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Deer Valley
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.26587, -122.88387
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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 Deer Valley
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,598 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Deer ValleyNIFC · 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 Deer Valley · Mendocino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- EVEV fast charger7 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- WWater9 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- ShShower16 mi
- OOutfitter17 mi
- DDump18 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- +Urgent care19 mi
- AAir-up19 mi
- PPropane56 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Deer Valley
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,598 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
39.26587, -122.88387
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Deer Valley · Mendocino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townUpper Lake · ~7.1 mi
- Drinking waterWater spigot · ~9.4 mi
- FuelChevron · ~7.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~17.5 mi
- GroceriesUpper Lake Grocery · ~7.3 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~15.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicDialysis Clinic · ~18.6 mi
- HardwareMendo Mill · ~18.6 mi
EV charging — from Deer Valley · Mendocino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.3 mi straight-line S — Upper Lake, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a rest stop) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 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 reach6 within 25 mi · 24 within 50 · 387 within 100 · 978 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS18.2 mi — Thurston Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, Ukiah
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO22.4 mi — Brutacao Family Vineyards - Hopland, Hopland
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.1 mi — Tallman Hotel and Blue Wing Restaurant - Tesla Destination, Upper Lake, CA (at a hotel) · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 2 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 368021 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Deer Valley · Mendocino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletDeer Valley · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPenny Pines · ~3.5 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMiddle Creek · ~3.7 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBear Creek · ~4.6 mi NE · USFS
Open Deer Valley elsewhere
Other camps near Deer Valley
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Dry Oak~2.3 mi
- Penny Pines~3.5 mi · fee
- Middle Creek~3.7 mi · fee
- Bear Creek~4.6 mi
The unit that manages Deer Valley
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Deer Valley are set by Mendocino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Deer Valley
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 2026-08-26: $6 per night, single site -- one of the cheapest developed camps in California. recreation.gov listing 10341422 agrees ($6 standard non-electric, first-come 'walk in' season covering all of 2026). You can pay on site by scanning the kiosk QR code with the Recreation.gov app. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/mendocino/recreation/deer-valley-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 Deer Valley
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 — Deer Valley
What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Bugs & critters →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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