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Stirrup C.G. (Letts Lake)
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.30970, -122.71322
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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 Stirrup C.G. (Letts Lake)
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,431 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Stirrup C.G. (Letts Lake)NIFC · 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 Stirrup C.G. (Letts Lake) · Mendocino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- GGrocery15 mi
- EVEV fast charger15 mi
- DDump21 mi
- ShShower21 mi
- RxPharmacy21 mi
- MMechanic21 mi
- OOutfitter23 mi
- LLaundry25 mi
- +Urgent care25 mi
- HHardware26 mi
- AAir-up28 mi
- PPropane54 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Stirrup C.G. (Letts Lake)
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,431 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
39.30970, -122.71322
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Stirrup C.G. (Letts Lake) · Mendocino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townStonyford · ~10.0 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.0 mi
- FuelStonyford General Store · ~10.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~20.8 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~14.7 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~21.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicAdventist Health Clear Lake Medical Office - Clearlake, Live Well Program · ~25.2 mi
- HardwareMendo Mill · ~25.5 mi
EV charging — from Stirrup C.G. (Letts Lake) · Mendocino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.0 mi straight-line SW — Upper Lake, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a rest stop) · 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 · 26 within 50 · 416 within 100 · 1000 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS27.8 mi — Thurston Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, Ukiah
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO28.9 mi — Maxwell Rest Area - Northbound, Williams
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.5 mi — Tallman Hotel and Blue Wing Restaurant - Tesla Destination, Upper Lake, CA (at a hotel) · 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.
- 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 368021 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Stirrup C.G. (Letts Lake) · Mendocino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletStirrup C.G. (Letts Lake) · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSaddle Camp Loop C.G. · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSpillway C.G. (Letts Lake) · ~0.2 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Spring (Day Use) · ~0.4 mi S · USFS
Open Stirrup C.G. (Letts Lake) elsewhere
Other camps near Stirrup C.G. (Letts Lake)
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Saddle Camp Loop C.G.~0.1 mi · fee
- Spillway C.G. (Letts Lake)~0.2 mi · fee
- Main Letts C.G.~0.5 mi · fee
- Mill Valley~0.6 mi · fee
The unit that manages Stirrup C.G. (Letts Lake)
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Stirrup C.G. (Letts Lake) are set by Mendocino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Stirrup C.G. (Letts Lake)
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 2026-08-24: $12 per night, single site, May through September (Memorial Day to Labor Day), and $6 per night off-season. Stirrup is one of four loops of Letts Lake Campground -- the forest publishes the rate on the parent Letts Lake page, which names Main Letts, Saddle Camp, Spillway and Stirrup as its loops and prices all 42 sites together. That page's printed coordinate is 0.52 mi from our pin, which is the distance between loops, not a mismatch. Access to the Letts Lake basin may be limited by the M10 Road construction project. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/mendocino/recreation/letts-lake-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 Stirrup C.G. (Letts Lake)
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 — Stirrup C.G. (Letts Lake)
Camping near a reservoir →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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