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Azalea Cove Campground
Hike-in · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 38.88137, -120.36987
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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 Azalea Cove Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,884 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Azalea Cove CampgroundNIFC · 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 Azalea Cove Campground · Eldorado National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater1 mi
- ShShower4 mi
- DDump4 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- PPropane20 mi
- OOutfitter20 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- MMechanic21 mi
- +Urgent care25 mi
- AAir-up27 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 — Azalea Cove Campground
Access
Hike-in
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,884 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
38.88137, -120.36987
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Getting in
Park at nearest parking · ~0.76 mi in a straight line (trail will be longer)
Nearby & resupply — around Azalea Cove Campground · Eldorado National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureJones Fork Silver Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townJones Place · ~2.2 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~1.4 mi
- FuelFuel · ~4.6 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~13.8 mi
- Dump station~3.6 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~4.6 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~19.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicBarton Memorial Hospital · ~20.2 mi
- Hardwareace hardware · ~19.6 mi
EV charging — from Azalea Cove Campground · Eldorado National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.0 mi straight-line SW — Pollock Pines, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · 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 reach15 within 25 mi · 107 within 50 · 389 within 100 · 1079 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS13.8 mi — GF4EVA POLLOCK P. DC, Pollock Pines
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO13.8 mi — GF4EVA POLLOCK P. DC, Pollock Pines
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.8 mi — GF4EVA POLLOCK P. L2, Pollock Pines, CA · 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 326660 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Azalea Cove Campground · Eldorado National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletAzalea Cove Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWench Creek Group · ~0.5 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Silver Group · ~0.5 mi E · USFS
- Flush restroomWench Creek Cg · ~0.5 mi N · USFS
Open Azalea Cove Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Azalea Cove Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Wench Creek Group~0.5 mi · fee
- Big Silver Group~0.5 mi · fee
- Wench Creek Cg~0.5 mi · fee
- Yellowjacket Cg~1.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Azalea Cove Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Azalea Cove Campground are set by Eldorado National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Azalea Cove Campground
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
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 Azalea Cove Campground
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 — Azalea Cove Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →