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Pacific Ridge Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.22375, -122.64163
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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 Pacific Ridge Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,233 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Pacific Ridge 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 Pacific Ridge Camp · Mendocino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater6 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- GGrocery13 mi
- EVEV fast charger15 mi
- ShShower17 mi
- DDump17 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- RxPharmacy19 mi
- LLaundry19 mi
- +Urgent care19 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- OOutfitter20 mi
- AAir-up27 mi
- PPropane52 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 12 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 — Pacific Ridge Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,233 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
39.22375, -122.64163
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around Pacific Ridge Camp · Mendocino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townPole Garden · ~0.4 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.5 mi
- FuelStonyford General Store · ~11.7 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas Propane · ~20.4 mi
- Dump station~17.0 mi
- GroceriesMarina Gas & Mart · ~12.9 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~19.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicSutter Lakeside Hospital · ~16.4 mi
- HardwareClose Lumber · ~26.8 mi
EV charging — from Pacific Ridge Camp · Mendocino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.4 mi straight-line W — Upper Lake, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a rest stop) · 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 reach2 within 25 mi · 25 within 50 · 474 within 100 · 1010 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS24.7 mi — Maxwell Rest Area - Northbound, Williams
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO24.7 mi — Maxwell Rest Area - Northbound, Williams
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.0 mi — Tallman Hotel and Blue Wing Restaurant - Tesla Destination, Upper Lake, CA (at a hotel) · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Stonehouse Cellars - Tesla Destination, Clearlake Oaks, 13.9 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 368021 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Pacific Ridge Camp · Mendocino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCedar Camp · ~4.2 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLittle Stony · ~5.5 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletOld Mill · ~5.9 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMain Letts C.G. · ~6.5 mi NW · USFS
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Other camps near Pacific Ridge Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Green Flat Camp~1.5 mi
- Wilson Camp~1.7 mi
- Cedar Camp Campground~4.2 mi
- Little Stony~5.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Pacific Ridge Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Pacific Ridge Camp are set by Mendocino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Pacific Ridge Camp
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Pacific Ridge 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 — Pacific Ridge Camp
What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Hot-weather camping →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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