Agency-listedUSFSFree
Orr Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 41.66308, -121.98731
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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 Orr Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,736 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Orr LakeNIFC · 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 Orr Lake · Klamath National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel11 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- +Urgent care21 mi
- DDump22 mi
- WWater25 mi
- EVEV fast charger26 mi
- HHardware27 mi
- AAir-up27 mi
- MMechanic28 mi
- OOutfitter29 mi
- RxPharmacy30 mi
- LLaundry30 mi
- PPropane34 mi
- ShShower39 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 25-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 11 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 — Orr Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,736 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
41.66308, -121.98731
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Orr Lake · Klamath National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureOrr Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townBray · ~1.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel Good · ~11.4 mi
- Propane / LPGBlue Star Gas · ~28.5 mi
- Dump station~21.6 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~21.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicMercy Medical Center Mount Shasta · ~29.4 mi
- HardwareSolano's Home Improvement · ~26.6 mi
EV charging — from Orr Lake · Klamath National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger26.5 mi straight-line SW — Weed, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 16 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 · 28 within 50 · 88 within 100 · 154 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS26.5 mi — Electric Era Charging Station, Weed
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO27.3 mi — DC CORRIDOR COMFORT INN DC, Weed
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)27.3 mi — DC CORRIDOR COMFORT INN L2, Weed, 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 347087 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Orr Lake · Klamath National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletOrr Lake · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletShafter · ~3.3 mi N · USFS
- Highway rest areaGrass Lake · ~9.4 mi W
- Vault / pit toiletDeer Mountain · ~9.8 mi SW · USFS
Open Orr Lake elsewhere
Other camps near Orr Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Shafter~3.3 mi · fee
- Juanita Lake~12.7 mi · fee
- Martins Dairy Horse Camp~14.3 mi
- Martins Dairy Cg~14.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Orr Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Orr Lake are set by Klamath National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Orr Lake
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Orr Lake
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 — Orr Lake
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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