Agency-listedUSFSFee
Soup Springs
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 41.30917, -120.27724
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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 Soup Springs
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,804 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Soup SpringsNIFC · 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 Soup Springs · Modoc National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail13 mi
- FFuel16 mi
- GGrocery16 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- PPropane19 mi
- EVEV fast charger20 mi
- +Urgent care46 mi
- DDump47 mi
- ShShower47 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: fuel & food sit about 16 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Water. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Soup Springs
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,804 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
41.30917, -120.27724
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Soup Springs · Modoc National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townEagleville · ~8.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelRabbit Traxx · ~16.0 mi
- Propane / LPGChevron · ~18.8 mi
- GroceriesRabbit Traxx · ~16.0 mi
- HardwareFour Seasons Supply Center · ~18.2 mi
EV charging — from Soup Springs · Modoc National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.5 mi straight-line NW — Alturas, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a grocery store) · 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 reach1 within 25 mi · 1 within 50 · 7 within 100 · 136 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS95.4 mi — KCC - 1 KCC#2, Klamath Falls
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO95.4 mi — KCC - 1 KCC#2, Klamath Falls
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)63.9 mi — DMND MTN CSO DIAMOND MT1, Susanville, 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 — Niles Hotel - Tesla Destination, Alturas, 18.2 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · 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 190479 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Soup Springs · Modoc National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSoup Springs · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSoup Springs Corrals · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMill Creek Falls · ~2.3 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPine Creek Basin Th · ~3.4 mi N · USFS
Open Soup Springs elsewhere
Other camps near Soup Springs
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Mill Creek Falls Campground~2.3 mi
- Emerson Campground~7.8 mi
- East Creek Campground~8.7 mi
- Patterson Campground~9.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages Soup Springs
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Soup Springs are set by Modoc National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Soup Springs
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 2026-08-22: $15 per night, single site, plus $5 per vehicle per night for each additional vehicle, to a maximum of 2 vehicles. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/modoc/recreation/soup-springs-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 Soup Springs
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 — Soup Springs
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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