Agency-listedUSFSFee
Patrick Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 41.87230, -123.84600
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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 Patrick Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 822 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Patrick CreekNIFC · 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 Patrick Creek · Six Rivers National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery7 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- DDump13 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- +Urgent care19 mi
- MMechanic19 mi
- LLaundry19 mi
- ShShower19 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- HHardware20 mi
- WWater24 mi
- PPropane47 mi
- OOutfitter48 mi
- AAir-up49 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 24-mi drive, 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 — Patrick Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
822 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
41.87230, -123.84600
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Patrick Creek · Six Rivers National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townGasquet · ~7.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~12.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~13.4 mi
- GroceriesGasquet Market · ~6.6 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~19.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicIn A Good Way Place · ~19.2 mi
- HardwareThe Home Depot · ~19.7 mi
EV charging — from Patrick Creek · Six Rivers National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger17.0 mi straight-line W — El Rinconsito Market - Smith River (at a public site) · EVRANGE · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach6 within 25 mi · 16 within 50 · 75 within 100 · 150 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)19.6 mi — Crescent City, CA, Crescent City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.0 mi — El Rinconsito Market - Smith River (at a public site) · EVRANGE · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- 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 462533 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Patrick Creek · Six Rivers National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomPatrick Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPatrick Creek Picnic · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSandy Beach · ~0.9 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletShelly Creek · ~2.1 mi N · USFS
Open Patrick Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Patrick Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Griffin Bridge~1.5 mi
- Grassy Flat~2.4 mi · fee
- Coon Mtn. Shelter~4.0 mi
- Eighteen Mile~4.3 mi
The unit that manages Patrick Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Patrick Creek are set by Six Rivers National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Patrick Creek
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 2026-08-23: $14 per night, single site; $5 per night for each additional vehicle. recreation.gov listing 232316 posts the same $14. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/sixrivers/recreation/patrick-creek-campground.
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 Patrick Creek
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 — Patrick Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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