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Red Bridge
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.85921, -120.84751
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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 Red Bridge
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,038 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Red BridgeNIFC · 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 Red Bridge · Plumas National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- HHardware6 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- LLaundry6 mi
- OOutfitter6 mi
- RxPharmacy7 mi
- EVEV fast charger7 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- WWater22 mi
- ShShower23 mi
- DDump40 mi
- AAir-up44 mi
- PPropane50 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 22-mi drive, 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 — Red Bridge
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,038 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
39.85921, -120.84751
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Red Bridge · Plumas National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBray Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townSpring Garden · ~4.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelMobil · ~7.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesSav Mor · ~6.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicPlumas District Hospital · ~8.2 mi
- HardwareMountain Hardware & Sports · ~13.4 mi
EV charging — from Red Bridge · Plumas National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.1 mi straight-line NW — Quincy, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · 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 · 13 within 50 · 276 within 100 · 552 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS20.4 mi — Caboose Park - Portola, Portola
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO41.3 mi — DC CORRIDOR LUCKYS SS DC2, Soda Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.6 mi — DAME SHIRLEY DSP-EAST, Quincy, 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 422189 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Red Bridge · Plumas National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletJackson Creek Family Pg. · ~8.9 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDeanes Valley (Family Cg) · ~9.6 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJenkins Point · ~10.0 mi SE · USFS
- Flush restroomLittle Beaver (Family Cg) · ~11.0 mi SW · USFS
Open Red Bridge elsewhere
Other camps near Red Bridge
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Bradys Camp (Family Cg)~8.2 mi
- Mcrae Meadows Camp~9.0 mi
- Deanes Valley (Family Cg)~9.6 mi · fee
- Little Grass Vly Horse Camp~9.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages Red Bridge
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Red Bridge are set by Plumas National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Red Bridge
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 Red Bridge
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 — Red Bridge
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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