Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Anderson Valley
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 37.73942, -119.91133
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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 Anderson Valley
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,404 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Anderson ValleyNIFC · 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 Anderson Valley · Stanislaus National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater5 mi
- EVEV fast charger5 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- ShShower6 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- DDump17 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- OOutfitter19 mi
- RxPharmacy19 mi
- PPropane27 mi
- AAir-up47 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Anderson Valley
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
3,404 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
37.73942, -119.91133
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Anderson Valley · Stanislaus National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBull Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townSequoia · ~4.7 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~3.9 mi
- FuelValero · ~5.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~16.6 mi
- GroceriesCrane Flat Service Station & General Store · ~6.3 mi
- PharmacyGroveland Pharmacy · ~18.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicJohn C Fremont Healthcare District · ~16.9 mi
- HardwareCoast Hardware · ~17.8 mi
EV charging — from Anderson Valley · Stanislaus National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger5.3 mi straight-line N — GF4EVA RUSH CREEK DC, Groveland, CA · 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 reach9 within 25 mi · 31 within 50 · 302 within 100 · 1154 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)9.1 mi — El Portal, CA - Tesla Supercharger, El Portal
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)5.3 mi — GF4EVA RUSH CREEK L2, Groveland, 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 202690 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Anderson Valley · Stanislaus National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomMaB CF 6202 Merced Grove Toilet · ~4.0 mi E · NPS
- RestroomMaB CF 6201 Merced Grove Vault Toilet · ~4.1 mi NE · NPS
- RestroomMaB HM 6113 Big Oak Flat Restroom · ~4.6 mi NE · NPS
- RestroomMaB HM 6129 Hodgdon Group Site Vault Toilet · ~4.7 mi NE · NPS
Open Anderson Valley elsewhere
Other camps near Anderson Valley
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Montgomery Gulch~3.4 mi
- Dry Gulch Campground~6.2 mi · fee
- Dirt Flat Campground~6.3 mi · fee
- Sweetwater~7.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages Anderson Valley
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Anderson Valley are set by Stanislaus National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Anderson Valley
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 Anderson Valley
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 — Anderson Valley
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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