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Upper Salt Creek Cg-G_Closed
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 40.85045, -122.33686
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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 Upper Salt Creek Cg-G_Closed
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,065 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Upper Salt Creek Cg-G_ClosedNIFC · 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 Upper Salt Creek Cg-G_Closed · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- EVEV fast charger4 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- MMechanic4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- WWater4 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- AAir-up12 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- PPropane18 mi
- DDump19 mi
- ShShower21 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Upper Salt Creek Cg-G_Closed
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,065 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
40.85045, -122.33686
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Upper Salt Creek Cg-G_Closed · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waterWater · ~4.1 mi
- FuelShell · ~3.6 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~18.5 mi
- Dump station~19.2 mi
- GroceriesFood Mart · ~3.6 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~11.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~15.5 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~13.3 mi
EV charging — from Upper Salt Creek Cg-G_Closed · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger3.5 mi straight-line NW — GF4EVA LAKEHEAD BB DC1 · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach27 within 25 mi · 52 within 50 · 106 within 100 · 188 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)18.1 mi — Redding, CA - Old Alturas Road - Tesla Supercharger, Redding
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)3.5 mi — GF4EVA LAKEHEAD BB L2 · 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 153690 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Upper Salt Creek Cg-G_Closed · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletNelson Point Cg-F · ~0.4 mi W · USFS
- Flush restroomLakeshore East Cg-F · ~3.0 mi NW · USFS
- Flush restroomGregory Creek Cg-F · ~3.1 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSugarloaf Boat Ramp · ~3.1 mi W · USFS
Open Upper Salt Creek Cg-G_Closed elsewhere
Other camps near Upper Salt Creek Cg-G_Closed
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Nelson Point Cg-F~0.4 mi · fee
- Oak Grove Cg-F~0.8 mi
- Lakeshore East Cg-F~3.0 mi · fee
- Gregory Creek Cg-F~3.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Upper Salt Creek Cg-G_Closed
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Upper Salt Creek Cg-G_Closed are set by Shasta-Trinity National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Upper Salt Creek Cg-G_Closed
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 Upper Salt Creek Cg-G_Closed
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 — Upper Salt Creek Cg-G_Closed
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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