Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Deadman Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 37.71095, -119.04721
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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 Deadman Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,742 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Deadman CreekNIFC · 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 Deadman Creek · Inyo National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater4 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- DDump6 mi
- LLaundry6 mi
- OOutfitter6 mi
- EVEV fast charger6 mi
- HHardware7 mi
- RxPharmacy7 mi
- ShShower7 mi
- AAir-up7 mi
- +Urgent care29 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 5 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Deadman Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
8,742 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
37.71095, -119.04721
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Deadman Creek · Inyo National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townJune Lake · ~5.1 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~4.5 mi
- FuelNorco Texaco · ~5.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~6.2 mi
- GroceriesFern Creek Store · ~4.9 mi
- PharmacyVons Pharmacy · ~6.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicYosemite Medical Clinic · ~29.4 mi
- HardwareHigh Country Lumber (Ace Hardware) · ~6.6 mi
EV charging — from Deadman Creek · Inyo National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger6.3 mi straight-line SE — Mammoth Lakes, CA (at a public site) · RIVIAN_ADVENTURE · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 20 within 50 · 136 within 100 · 521 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO42.5 mi — DC CORRIDOR OAKHURST DC2, Oakhurst
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)6.8 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 — The Village Lodge at Mammoth - Tesla Destination, Mammoth Lakes, 5.3 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 456552 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Deadman Creek · Inyo National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletUpper Deadman Cg · ~2.1 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLower Deadman Cg · ~2.2 mi E · USFS
- RestroomInyo Craters Th · ~2.7 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletInyo Craters Interp Site · ~2.7 mi SE · USFS
Open Deadman Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Deadman Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Upper Deadman Cg~2.1 mi
- Lower Deadman Cg~2.2 mi
- Obsidian Flat Group Cg~2.9 mi
- Agnew Meadows Horse Camp~3.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Deadman Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Deadman Creek are set by Inyo National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Deadman Creek
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 Deadman Creek
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 — Deadman Creek
When the high country opens →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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