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Bolsillo

Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 37.31513, -119.04123

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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 Bolsillo

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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,410 ft.

Fire & smoke — around BolsilloNIFC · 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 Bolsillo · Sierra National Forest · CA

Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer

Nearest of each

LLaundry4 mi
ShShower4 mi
GGrocery8 mi
@Mail8 mi
+Urgent care9 mi
WWater10 mi
DDump20 mi
FFuel21 mi
HHardware21 mi
MMechanic21 mi
OOutfitter21 mi
EVEV fast charger22 mi
RxPharmacy23 mi
AAir-up34 mi
PPropane51 mi

≤30 mi30–4545+water

The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — Bolsillo

Access

Drive-up

Land

U.S. Forest Service

Elevation

7,410 ft

State

Coordinates

37.31513, -119.04123

Cost

Free

Nearby & resupply — around Bolsillo · Sierra National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)

Water featureBolsillo Creek (stream) · nearby
Nearest townMono Hot Springs · ~1.5 mi
Drinking waternone within 10 mi
FuelNorco Texaco · ~23.4 mi
Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
Dump station~20.0 mi
GroceriesStore · ~19.5 mi
PharmacyVons Pharmacy · ~22.8 mi
Hospital / clinicMammoth Hospital · ~23.1 mi
HardwareYoung's Shaver Lake Hardware · ~21.0 mi

EV charging — from Bolsillo · Sierra National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)

Nearest public DC fast charger22.5 mi straight-line N — Mammoth Lakes, CA - Old Mammoth Road - Tesla Supercharger (at a municipal building) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 12 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 reach3 within 25 mi · 20 within 50 · 146 within 100 · 420 within 150
Nearest listing CCS23.1 mi — Mammoth Lakes, CA, Mammoth Lakes
Nearest listing CHAdeMO33.9 mi — DC CORRIDOR OAKHURST DC2, Oakhurst
Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)22.5 mi — Mammoth Lakes, CA - Old Mammoth Rd - Tesla Destination · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Juniper Springs Resort - Tesla Destination, Mammoth Lakes, 22.3 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 321156 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center

Nearby restrooms — around Bolsillo · Sierra National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)

Vault / pit toiletBolsillo · at this camp · USFS
Vault / pit toiletPortal Forebay · ~1.5 mi W · USFS
Vault / pit toiletMono Hot Springs · ~1.5 mi NE · USFS
Vault / pit toiletPortal Forebay · ~1.6 mi NW · USFS

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Other camps near Bolsillo

If this one is full, gated or washed out.

The unit that manages Bolsillo

Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Bolsillo are set by Sierra National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.

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How we know this — Bolsillo

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 Bolsillo

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 — Bolsillo

Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →

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