Agency-listedUSFSFee
Sunset
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.43867, -122.94004
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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 Sunset
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,852 ft.
Fire & smoke — around SunsetNIFC · 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 Sunset · Mendocino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel2 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- WWater15 mi
- ShShower18 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- HHardware22 mi
- RxPharmacy22 mi
- LLaundry22 mi
- DDump24 mi
- +Urgent care24 mi
- AAir-up25 mi
- OOutfitter25 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 2 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. 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 — Sunset
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,852 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
39.43867, -122.94004
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Sunset · Mendocino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townPotter Valley · ~12.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSoda Creek · ~2.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~23.5 mi
- GroceriesSoda Creek General Store · ~2.4 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~22.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicUkiah Valley Rural Health Center · ~24.3 mi
- HardwareMendo Mill · ~21.9 mi
EV charging — from Sunset · Mendocino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.1 mi straight-line S — 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 reach7 within 25 mi · 22 within 50 · 265 within 100 · 863 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS22.0 mi — Safeway 0965 (Willits, CA), Willits
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO22.1 mi — Willits, Willits
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.5 mi — Frey Winery, Redwood Valley, CA · FLO · J1772 · 8 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 368021 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Sunset · Mendocino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSunset · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPine Point (Day Use) · ~0.3 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletOak Flat · ~0.8 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNavy Camp · ~1.0 mi W · USFS
Open Sunset elsewhere
Other camps near Sunset
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Oak Flat~0.8 mi · fee
- Navy Camp~1.0 mi · fee
- Fuller Group C.G.~1.5 mi · fee
- Fuller Grove Campground~1.6 mi · fee
The unit that manages Sunset
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Sunset are set by Mendocino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Sunset
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: $16 per night, single site, plus $3 per vehicle per night for each additional vehicle and $1 per pet per night; the boat launch is a separate $5. CAVEAT: the live EDW recreation-sites record flags this site seasonal_operational_status=CLOSED, but the forest page publishes the rate and carries no closure notice for this campground (its alerts concern the M10 road and Sugarfoot Campground). Treat the CLOSED flag as unconfirmed. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/mendocino/recreation/sunset-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 Sunset
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 — Sunset
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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