.5 mi
- HardwareG&G Ace Hardware · ~27.3 mi
EV charging — from Juanita Lake · Klamath National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger26.3 mi straight-line W — YREKA TRUCK STATION #1 · 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 · 33 within 50 · 92 within 100 · 154 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)28.0 mi — Yreka, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Yreka
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)26.3 mi — YREKA TRUCK STATION #2 · 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 165552 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Juanita Lake · Klamath National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletJuanita Lake · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMartins Dairy · ~4.3 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMartins Dairy Cg · ~4.4 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletShafter · ~10.4 mi SE · USFS
Open Juanita Lake elsewhere
Other camps near Juanita Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Martins Dairy Horse Camp~4.4 mi
- Martins Dairy Cg~4.4 mi · fee
- Shafter~10.4 mi · fee
- Orr Lake~12.7 mi
The unit that manages Juanita Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Juanita Lake are set by Klamath National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Juanita Lake
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: $15 per night for a single site, $20 for the double site (#14), and $50 per night for the group camp, which is a GROUP unit priced as a whole. recreation.gov listing 234750 covers the group campsite only and posts the same $50 for the current season (15 May - 18 Oct 2026). Sources: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/klamath/recreation/juanita-lake-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234750.
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 Juanita Lake
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 — Juanita Lake
Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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