Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Yellow Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 40.12630, -121.24446
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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 Yellow Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,325 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Yellow CreekNIFC · 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 Yellow Creek · Lassen National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- ShShower18 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- EVEV fast charger21 mi
- MMechanic21 mi
- LLaundry22 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- DDump33 mi
- PPropane40 mi
- AAir-up41 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Yellow Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
4,325 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
40.12630, -121.24446
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Yellow Creek · Lassen National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCaribou · ~5.5 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~6.9 mi
- FuelShell · ~12.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesPlumas Pines Resort Market · ~7.4 mi
- PharmacyQuincy Pharmacy · ~20.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicGreenville Rancheria Medical and Dental Clinic · ~15.6 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~12.2 mi
EV charging — from Yellow Creek · Lassen National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger20.9 mi straight-line SE — Quincy, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 13 within 50 · 164 within 100 · 475 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS32.7 mi — Town of Paradise - 230 Pearson, Paradise
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO32.7 mi — Town of Paradise - 230 Pearson, Paradise
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)20.4 mi — DAME SHIRLEY DSP-WEST, Quincy, 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 422189 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Yellow Creek · Lassen National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLittle Grizzly · ~4.6 mi W · USFS
- Flush restroomQueen Lily (Family Cg) · ~5.7 mi S · USFS
- Flush restroomNorth Fork (Family Cg) · ~6.1 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSoldier Meadows · ~6.2 mi N · USFS
Open Yellow Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Yellow Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Little Grizzly~4.6 mi
- Queen Lily (Family Cg)~5.7 mi · fee
- North Fork (Family Cg)~6.1 mi · fee
- Soldier Meadows~6.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Yellow Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Yellow Creek are set by Lassen National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Yellow Creek
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 Yellow Creek
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 — Yellow Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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