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Oak Bottom
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 41.37564, -123.45239
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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 Oak Bottom
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 666 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Oak BottomNIFC · 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 Oak Bottom · Six Rivers National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery2 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- MMechanic7 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- DDump20 mi
- WWater21 mi
- EVEV fast charger25 mi
- +Urgent care29 mi
- RxPharmacy29 mi
- ShShower29 mi
- HHardware30 mi
- OOutfitter30 mi
- LLaundry30 mi
- AAir-up32 mi
- PPropane58 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 21-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — Oak Bottom
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
666 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
41.37564, -123.45239
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Oak Bottom · Six Rivers National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townWeitchpec · ~17.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelPatriot · ~6.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~19.5 mi
- GroceriesSalmon River Outpost · ~2.2 mi
- PharmacyClinic Pharmacy · ~29.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicKaruk Community Health Center · ~28.9 mi
- HardwareEtna Hardware & Sporting Goods · ~29.5 mi
EV charging — from Oak Bottom · Six Rivers National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger25.2 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 18 within 50 · 102 within 100 · 160 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)45.6 mi — Mill Creek Marketplace - Tesla Supercharger, McKinleyville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)6.5 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 Oak Bottom · Six Rivers National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletOak Bottom · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPearch Creek · ~5.8 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNordheimer · ~7.2 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletForks Rest Area · ~10.6 mi SE · USFS
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Other camps near Oak Bottom
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Pearch Creek~5.8 mi · fee
- Nordheimer Group Campgrounds - (Achillis; Bloomer; Casc~7.1 mi · fee
- Nordheimer~7.2 mi · fee
- Stanshaw~8.7 mi
The unit that manages Oak Bottom
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Oak Bottom are set by Six Rivers National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Oak Bottom
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 2026-08-24: $10 per night, single site, and that price includes one vehicle; a second vehicle is $5 more per night. Cash, exact change -- there is no card reader at this campground. recreation.gov listing 234608 posts the same $10 for the season in force today (14 May - 14 Oct 2026). Sources: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/sixrivers/recreation/oak-bottom-campground, https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234608.
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 Oak Bottom
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 — Oak Bottom
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →The town run →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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