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Ski Island Cg-F
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 40.76069, -122.25947
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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 Ski Island Cg-F
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,045 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Ski Island Cg-FNIFC · 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 Ski Island Cg-F · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater4 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- RxPharmacy7 mi
- MMechanic7 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- AAir-up8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- OOutfitter8 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- +Urgent care10 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- PPropane14 mi
- DDump19 mi
- ShShower27 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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 — Ski Island Cg-F
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,045 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
40.76069, -122.25947
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Ski Island Cg-F · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townJones Valley · ~4.2 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~3.8 mi
- FuelChevron · ~5.5 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~14.1 mi
- Dump station~19.0 mi
- GroceriesShell · ~5.6 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~7.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~9.8 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~8.7 mi
EV charging — from Ski Island Cg-F · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.9 mi straight-line SW — 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 reach30 within 25 mi · 52 within 50 · 90 within 100 · 239 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)12.7 mi — Redding, CA - Old Alturas Road - Tesla Supercharger, Redding
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO10.9 mi — GF4EVA LAKEHEAD BB DC1, Lakehead
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)5.5 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 Ski Island Cg-F · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSki Island Cg-F · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMariners Point Cg-F · ~0.6 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJones Valley Cg-F (Upper) · ~2.6 mi SE · USFS
- Flush restroomJones Valley Boat Ramp · ~2.7 mi SE · USFS
Open Ski Island Cg-F elsewhere
Other camps near Ski Island Cg-F
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Mariners Point Cg-F~0.6 mi · fee
- Jones Valley Inlet~2.6 mi
- Jones Valley Cg-F (Lower)~2.8 mi · fee
- Obrien~3.8 mi
The unit that manages Ski Island Cg-F
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Ski Island Cg-F are set by Shasta-Trinity National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Ski Island Cg-F
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 Ski Island Cg-F
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 — Ski Island Cg-F
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