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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · California

Modoc National Forest

21 federal campgrounds, 17 of them with first-come, first-served sites, and 10 free to camp.

21Campgrounds
17With first-come sites
10Free to camp
$10–$15A night, across 7
77Sites, from 3
4,700–7,150 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 21 of these 21 campgrounds

Where they are

21 of 21 mapped
Drawing the map
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Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 21

21 campgrounds
Reservable
Medicine Lake Recreation Area
Modoc National Forest · CA
75 sitesrigs to 75 ft6,790 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Blue Lake Campground Group Site - Modoc NF (CA)
Modoc National Forest · CA
1 site1 pull-through site1 group site6,150 ftdrinking water
Reservable
Patterson Guard Station
Modoc National Forest · CA
1 site7,100 fttoiletshookups
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.
Ash Creek CampgroundModoc National Forest · CAFree · 4,890 ftFirst-comeBig Sage CampgroundModoc National Forest · CAFree · 4,880 ftFirst-comeBlanche Lake CampgroundModoc National Forest · CAFree · 6,750 ftFirst-comeCave Lake CampgroundModoc National Forest · CAfrom $15 · 6,750 ftFirst-comeEmerson CampgroundModoc National Forest · CAFree · 5,860 ftFirst-comeHoward's Gulch CampgroundModoc National Forest · CAfrom $15 · 4,710 ftFirst-comeJane's Reservoir CampgroundModoc National Forest · CAFree · 5,130 ftFirst-comeLassen Creek CampgroundModoc National Forest · CA5,320 ftFirst-comeLower Rush Creek CampgroundModoc National Forest · CAFree · 4,700 ftFirst-comePatterson CampgroundModoc National Forest · CAfrom $15 · 7,150 ftFirst-comePayne Springs CampgroundModoc National Forest · CAFree · 6,450 ftFirst-comePepperdine CampgroundModoc National Forest · CAfrom $15 · 6,820 ftFirst-comeRed Tail Rim Trail South TrailheadModoc National Forest · CAFree · 4,940 ftReservoir C CampgroundModoc National Forest · CAFree · 4,940 ftFirst-comeReservoir F CampgroundModoc National Forest · CAFree · 4,970 ftFirst-comeSchonchin Springs CampgroundModoc National Forest · CAfrom $10 · 6,720 ftFirst-comeStough Reservoir CampgroundModoc National Forest · CAfrom $15 · 6,290 ftFirst-comeWillow Creek CampgroundModoc National Forest · CAfrom $15 · 5,010 ftFirst-come
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Roadless
Pepperdine10 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Soldier10,102 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Mt. Hoffman802 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Granger23 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Bear Camp Flat2,471 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Crane Mtn.1,269 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Source: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026

Who answers for this land

Modoc National Forest’s campgrounds sit in one congressional district. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Doug LaMalfa (R)CA 1st · 21 campgrounds · grade F
Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score
Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units
SRC · RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM · unified by CAMPANAC · refreshed nightly