Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Dog Valley Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.56580, -120.05641
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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 Dog Valley Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at the elevation shown above.
Fire & smoke — around Dog Valley 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 Dog Valley Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- MMechanic5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- EVEV fast charger5 mi
- OOutfitter6 mi
- DDump6 mi
- LLaundry6 mi
- +Urgent care9 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- WWater10 mi
- AAir-up11 mi
- PPropane12 mi
- ShShower31 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 5 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 — Dog Valley Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
State
CA
Coordinates
39.56580, -120.05641
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Dog Valley Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~5.3 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~12.2 mi
- Dump station~6.0 mi
- GroceriesRiver Belle Market · ~5.2 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~9.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicSierra Oral and Facial Surgery · ~8.8 mi
- HardwareMata Hardware Store · ~9.4 mi
EV charging — from Dog Valley Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger5.3 mi straight-line SE — Verdi, NV - Tesla Supercharger · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 16 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 reach24 within 25 mi · 47 within 50 · 179 within 100 · 474 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS10.5 mi — 7th & McCarran NV2-125 (Reno, NV), Reno
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO17.7 mi — DC CORRIDOR TRUCKEE DC1, Truckee
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.9 mi — AVIANA AVIANA 1, Reno, NV · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- 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 353826 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Dog Valley Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLookout Campground · ~1.8 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletStampede Vista · ~7.0 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSardine Peak Lookout · ~7.2 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEmigrant · ~7.4 mi SW · USFS
Open Dog Valley Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Dog Valley Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Hunter Camp 4~0.3 mi
- Hunter Camp 2 Campground~1.6 mi
- Lookout Campground~1.8 mi · fee
- Hoke / Verdi~4.4 mi
The unit that manages Dog Valley Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Dog Valley Campground are set by Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Dog Valley 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
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 Dog Valley 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 — Dog Valley Campground
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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