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Woods Camp
Hike-in · Bureau of Land Management · CA · 39.05095, -123.01824
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management 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 Woods Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,879 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Woods CampNIFC · 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 Woods Camp · Bureau of Land Management · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- RxPharmacy5 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- WWater6 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- EVEV fast charger6 mi
- OOutfitter6 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- ShShower11 mi
- DDump11 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- AAir-up12 mi
- PPropane43 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 5 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 — Woods Camp
Access
Hike-in
Land
Bureau of Land Management
Elevation
2,879 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
39.05095, -123.01824
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Woods Camp · Bureau of Land Management · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWillow Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townOasis · ~4.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~5.5 mi
- FuelChevron · ~5.2 mi
- Propane / LPGFerrellgas · ~6.4 mi
- Dump station~11.1 mi
- GroceriesSafeway · ~5.0 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~5.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicSutter Lakeside Hospital · ~7.1 mi
- HardwareFriedman's · ~11.0 mi
EV charging — from Woods Camp · Bureau of Land Management · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger5.9 mi straight-line SW — Brutacao Family Vineyards - Hopland (at a public site) · EVRANGE · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach8 within 25 mi · 29 within 50 · 445 within 100 · 978 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)9.4 mi — Upper Lake, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Upper Lake
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)5.3 mi — LAKEPORT COURT LAKEPORT COURT4 · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port 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 462373 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Woods Camp · Bureau of Land Management · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomCow Mtn - Buckhorn Toilet 10 Re4Placement · ~1.4 mi SW · BLM
- RestroomCow Mtn -Red Mtn Cg Toilet 2 Replacement · ~4.4 mi NW · BLM
- RestroomCow Mtn - Red Mtn Cg Toilet 1 · ~4.4 mi NW · BLM
- RestroomCow Mtn -Red Mtn Cg -Toilet 1 · ~4.4 mi NW · BLM
Open Woods Camp elsewhere
Other camps near Woods Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Tucker Camp~0.7 mi
- Knobcone Camp~1.0 mi
- South Willow Creek Camp~1.2 mi
- Simms Camp~1.3 mi
How we know this — Woods Camp
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: hike (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 Woods Camp
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 — Woods Camp
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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