Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Bridger Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.47731, -121.09751
Ask an AI about this campsiteOpens Grok already loaded with this site. It reads the same records this page is built from, and links whatever it tells you.
Ask about this camp →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 Bridger Creek
Loading the latest forecast…
Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,775 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Bridger CreekNIFC · AirNow
Checking active fires & air quality…
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 Bridger Creek · Tahoe National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail3 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- ShShower9 mi
- WWater12 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- RxPharmacy17 mi
- OOutfitter17 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- AAir-up18 mi
- DDump24 mi
- PPropane34 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Bridger Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
2,775 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
39.47731, -121.09751
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Bridger Creek · Tahoe National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureJaybird Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townWeeds Point · ~2.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSierra Super Stop · ~7.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~23.9 mi
- GroceriesEmerald Cove Marina General Store · ~6.2 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~17.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicSierra Nevada Memorial Hospital · ~17.4 mi
- HardwareFoothill Ace Hardware · ~14.4 mi
EV charging — from Bridger Creek · Tahoe National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger16.9 mi straight-line S — CEC CORRIDOR GRASSVALLEY DC2, Grass Valley, CA · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 71 within 50 · 346 within 100 · 898 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)16.9 mi — CEC CORRIDOR GRASSVALLEY DC1, Grass Valley
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.1 mi — Expanding Light, Nevada City, CA (at an inn) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · 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 201220 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Bridger Creek · Tahoe National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomRebel Ridge · ~2.9 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDark Day · ~3.2 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDark Day-Boat Ramp · ~3.4 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGarden Point Boating · ~3.4 mi SW · USFS
Open Bridger Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Bridger Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Willow Creek~2.3 mi
- Catfish Cove~2.4 mi
- Bullards Lakeshore~2.4 mi · fee
- Frenchy Point~3.2 mi
The unit that manages Bridger Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Bridger Creek are set by Tahoe National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Bridger Creek
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Bridger Creek
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 — Bridger Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →How to read this page →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →