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Clover Meadow
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 37.52772, -119.27872
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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 Clover Meadow
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,011 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Clover MeadowNIFC · 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 Clover Meadow · Sierra National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater13 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- FFuel18 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- GGrocery19 mi
- RxPharmacy19 mi
- @Mail19 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- OOutfitter19 mi
- DDump19 mi
- +Urgent care21 mi
- AAir-up23 mi
- PPropane51 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 18 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 — Clover Meadow
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,011 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
37.52772, -119.27872
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Clover Meadow · Sierra National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureGranite Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townLake Mary · ~16.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelNorco Texaco · ~18.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~19.2 mi
- GroceriesRed's Meadow General Store · ~12.7 mi
- PharmacyVons Pharmacy · ~18.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicMammoth Hospital · ~19.1 mi
- HardwareYoung's Shaver Lake Hardware · ~29.2 mi
EV charging — from Clover Meadow · Sierra National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.6 mi straight-line NE — Mammoth Lakes, CA - Old Mammoth Road - Tesla Supercharger (at a municipal building) · 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 reach9 within 25 mi · 20 within 50 · 169 within 100 · 753 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS18.9 mi — Mammoth Lakes, CA, Mammoth Lakes
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO24.9 mi — DC CORRIDOR OAKHURST DC2, Oakhurst
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.6 mi — Mammoth Lakes, CA - Old Mammoth Rd - Tesla Destination · 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.
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Juniper Springs Resort - Tesla Destination, Mammoth Lakes, 17.5 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 321156 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Clover Meadow · Sierra National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletClover Meadow · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGranite Creek · ~1.1 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBowler · ~3.0 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletUpper Chiquito · ~7.3 mi W · USFS
Open Clover Meadow elsewhere
Other camps near Clover Meadow
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Granite Creek~1.1 mi
- Bowler~3.0 mi
- Upper Chiquito~7.3 mi
- Beasore/Chiquito~7.3 mi
The unit that manages Clover Meadow
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Clover Meadow are set by Sierra National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Clover Meadow
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 Clover Meadow
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 — Clover Meadow
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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