Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Wheeler Ranch
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 40.94933, -122.07001
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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 Wheeler Ranch
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,605 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Wheeler RanchNIFC · 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 Wheeler Ranch · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail11 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- WWater17 mi
- GGrocery17 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- ShShower19 mi
- HHardware21 mi
- OOutfitter21 mi
- DDump21 mi
- LLaundry21 mi
- +Urgent care22 mi
- RxPharmacy24 mi
- AAir-up24 mi
- PPropane30 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 13 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 — Wheeler Ranch
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
1,605 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
40.94933, -122.07001
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Wheeler Ranch · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureGarden Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townWengler · ~8.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelGolden Bear · ~12.6 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~26.8 mi
- Dump station~21.0 mi
- GroceriesHoliday Harbor Resort and Marina General Store · ~16.1 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~23.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicClinic · ~25.8 mi
- HardwareDunsmuir Hardware · ~20.9 mi
EV charging — from Wheeler Ranch · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger17.0 mi straight-line W — 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 reach3 within 25 mi · 45 within 50 · 93 within 100 · 194 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)23.5 mi — Burney, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Burney
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.0 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 Wheeler Ranch · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMadrone Cg-F · ~2.1 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletChirpchatter Cg-F · ~6.1 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMoore Creek Cg-F · ~9.1 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMccloud Bridge Cg-F · ~9.2 mi W · USFS
Open Wheeler Ranch elsewhere
Other camps near Wheeler Ranch
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Garden Ridge~1.9 mi
- Madrone Cg-F~2.1 mi
- Reynolds Basin~3.6 mi
- Little Bagley~4.9 mi
The unit that manages Wheeler Ranch
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Wheeler Ranch are set by Shasta-Trinity National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Wheeler Ranch
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Wheeler Ranch
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 — Wheeler Ranch
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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