Agency-listedUSFSFee
Baker
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 38.32411, -119.75261
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. 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 Baker
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,243 ft.
Fire & smoke — around BakerNIFC · 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 Baker · Stanislaus National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater1 mi
- GGrocery1 mi
- ShShower16 mi
- @Mail16 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- FFuel18 mi
- OOutfitter18 mi
- EVEV fast charger20 mi
- PPropane20 mi
- +Urgent care22 mi
- MMechanic30 mi
- HHardware32 mi
- RxPharmacy33 mi
- DDump38 mi
- AAir-up52 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 1 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 — Baker
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,243 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
38.32411, -119.75261
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Baker · Stanislaus National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townStrawberry · ~16.5 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.6 mi
- FuelFuel · ~18.3 mi
- Propane / LPGChevron · ~20.0 mi
- GroceriesKennedy Meadows Store · ~1.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicHealth Clinic · ~21.5 mi
EV charging — from Baker · Stanislaus National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.9 mi straight-line NE — Walker Country Store, Coleville, CA (at a public site) · EVRANGE · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 26 within 50 · 350 within 100 · 1010 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)19.9 mi — Cold Springs Market - Tesla Supercharger, Cold Springs
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO36.1 mi — GF4EVA RUSH CREEK DC, Groveland
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)29.5 mi — The Lodge Christian Retreat Center, Mi Wuk Village, CA · CHARGELAB · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Bear Valley Lodge - Tesla Destination, Bear Valley, 18.4 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 320474 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Baker · Stanislaus National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomBaker · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDeadman · ~0.5 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletKennedy Meadow · ~0.6 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDouglas Flat · ~1.4 mi NW · USFS
Open Baker elsewhere
Other camps near Baker
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Deadman~0.5 mi · fee
- Eureka Valley~2.4 mi · fee
- Pigeon Flat~3.0 mi · fee
- Dardanelle~4.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Baker
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Baker are set by Stanislaus National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Baker
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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-23: $25 per night for a single site, $50 per night for the group site. Kennedy Meadows Resort and Pack Station operate this campground under a Forest Service special use permit and take CASH ONLY. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/stanislaus/recreation/baker-campground.
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 Baker
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 — Baker
What “dispersed” means here →The town run →Dumping grey & black →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 →