Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
North Fork
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 40.35765, -121.40284
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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
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,299 ft.
Fire & smoke — around North ForkNIFC · 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 · Lassen National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater3 mi
- ShShower6 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- DDump15 mi
- LLaundry22 mi
- +Urgent care27 mi
- RxPharmacy38 mi
- EVEV fast charger38 mi
- MMechanic38 mi
- OOutfitter39 mi
- AAir-up45 mi
- PPropane47 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 10 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 38-mi run (and back).
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
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
5,299 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
40.35765, -121.40284
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around North Fork · Lassen National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townWarner Valley · ~4.6 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~2.9 mi
- FuelShell · ~9.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~14.8 mi
- GroceriesBuzzmart · ~9.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicShingletown Medical Center · ~27.0 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~9.6 mi
EV charging — from North Fork · Lassen National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger38.1 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 23 within 50 · 105 within 100 · 425 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS43.4 mi — Town of Paradise - 230 Pearson, Paradise
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO43.4 mi — Town of Paradise - 230 Pearson, Paradise
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)37.7 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 North Fork · Lassen National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletDomingo Springs · ~2.9 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGurnsey Creek Group Camp · ~3.6 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGurnsey Creek · ~3.6 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWillow Lake · ~4.0 mi NE · USFS
Open North Fork elsewhere
Other camps near North Fork
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Domingo Springs~2.9 mi · fee
- Gurnsey Creek Group Campground~3.5 mi
- Willow Lake Dispersed Camping Area~4.0 mi
- Warner Creek Campground~5.0 mi
The unit that manages North Fork
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at North Fork are set by Lassen National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — North Fork
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
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
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