Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Lakeview
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.10238, -122.75722
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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 Lakeview
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,213 ft.
Fire & smoke — around LakeviewNIFC · 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 Lakeview · Mendocino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail4 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- ShShower6 mi
- DDump7 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- OOutfitter10 mi
- WWater11 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- AAir-up24 mi
- PPropane44 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 — Lakeview
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
3,213 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
39.10238, -122.75722
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Lakeview · Mendocino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMorrison Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townLucerne · ~2.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelVP Racing Fuels · ~4.8 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas Propane · ~10.2 mi
- Dump station~6.6 mi
- GroceriesMarina Gas & Mart · ~4.8 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~9.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicSutter Lakeside Hospital · ~8.0 mi
- HardwareFriedman's · ~23.6 mi
EV charging — from Lakeview · Mendocino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.6 mi straight-line NW — Upper Lake, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a rest stop) · 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 reach6 within 25 mi · 33 within 50 · 503 within 100 · 1002 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS19.2 mi — Brutacao Family Vineyards - Hopland, Hopland
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO19.2 mi — Brutacao Family Vineyards - Hopland, Hopland
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.1 mi — Skylark Shores Resort, Lakeport, CA · EV Connect · 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 368021 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Lakeview · Mendocino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCedar Camp · ~11.6 mi N · USFS
- RestroomCow Mtn -Glen Eden Equestrian -Toilet 10 · ~12.9 mi W · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletDeer Valley · ~13.2 mi NW · USFS
- RestroomBlue Oak Cg - Toilet · ~13.5 mi E · BLM
Open Lakeview elsewhere
Other camps near Lakeview
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lake view Dispersed Camping~0.4 mi
- Indian Valley Management Area~9.4 mi
- Wilson Camp~9.8 mi
- Pacific Ridge Camp~10.4 mi
The unit that manages Lakeview
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Lakeview are set by Mendocino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Lakeview
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 Lakeview
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 — Lakeview
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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