Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Chicago Stump
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 36.79306, -118.98029
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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 Chicago Stump
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,677 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Chicago StumpNIFC · 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 Chicago Stump · Sequoia National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater3 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- ShShower4 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- LLaundry19 mi
- DDump19 mi
- RxPharmacy26 mi
- OOutfitter29 mi
- EVEV fast charger35 mi
- PPropane38 mi
- AAir-up52 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 35-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 — Chicago Stump
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
6,677 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
36.79306, -118.98029
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Chicago Stump · Sequoia National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureConverse Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townGoodmill · ~2.5 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~3.2 mi
- FuelHume Lake Gas Station · ~3.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~19.2 mi
- GroceriesGrant Grove Market · ~3.7 mi
- PharmacyHealthmart Pharmacy · ~25.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicFamily Healthcare Network · ~15.1 mi
- HardwareKiper & Kiper Hardware · ~15.2 mi
EV charging — from Chicago Stump · Sequoia National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger34.9 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 · 68 within 50 · 181 within 100 · 396 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO36.3 mi — Downtown Visalia Parking Garage, Visalia
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)21.8 mi — City of Orange Cove - City Hall (at a municipal building) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-08-15 · hours: 8am-5pm daily; maximum session time of 3 hours
- 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 Chicago Stump · Sequoia National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletIndian Basin Trailhead · ~2.2 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBoole Tree Trailhead · ~2.3 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPrincess Campground · ~2.4 mi E · USFS
- RestroomGGB 1591 Grant Tree ABA HS RR · ~3.2 mi S · NPS
Open Chicago Stump elsewhere
Other camps near Chicago Stump
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Converse Basin~1.4 mi
- Abbott Creek~1.8 mi
- Princess Campground~2.4 mi · fee
- Hume Lake Campground~4.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages Chicago Stump
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Chicago Stump are set by Sequoia National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Chicago Stump
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 Chicago Stump
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 — Chicago Stump
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