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Reservoir C Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 41.66025, -120.77511
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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 Reservoir C Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,952 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Reservoir C 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 Reservoir C Campground · Modoc National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery16 mi
- EVEV fast charger16 mi
- PPropane17 mi
- FFuel17 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- @Mail17 mi
- HHardware17 mi
- ShShower33 mi
- DDump33 mi
- WWater38 mi
- +Urgent care41 mi
- RxPharmacy43 mi
- AAir-up44 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 38-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 16 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 — Reservoir C Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,952 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
41.66025, -120.77511
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Reservoir C Campground · Modoc National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelModoc Mini Mart · ~16.6 mi
- Propane / LPGChevron · ~16.6 mi
- GroceriesHoliday · ~15.9 mi
- HardwareSeabs True Value · ~17.1 mi
EV charging — from Reservoir C Campground · Modoc National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.9 mi straight-line SE — Alturas, 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 · 1 within 50 · 32 within 100 · 111 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS60.1 mi — KCC - 1 KCC#2, Klamath Falls
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO60.1 mi — KCC - 1 KCC#2, Klamath Falls
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)45.2 mi — TULELAKE TULE HQ 1 · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Niles Hotel - Tesla Destination, Alturas, 17.2 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 190479 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Reservoir C Campground · Modoc National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletReservoir C Boat Ramp · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletReservoir C · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLogan Slough Boat Ramp · ~6.6 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletReservoir F · ~7.4 mi SW · USFS
Open Reservoir C Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Reservoir C Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Reservoir F~7.4 mi
- Reservoir F Campground~7.6 mi
- Big Sage Campground~9.4 mi
- Jane's Reservoir Campground~15.2 mi
The unit that manages Reservoir C Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Reservoir C Campground are set by Modoc National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Reservoir C 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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
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 Reservoir C 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 — Reservoir C Campground
Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →