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Toad Lake Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 41.28306, -122.49764
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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 Toad Lake Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,910 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Toad Lake CgNIFC · 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 Toad Lake Cg · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump8 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- WWater9 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- +Urgent care10 mi
- OOutfitter10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- AAir-up10 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- PPropane43 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, 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 — Toad Lake Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,910 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
41.28306, -122.49764
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Toad Lake Cg · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townMount Shasta · ~9.8 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~9.1 mi
- Fuel76 · ~9.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~7.9 mi
- GroceriesRay's Food Place · ~9.6 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~9.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicMount Shasta Health Center · ~9.8 mi
- HardwareSolano's Contractors Building Supply · ~8.9 mi
EV charging — from Toad Lake Cg · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.5 mi straight-line E — Mount Shasta, CA (at a public site) · RIVIAN_ADVENTURE · NACS (Tesla) · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach12 within 25 mi · 28 within 50 · 115 within 100 · 163 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS9.6 mi — GF4EVA MT SHASTA PL1, Mount Shasta
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO9.6 mi — GF4EVA MT SHASTA DC, Mount Shasta
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.5 mi — HOSPITAL MMCMS SO PARK 2, Mount Shasta, 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 391320 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Toad Lake Cg · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletToad Lake Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletParks Creek Th · ~4.7 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGumboot Lake Cg-F · ~4.9 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCastle Lake Cg-F · ~7.0 mi SE · USFS
Open Toad Lake Cg elsewhere
Other camps near Toad Lake Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Gumboot Lake Cg-F~4.9 mi
- Gumboot Campground~4.9 mi
- Castle Lake Campground~6.9 mi
- Kangaroo~8.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages Toad Lake Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Toad Lake Cg are set by Shasta-Trinity National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Toad Lake Cg
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Toad Lake Cg
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 — Toad Lake Cg
Camping near a reservoir →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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