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West Branch
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 41.93218, -123.47551
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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 West Branch
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,154 ft.
Fire & smoke — around West BranchNIFC · 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 West Branch · Klamath National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- RxPharmacy11 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- ShShower23 mi
- WWater24 mi
- DDump33 mi
- EVEV fast charger35 mi
- PPropane36 mi
- AAir-up37 mi
- LLaundry39 mi
- OOutfitter40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 24-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 — West Branch
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,154 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
41.93218, -123.47551
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around West Branch · Klamath National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelConnor Cardlock · ~10.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesParry's Market · ~10.5 mi
- PharmacyClinic Pharmacy · ~10.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicKaruk Community Health Center · ~10.9 mi
- HardwareTrue Value Hardware · ~18.6 mi
EV charging — from West Branch · Klamath National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger35.4 mi straight-line N — Mocks Ford Sales, Grants Pass, OR (at a public site) · FORD_CHARGE · CCS · 2 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 · 37 within 50 · 87 within 100 · 161 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)36.0 mi — Grants Pass, OR - Northeast Terry Lane - Tesla Supercharger, Grants Pass
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO35.5 mi — El Rinconsito Market - Smith River, Smith River
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)28.9 mi — TROON VINEYARD EV STATION 1, Grants Pass, OR · 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 358429 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around West Branch · Klamath National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWest Branch · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletKelly Lake · ~2.2 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPoker Flat Trailhead · ~3.5 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBolan Lookout · ~5.9 mi N · USFS
Open West Branch elsewhere
Other camps near West Branch
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Bolan Lake Cg~6.3 mi · fee
- Rogue-River Siskiyou National Forest~8.8 mi
- Stevens Camp~9.2 mi
- Curly Jack~11.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages West Branch
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at West Branch are set by Klamath National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — West Branch
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 West Branch
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 — West Branch
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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