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Big Bend Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 37.94508, -119.20100
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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 Big Bend Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,720 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Big Bend CgNIFC · 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 Big Bend Cg · Inyo National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- LLaundry4 mi
- ShShower4 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- MMechanic4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- DDump5 mi
- EVEV fast charger5 mi
- AAir-up12 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- HHardware25 mi
- RxPharmacy25 mi
- +Urgent care25 mi
- PPropane49 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Big Bend Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,720 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
37.94508, -119.20100
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Big Bend Cg · Inyo National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townLee Vining · ~4.4 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~4.2 mi
- FuelChevron · ~4.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~4.8 mi
- GroceriesChevron · ~4.4 mi
- PharmacyVons Pharmacy · ~24.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicYosemite Medical Clinic · ~24.9 mi
- HardwareHigh Country Lumber (Ace Hardware) · ~24.7 mi
EV charging — from Big Bend Cg · Inyo National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger4.8 mi straight-line E — Lee Vining, CA (at a public site) · RIVIAN_ADVENTURE · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach6 within 25 mi · 17 within 50 · 145 within 100 · 581 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO38.2 mi — GF4EVA RUSH CREEK DC, Groveland
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.9 mi — Yosemite National Park - Tuolumne Meadows (at a public site) · RIVIAN_WAYPOINTS · J1772 · 4 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 391225 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Big Bend Cg · Inyo National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBig Bend Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAspen Campground · ~0.8 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEllery Cg · ~2.4 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMoraine Campground · ~2.5 mi SE · USFS
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Other camps near Big Bend Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Aspen Campground~0.8 mi · fee
- Warren Fork Th Cg~1.6 mi
- Boulder Campground~2.0 mi
- Ellery Cg~2.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages Big Bend Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Big Bend Cg are set by Inyo National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Big Bend Cg
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 2026-08-22: $30 per night, single site; $10 per night for each additional vehicle. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/inyo/recreation/big-bend-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 Big Bend Cg
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 — Big Bend Cg
When the high country opens →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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