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Big Pine Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 37.12507, -118.43526
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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 Pine Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,772 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Big Pine 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 Pine Cg · Inyo National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower8 mi
- WWater8 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- DDump11 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- AAir-up41 mi
- +Urgent care42 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 Pine Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,772 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
37.12507, -118.43526
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Big Pine Cg · Inyo National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townBig Pine · ~8.1 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~8.4 mi
- FuelShell · ~8.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~11.4 mi
- GroceriesShell · ~8.5 mi
- PharmacyDwayne's Friendly Pharmacy · ~16.4 mi
- HardwareHigh Country Lumber · ~16.3 mi
EV charging — from Big Pine Cg · Inyo National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger14.3 mi straight-line N — Southern California Edison (SCE) - Fleet - Bishop · OpConnect · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach7 within 25 mi · 11 within 50 · 120 within 100 · 272 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)16.4 mi — Bishop, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Bishop
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO16.1 mi — CalTrans - Bishop, Bishop
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.2 mi — Best Western Bishop Lodge - Tesla Destination · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 6 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- 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 405399 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Big Pine Cg · Inyo National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBig Pine Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Pine Creek Picnic · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Pine Creek No Fork Th · ~0.5 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toilet1St Falls Cg · ~0.5 mi W · USFS
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Other camps near Big Pine Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Palisade/Glacier Group Cg~0.7 mi
- Sage Flat Cg~1.3 mi · fee
- Willow Cg~8.4 mi · fee
- Table Mt. Group Cg~9.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages Big Pine Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Big Pine Cg are set by Inyo National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Big Pine 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 2026-08-23: $26 per night, single site; $10 per night for each additional vehicle. recreation.gov listing 232305 posts $26 for a standard site and $23 for a walk-in. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/inyo/recreation/big-pine-creek-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 Pine 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 Pine Cg
When the high country opens →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →How to read this page →All field notes →
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