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Brimstone Ohv Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.10831, -120.76546
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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 Brimstone Ohv Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,796 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Brimstone Ohv CampgroundNIFC · 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 Brimstone Ohv Campground · Tahoe National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater2 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- ShShower17 mi
- DDump17 mi
- OOutfitter17 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- AAir-up18 mi
- PPropane22 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 5 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 — Brimstone Ohv Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,796 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
39.10831, -120.76546
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Brimstone Ohv Campground · Tahoe National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featurePagge Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townHughes Mill · ~1.4 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~2.0 mi
- FuelValero · ~9.8 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~25.9 mi
- Dump station~16.9 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~5.1 mi
- PharmacyColfax pharmacy · ~10.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicSierra Nevada Memorial Hospital · ~17.2 mi
- HardwareSierra Timberline · ~17.2 mi
EV charging — from Brimstone Ohv Campground · Tahoe National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.8 mi straight-line W — EV Charging By Citrine, Colfax, CA (at a public site) · RED_E · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach25 within 25 mi · 131 within 50 · 399 within 100 · 1055 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)10.0 mi — ARCO - Tesla Supercharger, Colfax
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO10.3 mi — DC CORRIDOR COLFAX D&D DC2, Colfax
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.3 mi — DC CORRIDOR COLFAX D&D L2 · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · 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 450025 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Brimstone Ohv Campground · Tahoe National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBrimstone Ohv Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSugar Pine · ~1.1 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletParker Flat · ~1.3 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletForbes · ~1.7 mi NW · USFS
Open Brimstone Ohv Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Brimstone Ohv Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Finning Mill~0.8 mi
- Forbes~1.7 mi · fee
- Big Reservoir~2.5 mi · fee
- Shirttail Creek~2.6 mi · fee
The unit that manages Brimstone Ohv Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Brimstone Ohv Campground are set by Tahoe National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Brimstone Ohv Campground
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 Brimstone Ohv Campground
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 — Brimstone Ohv Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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