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Stanshaw Equestrian Camp and Trailhead
OHV / 4×4 · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 41.50190, -123.44300
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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 Stanshaw Equestrian Camp and Trailhead
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,823 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Stanshaw Equestrian Camp and TrailheadNIFC · 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 Stanshaw Equestrian Camp and Trailhead · Six Rivers National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery9 mi
- FFuel15 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- WWater23 mi
- DDump26 mi
- ShShower28 mi
- HHardware29 mi
- OOutfitter29 mi
- LLaundry29 mi
- EVEV fast charger31 mi
- AAir-up40 mi
- PPropane53 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 23-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 9 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 31-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 — Stanshaw Equestrian Camp and Trailhead
Access
OHV / 4×4
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,823 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
41.50190, -123.44300
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Stanshaw Equestrian Camp and Trailhead · Six Rivers National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSandy Bar Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townCottage Grove · ~7.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelPatriot · ~14.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesSalmon River Outpost · ~8.6 mi
- PharmacyClinic Pharmacy · ~20.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicKaruk Community Health Center · ~20.2 mi
EV charging — from Stanshaw Equestrian Camp and Trailhead · Six Rivers National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger30.9 mi straight-line W — GF4EVA KLAMATH DC 2 · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 15 within 50 · 108 within 100 · 159 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)42.5 mi — Crescent City, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Crescent City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.4 mi — RCEA EV NETWORK ORLEANS VFD · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · 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 158481 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Stanshaw Equestrian Camp and Trailhead · Six Rivers National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletDillon · ~7.1 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletOak Bottom · ~8.7 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletIndependence Rest Area · ~11.0 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFerry Point River Access · ~11.8 mi N · USFS
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Other camps near Stanshaw Equestrian Camp and Trailhead
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Stanshaw~0.1 mi
- Patrick Creek Camps~3.7 mi
- Dillon~7.1 mi · fee
- Oak Bottom~8.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Stanshaw Equestrian Camp and Trailhead
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Stanshaw Equestrian Camp and Trailhead are set by Six Rivers National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Stanshaw Equestrian Camp and Trailhead
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
How it was placed
likely OHV (only a rough 4wd track in) — confirm
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 Stanshaw Equestrian Camp and Trailhead
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 — Stanshaw Equestrian Camp and Trailhead
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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