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Buckeye Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 38.23760, -119.34328
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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 Buckeye Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,128 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Buckeye 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 Buckeye Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- LLaundry4 mi
- ShShower4 mi
- WWater5 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- EVEV fast charger6 mi
- OOutfitter6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- +Urgent care21 mi
- MMechanic23 mi
- DDump24 mi
- AAir-up33 mi
- PPropane39 mi
- RxPharmacy44 mi
- HHardware44 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Buckeye Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,128 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
38.23760, -119.34328
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Buckeye Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townTwin Lakes · ~5.2 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~4.6 mi
- FuelShell · ~6.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~23.7 mi
- GroceriesShell · ~6.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicHealth Clinic · ~21.0 mi
EV charging — from Buckeye Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger6.2 mi straight-line E — Bridgeport, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · 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 reach4 within 25 mi · 13 within 50 · 150 within 100 · 657 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS6.2 mi — Bridgeport Mo Mart-Shell (Bridgeport, CA), Bridgeport
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO41.5 mi — GF4EVA RUSH CREEK DC, Groveland
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)25.2 mi — Yosemite National Park - Tuolumne Meadows (at a public site) · RIVIAN_WAYPOINTS · J1772 · 4 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 448074 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Buckeye Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomBuckeye Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBuckeye Trailhead · ~0.3 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHoneymoon Campground · ~2.8 mi SE · USFS
- Flush restroomRobinson Creek Campground · ~3.9 mi S · USFS
Open Buckeye Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Buckeye Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- USFS dispersed camp — Mono County, CA~0.9 mi
- Honeymoon Flat Campground~2.9 mi · fee
- Robinson Creek Campground~3.9 mi
- Paha Campground~4.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Buckeye Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Buckeye Campground are set by Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Buckeye 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
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 2026-08-27: $24 per night, single site, plus $6 per night for an extra vehicle. This is Humboldt-Toiyabe, not a California forest -- the page lives under r04. A recreation.gov listing named 'Buckeye' (10291355) also shows $24 for its current first-come 2026-05-15 to 2026-09-13 season, but its own coordinate is 0.97 mi from this site, so treat it as agreement rather than as this camp's booking page. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/humboldt-toiyabe/recreation/buckeye-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 Buckeye 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 — Buckeye Campground
What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Power off-grid →Gear & rig loadout →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 →