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Mcbride Springs Cg-F
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 41.35263, -122.28202
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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 Mcbride Springs Cg-F
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,893 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Mcbride Springs Cg-FNIFC · 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 Mcbride Springs Cg-F · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- HHardware3 mi
- MMechanic3 mi
- OOutfitter3 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- FFuel3 mi
- RxPharmacy3 mi
- LLaundry3 mi
- EVEV fast charger3 mi
- +Urgent care4 mi
- AAir-up6 mi
- DDump6 mi
- ShShower14 mi
- PPropane41 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 3 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 — Mcbride Springs Cg-F
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,893 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
41.35263, -122.28202
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Mcbride Springs Cg-F · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townMount Shasta · ~2.8 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~2.9 mi
- FuelValero · ~3.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~5.9 mi
- GroceriesMount Shasta Supermarket · ~3.1 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~3.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicMount Shasta Health Center · ~3.6 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~3.1 mi
EV charging — from Mcbride Springs Cg-F · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger3.3 mi straight-line SW — Electric Era Charging Station, Mount Shasta, CA (at a public site) · ELECTRIC_ERA · CCS · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach12 within 25 mi · 20 within 50 · 102 within 100 · 158 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)3.4 mi — Mount Shasta, CA - 134 Morgan Way - Tesla Supercharger, Mount Shasta
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO3.5 mi — GF4EVA MT SHASTA DC, Mount Shasta
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)3.1 mi — HOSPITAL MMCMS SO PARK 2, Mount Shasta, 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 367757 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Mcbride Springs Cg-F · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMcbride Springs Cg-F · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRed Fir Flat Cg · ~1.5 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEveritt Memorial Vista · ~2.0 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBunny Flat · ~2.6 mi E · USFS
Open Mcbride Springs Cg-F elsewhere
Other camps near Mcbride Springs Cg-F
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Red Fir Flat Cg~1.5 mi · fee
- Panther Meadows Cg~4.2 mi
- Castle Lake Campground~9.6 mi
- Toad Lake Cg~12.2 mi
The unit that manages Mcbride Springs Cg-F
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Mcbride Springs Cg-F are set by Shasta-Trinity National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Mcbride Springs Cg-F
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 2026-08-22: $10 per night, single site. recreation.gov 10315058 (McBride Springs Campground, its own pin 0.001 mi from ours) books the same $10 single for the 2026-05-23 to 2026-10-31 walk-in season. Sources: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/shasta-trinity/recreation/mcbride-springs-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10315058.
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 Mcbride Springs Cg-F
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 — Mcbride Springs Cg-F
What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Bugs & critters →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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