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Rocky Knoll
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 40.49858, -121.55698
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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 Rocky Knoll
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,432 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Rocky KnollNIFC · 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 Rocky Knoll · Lassen National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel2 mi
- ShShower2 mi
- WWater2 mi
- DDump2 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- HHardware22 mi
- MMechanic27 mi
- EVEV fast charger30 mi
- RxPharmacy36 mi
- AAir-up39 mi
- OOutfitter39 mi
- PPropane45 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — Rocky Knoll
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,432 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
40.49858, -121.55698
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Rocky Knoll · Lassen National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townMineral · ~6.6 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~2.4 mi
- FuelFuel · ~2.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~2.5 mi
- GroceriesMineral Grocery · ~10.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicShingletown Medical Center · ~17.3 mi
- HardwareAyoob's Intermountain Hardware · ~21.6 mi
EV charging — from Rocky Knoll · Lassen National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger29.6 mi straight-line N — Burney, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 39 within 50 · 87 within 100 · 407 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS38.6 mi — Safeway 0273 (Anderson, CA), Anderson
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO38.9 mi — GF4EVA VITTLES DC, Anderson
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)35.9 mi — Foothill High School, Palo Cedro, CA · EV Connect · J1772 · 4 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 296733 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Rocky Knoll · Lassen National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletRocky Knoll · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomComfort Station D Loop Building #305 (ML) · ~2.0 mi N · NPS
- RestroomCXT Comfort Station (Double), MLCG, B-Loop (ML) · ~2.0 mi N · NPS
- RestroomComfort Station B Loop Building #304 (ML) · ~2.0 mi N · NPS
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Other camps near Rocky Knoll
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Big Pine~10.5 mi · fee
- Battle Creek Campground~11.0 mi · fee
- Mill Creek - Private~12.3 mi
- Willow Lake Dispersed Camping Area~12.5 mi
The unit that manages Rocky Knoll
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Rocky Knoll are set by Lassen National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Rocky Knoll
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 2026-08-26: $12 per night, single site. Lassen National Forest lists no recreation.gov listing for this campground. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/lassen/recreation/rocky-knoll-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 Rocky Knoll
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 — Rocky Knoll
What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Camping with a dog →Reading your camp page →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 →