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Cove Group Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 36.66596, -118.83894
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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 Cove Group Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,407 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Cove Group 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 Cove Group Campground · Sequoia National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery0 mi
- ShShower0 mi
- FFuel0 mi
- WWater0 mi
- LLaundry7 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- DDump8 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- HHardware17 mi
- RxPharmacy17 mi
- MMechanic23 mi
- OOutfitter27 mi
- EVEV fast charger33 mi
- PPropane36 mi
- AAir-up43 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 0 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 33-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 — Cove Group Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,407 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
36.66596, -118.83894
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Cove Group Campground · Sequoia National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townHartland · ~6.7 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.3 mi
- FuelStony Creek Gasoline · ~0.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~7.6 mi
- GroceriesStony Creek Market · ~0.1 mi
- PharmacyHealthmart Pharmacy · ~17.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicFamily Healthcare Network · ~16.2 mi
- HardwareThree Rivers Mercantile · ~16.8 mi
EV charging — from Cove Group Campground · Sequoia National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger33.3 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 · 43 within 50 · 188 within 100 · 361 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO33.9 mi — Nissan of Visalia, Visalia
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.9 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 Cove Group Campground · Sequoia National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomStony Creek Campground · ~0.3 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletUpper Stony Creek Campground · ~0.4 mi E · USFS
- RestroomGFB 231 Lost Grove RR HS · ~1.2 mi SE · NPS
- RestroomGFB 1449 Dorst Cmpgd Group Loop #1 RR · ~2.5 mi SE · NPS
Open Cove Group Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Cove Group Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Fir Group Campground~0.2 mi · fee
- Stony Creek Campground~0.3 mi · fee
- Upper Stony Creek Campground~0.4 mi · fee
- Western Big Meadow Road~3.3 mi
The unit that manages Cove Group Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Cove Group Campground are set by Sequoia National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Cove Group 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 2026-08-23: $252 per night -- this is a GROUP campground and that buys the whole unit, not one site. recreation.gov listing 232783 posts the same $252. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/sequoia/recreation/cove-group-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 Cove Group 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 — Cove Group Campground
What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Reading the aerial →Camping with a dog →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 →