Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
North Fork Beegum Creek Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 40.31347, -122.93389
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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 North Fork Beegum Creek Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,120 ft.
Fire & smoke — around North Fork Beegum Creek 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 North Fork Beegum Creek Camp · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- LLaundry7 mi
- +Urgent care21 mi
- WWater24 mi
- EVEV fast charger28 mi
- OOutfitter28 mi
- HHardware28 mi
- DDump29 mi
- MMechanic32 mi
- RxPharmacy33 mi
- PPropane33 mi
- AAir-up34 mi
- ShShower48 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 24-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — North Fork Beegum Creek Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
2,120 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
40.31347, -122.93389
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around North Fork Beegum Creek Camp · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBeegum Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townPlatina · ~3.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelPlatina Store · ~3.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~29.4 mi
- GroceriesPlatina Store · ~3.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicHayfork Clinic · ~21.3 mi
EV charging — from North Fork Beegum Creek Camp · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger28.1 mi straight-line N — Weaverville, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a grocery store) · 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 45 within 50 · 109 within 100 · 394 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS34.2 mi — TA Knighton Road, Redding, CA, Redding
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO34.3 mi — South Leggett, Leggett
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)33.1 mi — PHC 2525 01, Redding, 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 206611 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around North Fork Beegum Creek Camp · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBasin Gulch Cg-F · ~3.0 mi NW · USFS
- Portable toiletPost Creek Guard Station · ~5.4 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletStuart Gap (Trailhead) · ~6.8 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRat Trap Gap (Trailhead) · ~7.7 mi S · USFS
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Other camps near North Fork Beegum Creek Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Basin Gulch Cg-F~3.0 mi · fee
- White Rock Campground~6.3 mi
- Rat Trap Gap (Trailhead)~7.7 mi
- Deer Lick Springs Campground~10.8 mi
The unit that manages North Fork Beegum Creek Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at North Fork Beegum Creek Camp are set by Shasta-Trinity National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — North Fork Beegum Creek 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 North Fork Beegum Creek 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 — North Fork Beegum Creek Camp
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