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Camp 9 Recreation Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 35.69066, -118.42524
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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 Camp 9 Recreation Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,771 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Camp 9 Recreation AreaNIFC · 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 Camp 9 Recreation Area · Sequoia National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel2 mi
- DDump3 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- WWater6 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- OOutfitter28 mi
- EVEV fast charger31 mi
- +Urgent care31 mi
- AAir-up36 mi
- MMechanic38 mi
- PPropane39 mi
- RxPharmacy39 mi
- LLaundry39 mi
- ShShower39 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 2 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 31-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 — Camp 9 Recreation Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,771 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
35.69066, -118.42524
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Camp 9 Recreation Area · Sequoia National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townWofford Heights · ~3.1 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~6.5 mi
- FuelChevron · ~2.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~3.4 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~3.7 mi
- HardwareTuff Shed · ~17.5 mi
EV charging — from Camp 9 Recreation Area · Sequoia National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger31.2 mi straight-line E — DC CORRIDOR INYOKERN DC2 · 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 65 within 50 · 186 within 100 · 1162 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)34.5 mi — Inyokern, CA, Inyokern
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)31.2 mi — DC CORRIDOR INYOKERN 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 202864 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Camp 9 Recreation Area · Sequoia National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCamp 9 Group #2 · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCamp 9 Group #1 · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCamp 9 Recreation Area · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCyrus Canyon Ohv · ~1.2 mi NE · USFS
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Other camps near Camp 9 Recreation Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Tillie Creek~1.9 mi · fee
- Tillie Creek #4~1.9 mi · fee
- Live Oak Group~2.1 mi · fee
- South Fork Rec~2.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Camp 9 Recreation Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Camp 9 Recreation Area are set by Sequoia National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Camp 9 Recreation Area
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 2026-08-20: $36 per night, single site; $8 per night per extra vehicle. Day use is $12 per vehicle ($60 annual) and the dump station is $25 per use, both separate from the camping fee. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/sequoia/recreation/camp-9-recreation-area-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 Camp 9 Recreation Area
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 — Camp 9 Recreation Area
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