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Sulphur Springs Campground
Hike-in · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 41.66002, -123.32077
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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 Sulphur Springs Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,170 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Sulphur Springs CampgroundNIFC · 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 Sulphur Springs Campground · Klamath National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- +Urgent care10 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- MMechanic23 mi
- HHardware25 mi
- WWater26 mi
- ShShower26 mi
- LLaundry26 mi
- OOutfitter26 mi
- EVEV fast charger35 mi
- DDump39 mi
- PPropane42 mi
- AAir-up51 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 26-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 10 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 35-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 — Sulphur Springs Campground
Access
Hike-in
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,170 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
41.66002, -123.32077
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Getting in
Park at Norcross Trailhead · ~1.26 mi in a straight line (trail will be longer)
Nearby & resupply — around Sulphur Springs Campground · Klamath National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureElk Creek (river) · nearby
- Nearest townClear Creek · ~7.5 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.4 mi
- FuelConnor Cardlock · ~10.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesDouble J Sports & Spirits · ~9.9 mi
- PharmacyClinic Pharmacy · ~9.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicKaruk Community Health Center · ~9.5 mi
EV charging — from Sulphur Springs Campground · Klamath National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger35.0 mi straight-line E — Walmart 1630 (Yreka, CA) · Electrify America · CHAdeMO, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 21 within 50 · 111 within 100 · 151 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)35.0 mi — Yreka, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Yreka
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)26.9 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 145228 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Sulphur Springs Campground · Klamath National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSulphur Springs · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNorcross · ~1.2 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFerry Point River Access · ~5.8 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletIndependence Rest Area · ~6.6 mi W · USFS
Open Sulphur Springs Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Sulphur Springs Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Norcross Campground~1.1 mi
- Happy Camp~9.1 mi
- Curly Jack~9.4 mi · fee
- Grider Creek Campground~11.4 mi
The unit that manages Sulphur Springs Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Sulphur Springs Campground are set by Klamath National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Sulphur Springs Campground
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.
How it was placed
auto: hike (road/trail right there)
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 Sulphur Springs Campground
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 — Sulphur Springs Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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