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Bloomfield I
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 38.53821, -119.82558
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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 Bloomfield I
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,822 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Bloomfield INIFC · 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 Bloomfield I · Stanislaus National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater4 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- OOutfitter13 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- LLaundry19 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- HHardware27 mi
- RxPharmacy28 mi
- PPropane28 mi
- DDump29 mi
- AAir-up56 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Bloomfield I
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,822 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
38.53821, -119.82558
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Bloomfield I · Stanislaus National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townMarkleeville · ~10.1 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~3.6 mi
- FuelMarkleeville Gas Station · ~11.1 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~28.1 mi
- Dump station~29.1 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~10.4 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~27.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicHealth Clinic · ~20.0 mi
- HardwareAhern Equipment Rental · ~27.2 mi
EV charging — from Bloomfield I · Stanislaus National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.5 mi straight-line NE — Gardnerville, NV - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 28 within 50 · 329 within 100 · 955 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS18.7 mi — Walker Country Store, Coleville
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO27.6 mi — GF4EVA SOUTH LAKE DC1, South Lake Tahoe
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)16.1 mi — ALPINE CO. BHS 1, Markleeville, CA · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Bear Valley Lodge - Tesla Destination, Bear Valley, 12.7 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 122335 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Bloomfield I · Stanislaus National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBloomfield I · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEbbetts Pass Trailhead · ~1.1 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHighland Lakes · ~3.6 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHermit Valley · ~3.9 mi W · USFS
Open Bloomfield I elsewhere
Other camps near Bloomfield I
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Bloomfield Ii~1.1 mi
- Grouse Flat~3.0 mi
- Kennedy Flat~3.2 mi
- Highland Lakes~3.6 mi · fee
The unit that manages Bloomfield I
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Bloomfield I are set by Stanislaus National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Bloomfield I
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: $25 per night, single site. The America the Beautiful, Interagency Senior and Access passes take 50% off the nightly rate for the single site the holder occupies, and the pass number must be written on the fee envelope; the Interagency Annual and Volunteer passes get no camping discount. The forest publishes this camp as Bloomfield Campground -- our record carries the dataset's 'Bloomfield I'. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/stanislaus/recreation/bloomfield-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 Bloomfield I
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 — Bloomfield I
When the high country opens →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →How to read this page →All field notes →
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