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Buck Rock Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 36.72273, -118.85055
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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 Buck Rock Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,702 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Buck Rock 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 Buck Rock Campground · Sequoia National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater4 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- ShShower4 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- DDump11 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- HHardware20 mi
- RxPharmacy21 mi
- MMechanic22 mi
- OOutfitter30 mi
- EVEV fast charger36 mi
- PPropane38 mi
- AAir-up44 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 4 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 36-mi run (and back).
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 — Buck Rock Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,702 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
36.72273, -118.85055
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Buck Rock Campground · Sequoia National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townWilsonia · ~5.9 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~4.1 mi
- FuelStony Creek Gasoline · ~4.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~10.7 mi
- GroceriesStony Creek Market · ~4.1 mi
- PharmacyHealthmart Pharmacy · ~20.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicFamily Healthcare Network · ~19.9 mi
- HardwareThree Rivers Mercantile · ~20.5 mi
EV charging — from Buck Rock Campground · Sequoia National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger35.5 mi straight-line SW — ORCHARD WALK CONYER 10, Visalia, CA · ChargePoint Network · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 45 within 50 · 185 within 100 · 355 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO36.4 mi — Nissan of Visalia, Visalia
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)16.8 mi — Gateway Restaurant and Lodge - Tesla Destination, Three Rivers, CA · 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.
- 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 457423 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Buck Rock Campground · Sequoia National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBuck Rock Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHorse Camp · ~0.4 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Meadow Trailhead · ~1.0 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Meadow Campground · ~1.7 mi E · USFS
Open Buck Rock Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Buck Rock Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Horse Camp~0.4 mi
- Eastern Big Meadow Road~0.8 mi
- Western Big Meadow Road~0.8 mi
- Big Meadow Campground~1.7 mi
The unit that manages Buck Rock Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Buck Rock Campground are set by Sequoia National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Buck Rock 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 Buck Rock 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 — Buck Rock Campground
When the high country opens →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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