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Main Letts C.G.
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.30288, -122.70901
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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 Main Letts C.G.
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,492 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Main Letts C.G.NIFC · 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 Main Letts C.G. · Mendocino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- EVEV fast charger15 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- DDump20 mi
- RxPharmacy21 mi
- MMechanic21 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- LLaundry25 mi
- +Urgent care25 mi
- HHardware25 mi
- AAir-up28 mi
- PPropane54 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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 — Main Letts C.G.
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,492 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
39.30288, -122.70901
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Main Letts C.G. · Mendocino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townStonyford · ~10.0 mi
- Drinking waterWater spigot · ~0.0 mi
- FuelStonyford General Store · ~10.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~20.5 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~14.4 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~21.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicAdventist Health Clear Lake Medical Office - Clearlake, Live Well Program · ~24.7 mi
- HardwareMendo Mill · ~25.0 mi
EV charging — from Main Letts C.G. · Mendocino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger14.8 mi straight-line SW — 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 reach1 within 25 mi · 26 within 50 · 419 within 100 · 1003 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS27.9 mi — Thurston Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, Ukiah
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO28.6 mi — Maxwell Rest Area - Northbound, Williams
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.4 mi — Tallman Hotel and Blue Wing Restaurant - Tesla Destination, Upper Lake, CA (at a hotel) · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- 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 Main Letts C.G. · Mendocino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMain Letts C.G. · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Spring (Day Use) · ~0.2 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSaddle Camp Loop C.G. · ~0.4 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletStirrup C.G. (Letts Lake) · ~0.5 mi NW · USFS
Open Main Letts C.G. elsewhere
Other camps near Main Letts C.G.
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Saddle Camp Loop C.G.~0.4 mi · fee
- Stirrup C.G. (Letts Lake)~0.5 mi · fee
- Spillway C.G. (Letts Lake)~0.6 mi · fee
- Mill Valley~1.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages Main Letts C.G.
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Main Letts C.G. are set by Mendocino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Main Letts C.G.
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 2026-08-20: $12 per night, single site, from Memorial Day to Labor Day; $6 per night off-season. Scan & Pay through the Recreation.gov app is accepted at the kiosk. Main Letts is one of the four loops of Letts Lake Campground (Main Letts, Saddle Camp, Spillway and Stirrup), which is why the fee lives on the Letts Lake page rather than a page of its own; recreation.gov lists Letts Lake Campground at $12. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/mendocino/recreation/letts-lake-campground.
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 Main Letts C.G.
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 — Main Letts C.G.
What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Bugs & critters →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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