Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Obrien
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 40.80367, -122.30326
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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 Obrien
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,150 ft.
Fire & smoke — around ObrienNIFC · 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 Obrien · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater1 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- EVEV fast charger7 mi
- MMechanic7 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- AAir-up9 mi
- OOutfitter9 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- PPropane16 mi
- DDump18 mi
- ShShower24 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Obrien
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
1,150 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
40.80367, -122.30326
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Obrien · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townMountain Gate · ~6.0 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~1.0 mi
- FuelShell · ~6.9 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~15.8 mi
- Dump station~18.5 mi
- GroceriesShell · ~7.0 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~9.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~12.3 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~10.4 mi
EV charging — from Obrien · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.1 mi straight-line NW — GF4EVA LAKEHEAD BB DC1 · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach29 within 25 mi · 52 within 50 · 97 within 100 · 213 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)15.0 mi — Redding, CA - Old Alturas Road - Tesla Supercharger, Redding
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)6.9 mi — Shell, Redding, CA (at a gas station) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-14 · 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 153690 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Obrien · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomBailey Cove Picnic · ~0.7 mi SW · USFS
- Flush restroomBailey Cove Boat Ramp · ~0.7 mi SW · USFS
- Flush restroomBailey Cove Cg-F · ~0.9 mi W · USFS
- Highway rest areaO'brien Rest Area · ~1.0 mi SW
Open Obrien elsewhere
Other camps near Obrien
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Bailey Cove Cg-F~0.9 mi · fee
- Green'S Creek Cg-F~3.0 mi
- Upper Salt Creek Cg-G_Closed~3.7 mi
- Ski Island Cg-F~3.8 mi
The unit that manages Obrien
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Obrien are set by Shasta-Trinity National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Obrien
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 Obrien
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 — Obrien
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