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Shadow Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 41.20251, -123.06887
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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 Shadow Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,959 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Shadow CreekNIFC · 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 Shadow Creek · Klamath National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel6 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- WWater9 mi
- GGrocery16 mi
- HHardware20 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- OOutfitter20 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- EVEV fast charger34 mi
- AAir-up34 mi
- DDump35 mi
- RxPharmacy40 mi
- PPropane55 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 34-mi run (and back).
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 — Shadow Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,959 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
41.20251, -123.06887
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Shadow Creek · Klamath National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureShadow Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townCecilville · ~5.6 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.0 mi
- FuelCecilville Station · ~5.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesRay's Food Place · ~19.8 mi
EV charging — from Shadow Creek · Klamath National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger33.5 mi straight-line W — Hoopa Tribe Grocery Store · EVGATEWAY · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 21 within 50 · 120 within 100 · 165 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)34.1 mi — Weaverville, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Weaverville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)24.2 mi — Yellow Jacket Eatery - Tesla Destination, Trinity Center, CA · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Bonanza King Resort - Tesla Destination, Coffee Creek, 20.0 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — Bonanza King Resort, Coffee Creek, 20.0 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 376404 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Shadow Creek · Klamath National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletEastfork · ~3.9 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTrail Creek · ~5.4 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMatthews · ~7.6 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHidden Horse · ~8.3 mi E · USFS
Open Shadow Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Shadow Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Eastfork~3.9 mi
- East Fork Campground~3.9 mi
- Trail Creek~5.4 mi · fee
- Matthews~7.6 mi · fee
The unit that manages Shadow Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Shadow Creek are set by Klamath National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Shadow Creek
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 Shadow Creek
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 — Shadow Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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