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Sycamore Grove Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 40.15554, -122.20211
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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 Sycamore Grove Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 264 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Sycamore Grove 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 Sycamore Grove Campground · U.S. Forest Service · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel1 mi
- GGrocery1 mi
- AAir-up1 mi
- +Urgent care1 mi
- RxPharmacy1 mi
- HHardware2 mi
- EVEV fast charger2 mi
- MMechanic2 mi
- @Mail2 mi
- WWater3 mi
- ShShower18 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- LLaundry29 mi
- PPropane31 mi
- DDump40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 1 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 — Sycamore Grove Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
264 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
40.15554, -122.20211
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around Sycamore Grove Campground · U.S. Forest Service · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSacramento River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townRed Bluff · ~2.4 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~3.1 mi
- FuelValero · ~1.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesValero · ~1.0 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~1.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicSaint Elizabeth Community Hospital · ~1.0 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~1.5 mi
EV charging — from Sycamore Grove Campground · U.S. Forest Service · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger1.5 mi straight-line W — Red Bluff, CA - S Main St - Tesla Supercharger (at a grocery store) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 12 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 reach13 within 25 mi · 51 within 50 · 110 within 100 · 513 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS2.0 mi — GF4EVA RED BLUFF DC3, Red Bluff
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO2.0 mi — GF4EVA RED BLUFF DC3, Red Bluff
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)1.1 mi — HOSPITAL SECH EV 02, Red Bluff, CA · 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 222802 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Sycamore Grove Campground · U.S. Forest Service · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomSycamore Grove Camp Ground · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomSacramento River Discovery Center · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSycamore Grove Picnic Area · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSacramento River Boat Launch · ~0.2 mi SE · USFS
Open Sycamore Grove Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Sycamore Grove Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Camp Discovery Group Campground~0.2 mi
- Black Oak Grove~19.9 mi
How we know this — Sycamore Grove Campground
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234633
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: drive (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 Sycamore Grove 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 — Sycamore Grove Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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