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Philpot Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 40.46611, -123.19057
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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 Philpot Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,595 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Philpot CampgroundNIFC · 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 Philpot Campground · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery6 mi
- +Urgent care6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- WWater19 mi
- EVEV fast charger22 mi
- HHardware22 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- LLaundry23 mi
- DDump34 mi
- ShShower38 mi
- MMechanic40 mi
- AAir-up40 mi
- RxPharmacy41 mi
- PPropane42 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Philpot Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,595 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
40.46611, -123.19057
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Philpot Campground · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featurePhilpot Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townPeanut · ~1.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFrontier Fuel & Propane Minimart · ~6.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~6.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicHayfork Clinic · ~6.1 mi
EV charging — from Philpot Campground · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger22.3 mi straight-line NE — Weaverville, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a grocery store) · 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 reach1 within 25 mi · 37 within 50 · 105 within 100 · 200 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS37.0 mi — Miranda Market, Miranda
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO37.0 mi — Miranda Market, Miranda
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)37.0 mi — Miranda Market (at a public site) · EVRANGE · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 2 Level 2 ports 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 206611 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Philpot Campground · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPhilpot Cg-F · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNatural Bridge Picnic-F · ~4.9 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletIndian Valley Camp · ~6.9 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGemmill Gulch Picnic-F · ~7.5 mi E · USFS
Open Philpot Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Philpot Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Indian Valley Camp~6.9 mi
- Indian Valley Dispersed Camping Area~7.9 mi
- Hell Gate Cg-F~9.2 mi · fee
- Scott Flat Cg~9.3 mi
The unit that manages Philpot Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Philpot Campground are set by Shasta-Trinity National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Philpot Campground
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 Philpot Campground
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 — Philpot Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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