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Bishop Park Group Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 37.24421, -118.59341
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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 Bishop Park Group Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,246 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Bishop Park Group 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 Bishop Park Group Cg · Inyo National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump1 mi
- ShShower4 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- WWater11 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- RxPharmacy13 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- OOutfitter14 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- +Urgent care32 mi
- AAir-up47 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 12 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 — Bishop Park Group Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,246 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
37.24421, -118.59341
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Bishop Park Group Cg · Inyo National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townWest Bishop · ~10.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~11.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~1.2 mi
- GroceriesManor Market · ~11.8 mi
- PharmacyDwayne's Friendly Pharmacy · ~13.3 mi
- HardwareHigh Country Lumber · ~13.5 mi
EV charging — from Bishop Park Group Cg · Inyo National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.5 mi straight-line NE — 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 reach6 within 25 mi · 10 within 50 · 126 within 100 · 287 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)13.1 mi — Bishop, CA - Rocking West Drive - Tesla Supercharger, Bishop
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO13.4 mi — CalTrans - Bishop, Bishop
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.0 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 Bishop Park Group Cg · Inyo National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomBishop Park Group Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomBishop Park Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomIntake 2 Cg · ~0.2 mi E · USFS
- Flush restroomIntake 2 Walk-In Cg · ~0.4 mi NE · USFS
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Other camps near Bishop Park Group Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Bishop Park Cg~0.2 mi · fee
- Intake 2 Cg~0.2 mi · fee
- Intake 2 Walk-In Cg~0.4 mi · fee
- Forks Cg~1.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Bishop Park Group Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Bishop Park Group Cg are set by Inyo National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Bishop Park Group 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: $94 per night for the whole GROUP site -- this is a group campground with no single-site rate, and the forest requires a two-night minimum on weekends. recreation.gov 232237 books the same $94 group tent-only non-electric for the 2026-05-15 to 2026-10-03 season. Sources: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/inyo/recreation/bishop-park-group-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232237.
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 Bishop Park Group 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 — Bishop Park Group Cg
When the high country opens →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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