Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Little Grizzly
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 40.12867, -121.33118
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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 Little Grizzly
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,752 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Little GrizzlyNIFC · 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 Little Grizzly · Lassen National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- @Mail14 mi
- ShShower18 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- RxPharmacy24 mi
- EVEV fast charger25 mi
- MMechanic25 mi
- LLaundry26 mi
- OOutfitter26 mi
- DDump31 mi
- PPropane37 mi
- AAir-up38 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Little Grizzly
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
5,752 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
40.12867, -121.33118
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Little Grizzly · Lassen National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureGrizzly Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townLongville · ~4.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelShell · ~13.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~30.6 mi
- GroceriesCaribou Crossroads · ~9.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicSeneca Hospital · ~13.3 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~13.1 mi
EV charging — from Little Grizzly · Lassen National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger24.7 mi straight-line SE — Quincy, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · 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 reach1 within 25 mi · 21 within 50 · 161 within 100 · 487 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS30.3 mi — Town of Paradise - 230 Pearson, Paradise
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO30.3 mi — Town of Paradise - 230 Pearson, Paradise
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)24.2 mi — DAME SHIRLEY DSP-WEST, Quincy, 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 422189 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Little Grizzly · Lassen National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLittle Grizzly · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSoldier Meadows · ~6.6 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJonesville Snow Park · ~7.6 mi W · USFS
- Flush restroomQueen Lily (Family Cg) · ~8.3 mi SE · USFS
Open Little Grizzly elsewhere
Other camps near Little Grizzly
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Cold Springs~4.3 mi
- Yellow Creek~4.6 mi
- Soldier Meadows~6.6 mi · fee
- Poison Springs~6.7 mi
The unit that manages Little Grizzly
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Little Grizzly are set by Lassen National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Little Grizzly
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 Little Grizzly
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 — Little Grizzly
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