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Alpine Meadows (Martis Creek)
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.32071, -120.12311
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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 Alpine Meadows (Martis Creek)
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,869 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Alpine Meadows (Martis Creek)NIFC · 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 Alpine Meadows (Martis Creek) · Tahoe National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel2 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- EVEV fast charger2 mi
- WWater3 mi
- PPropane3 mi
- MMechanic3 mi
- +Urgent care3 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- OOutfitter3 mi
- RxPharmacy4 mi
- HHardware5 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- DDump13 mi
- AAir-up19 mi
- ShShower27 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — Alpine Meadows (Martis Creek)
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,869 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
39.32071, -120.12311
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Alpine Meadows (Martis Creek) · Tahoe National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMartis Creek Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townTruckee · ~3.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~2.7 mi
- FuelFuel · ~1.6 mi
- Propane / LPGChevron ExtraMile Store · ~22.6 mi
- Dump station~12.7 mi
- GroceriesRaley's O-N-E Market · ~1.7 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~4.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicUrgent Care · ~3.2 mi
- HardwareVillage Ace Hardware · ~10.4 mi
EV charging — from Alpine Meadows (Martis Creek) · Tahoe National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger1.8 mi straight-line W — Truckee, CA - Soaring Way - Tesla Supercharger (at a grocery store) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 12 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 reach30 within 25 mi · 51 within 50 · 269 within 100 · 600 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS2.5 mi — Northstar - Castle Peak - Truckee, Truckee
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO2.5 mi — Northstar - Castle Peak - Truckee, Truckee
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)1.2 mi — TR AIRPORT EV2, Truckee, 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 202623 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Alpine Meadows (Martis Creek) · Tahoe National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletGlenshire Drive · ~2.3 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSawtooth · ~3.7 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletProsser Ranch · ~4.3 mi NW · USFS
- RestroomProsser Boat Ramp · ~4.5 mi NW · USFS
Open Alpine Meadows (Martis Creek) elsewhere
Other camps near Alpine Meadows (Martis Creek)
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Prosser Ranch~4.3 mi · fee
- Annie Mcloud~4.4 mi
- Prosser Family Campground~4.4 mi · fee
- Granite Flat~4.6 mi · fee
The unit that manages Alpine Meadows (Martis Creek)
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Alpine Meadows (Martis Creek) are set by Tahoe National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Alpine Meadows (Martis 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
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 Alpine Meadows (Martis 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 — Alpine Meadows (Martis Creek)
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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