Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Louse Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 41.24177, -123.42966
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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 Louse Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,731 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Louse CampNIFC · 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 Louse Camp · Klamath National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel7 mi
- MMechanic7 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- DDump17 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- WWater20 mi
- +Urgent care23 mi
- LLaundry23 mi
- HHardware23 mi
- AAir-up23 mi
- ShShower31 mi
- OOutfitter32 mi
- RxPharmacy38 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 20-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 7 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Louse Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
3,731 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
41.24177, -123.42966
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Louse Camp · Klamath National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townWeitchpec · ~13.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelPatriot · ~7.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~16.6 mi
- GroceriesOrleans Market · ~7.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicSix Rivers Medical Clinic · ~23.1 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~23.4 mi
EV charging — from Louse Camp · Klamath National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.4 mi straight-line SW — Hoopa Tribe Grocery Store · EVGATEWAY · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 12 within 50 · 110 within 100 · 159 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)41.0 mi — Mill Creek Marketplace - Tesla Supercharger, McKinleyville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.0 mi — RCEA EV NETWORK ORLEANS VFD · 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 376404 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Louse Camp · Klamath National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletNordheimer · ~5.3 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletForks Rest Area · ~5.8 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPearch Creek · ~6.7 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHotelling · ~8.1 mi E · USFS
Open Louse Camp elsewhere
Other camps near Louse Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Nordheimer~5.3 mi · fee
- Nordheimer Group Campgrounds - (Achillis; Bloomer; Casc~5.3 mi · fee
- Pearch Creek~6.7 mi · fee
- Hotelling~8.1 mi
The unit that manages Louse Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Louse Camp are set by Klamath National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Louse Camp
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 Louse Camp
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 — Louse Camp
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