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Bear Valley Ohv
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.55721, -120.23689
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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 Bear Valley Ohv
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,604 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Bear Valley OhvNIFC · 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 Bear Valley Ohv · Tahoe National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel7 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- EVEV fast charger13 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- OOutfitter15 mi
- DDump15 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- PPropane16 mi
- WWater16 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- AAir-up20 mi
- ShShower21 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Bear Valley Ohv
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,604 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
39.55721, -120.23689
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Bear Valley Ohv · Tahoe National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBear Valley Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townSierraville · ~7.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~14.6 mi
- Propane / LPGChevron ExtraMile Store · ~23.2 mi
- Dump station~25.6 mi
- GroceriesLeonard's Grocery · ~8.2 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~16.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicRadience Ketamine Clinic · ~18.8 mi
- HardwareMata Hardware Store · ~18.8 mi
EV charging — from Bear Valley Ohv · Tahoe National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.2 mi straight-line E — Verdi, NV - Tesla Supercharger · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 16 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 reach22 within 25 mi · 47 within 50 · 231 within 100 · 518 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS16.0 mi — DC CORRIDOR TRUCKEE DC1, Truckee
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO16.0 mi — DC CORRIDOR TRUCKEE DC1, Truckee
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.9 mi — TOWNOFTRUCKEE MOBILITY HUB2 · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — The Top Story, Loyalton, 8.3 mi · J1772 · hours: 8am-11pm daily; guest use only; Also accepts Venmo · AFDC lists it “$20 per session”
- 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 353826 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Bear Valley Ohv · Tahoe National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBear Valley Ohv · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSardine Peak Lookout · ~2.9 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletKyburz Flat · ~3.7 mi S · USFS
- RestroomCottonwood Botanical Interpretive · ~4.2 mi W · USFS
Open Bear Valley Ohv elsewhere
Other camps near Bear Valley Ohv
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Cold Creek~4.3 mi · fee
- Smithneck~4.4 mi
- Cottonwood~4.5 mi · fee
- Upper Little Truckee~4.6 mi · fee
The unit that manages Bear Valley Ohv
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Bear Valley Ohv are set by Tahoe National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Bear Valley Ohv
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 Bear Valley Ohv
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 — Bear Valley Ohv
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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