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Scott Mountain
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 41.27461, -122.69814
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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 Scott Mountain
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,386 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Scott MountainNIFC · 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 Scott Mountain · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- WWater16 mi
- FFuel16 mi
- LLaundry16 mi
- ShShower16 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- DDump18 mi
- AAir-up19 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- PPropane44 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 — Scott Mountain
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,386 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
41.27461, -122.69814
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Scott Mountain · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureScott Mountain Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townCallahan · ~5.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelChevron · ~18.6 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~18.3 mi
- Dump station~18.3 mi
- GroceriesRay's Food Place · ~16.2 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~29.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicMercy Medical Center Mount Shasta · ~19.8 mi
- HardwareSolano's Contractors Building Supply · ~18.9 mi
EV charging — from Scott Mountain · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.6 mi straight-line NE — Weed, CA - Shastina Dr - Tesla Supercharger (at a restaurant) · 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 reach12 within 25 mi · 20 within 50 · 119 within 100 · 167 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS18.6 mi — DC CORRIDOR COMFORT INN DC, Weed
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO18.6 mi — DC CORRIDOR COMFORT INN DC, Weed
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.6 mi — DC CORRIDOR COMFORT INN L2, Weed, CA · 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 — Bonanza King Resort - Tesla Destination, Coffee Creek, 13.2 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — Bonanza King Resort, Coffee Creek, 13.2 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; see front desk for access · 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 440450 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Scott Mountain · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletScott Mountain · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletKangaroo · ~5.3 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHorse Flat Cg-F · ~7.5 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEagle Creek Cg-F · ~8.5 mi S · USFS
Open Scott Mountain elsewhere
Other camps near Scott Mountain
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Kangaroo Lake Campground~5.2 mi
- Kangaroo~5.3 mi · fee
- Horse Flat Cg-F~7.5 mi
- Eagle Creek Cg-F~8.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Scott Mountain
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Scott Mountain are set by Shasta-Trinity National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Scott Mountain
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 Scott Mountain
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 — Scott Mountain
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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