Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Shasta Lake Shoreline
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 40.71705, -122.40687
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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 Shasta Lake Shoreline
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,059 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Shasta Lake ShorelineNIFC · 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 Shasta Lake Shoreline · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery2 mi
- @Mail2 mi
- MMechanic3 mi
- OOutfitter3 mi
- WWater3 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- LLaundry4 mi
- AAir-up4 mi
- RxPharmacy4 mi
- HHardware5 mi
- EVEV fast charger6 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- PPropane9 mi
- DDump11 mi
- ShShower30 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 — Shasta Lake Shoreline
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
1,059 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
40.71705, -122.40687
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Shasta Lake Shoreline · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townShasta Lake · ~3.1 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~3.4 mi
- Fuel76 · ~3.5 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~9.0 mi
- Dump station~10.8 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~2.1 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~3.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~7.8 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~4.7 mi
EV charging — from Shasta Lake Shoreline · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger5.6 mi straight-line S — ARCO Cascade Boulevard, Redding, CA · BP_PULSE · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach31 within 25 mi · 52 within 50 · 97 within 100 · 232 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)8.9 mi — Redding, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Redding
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO8.9 mi — COR EV CHARGERS SUNDIAL BR3, Redding
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)3.7 mi — Shell, Redding, CA (at a gas station) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-14 · 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 367850 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Shasta Lake Shoreline · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomCentimudi Boat Ramp · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomFisherman'S Point Picnic · ~0.3 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~0.6 mi W · FWS
- Vault / pit toiletOhl Olson Group Campsite -Vault Toilet 1 -Upper · ~1.4 mi W · BLM
Open Shasta Lake Shoreline elsewhere
Other camps near Shasta Lake Shoreline
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Bailey Cove Cg-F~7.4 mi · fee
- Backbone Ridge~7.7 mi
- Gooseneck Cove Cg-F~7.8 mi
- Obrien~8.1 mi
The unit that manages Shasta Lake Shoreline
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Shasta Lake Shoreline are set by Shasta-Trinity National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Shasta Lake Shoreline
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Shasta Lake Shoreline
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 — Shasta Lake Shoreline
Camping near a reservoir →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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