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Kangaroo Lake Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 41.33517, -122.63911
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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 Kangaroo Lake Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,117 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Kangaroo Lake CampgroundNIFC · 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 Kangaroo Lake Campground · Klamath National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery9 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- WWater14 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- DDump14 mi
- FFuel14 mi
- AAir-up14 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- LLaundry16 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- ShShower16 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- RxPharmacy17 mi
- PPropane39 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 9 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 — Kangaroo Lake Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,117 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
41.33517, -122.63911
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Kangaroo Lake Campground · Klamath National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelValero · ~14.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~14.2 mi
- GroceriesCallahan Emporium · ~8.6 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~17.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicScott Valley Rural Health Clinic · ~15.8 mi
- HardwareSolano's Home Improvement · ~14.5 mi
EV charging — from Kangaroo Lake Campground · Klamath National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger14.1 mi straight-line E — Weed, CA - Shastina Dr - Tesla Supercharger (at a restaurant) · 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 reach12 within 25 mi · 20 within 50 · 117 within 100 · 160 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS14.2 mi — DC CORRIDOR COMFORT INN DC, Weed
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO14.2 mi — DC CORRIDOR COMFORT INN DC, Weed
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.2 mi — DC CORRIDOR COMFORT INN L2, Weed, CA · 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 440450 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Kangaroo Lake Campground · Klamath National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletKangaroo · ~0.2 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletScott Mountain · ~5.2 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletParks Creek Th · ~5.3 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletToad Lake Cg · ~8.2 mi SE · USFS
Open Kangaroo Lake Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Kangaroo Lake Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Kangaroo~0.2 mi · fee
- Scott Mountain~5.2 mi
- Toad Lake Cg~8.2 mi
- Gumboot Campground~10.8 mi
The unit that manages Kangaroo Lake Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Kangaroo Lake Campground are set by Klamath National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Kangaroo Lake Campground
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
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 Kangaroo Lake Campground
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 — Kangaroo Lake Campground
Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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