Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Doolittle Trail
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.36483, -120.71598
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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 Doolittle Trail
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,609 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Doolittle TrailNIFC · 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 Doolittle Trail · Tahoe National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater5 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- DDump7 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- ShShower14 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- MMechanic19 mi
- RxPharmacy19 mi
- OOutfitter20 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- AAir-up21 mi
- PPropane27 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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 — Doolittle Trail
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
4,609 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
39.36483, -120.71598
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Doolittle Trail · Tahoe National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureFall Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townMaybert · ~1.7 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~5.3 mi
- FuelSierra City Gasoline · ~14.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~6.9 mi
- GroceriesAlta Store · ~12.0 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~19.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicSierra Nevada Memorial Hospital · ~20.1 mi
- HardwareSierra Hardware · ~14.8 mi
EV charging — from Doolittle Trail · Tahoe National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.9 mi straight-line SE — DC CORRIDOR LUCKYS SS DC2, Soda Springs, CA · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach10 within 25 mi · 82 within 50 · 312 within 100 · 821 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)9.9 mi — Soda Springs, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Soda Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.9 mi — DC CORRIDOR LUCKYS SS L2, Soda Springs, CA · 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 181599 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Doolittle Trail · Tahoe National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletGolden Quartz · ~1.8 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFuller Lake · ~3.1 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRucker Lake · ~3.5 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCarr Lake · ~4.7 mi NE · USFS
Open Doolittle Trail elsewhere
Other camps near Doolittle Trail
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Fall Creek~1.1 mi
- Gaston~2.9 mi
- Clyde Mountain~3.1 mi
- Rucker Lake~3.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Doolittle Trail
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Doolittle Trail are set by Tahoe National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Doolittle Trail
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 Doolittle Trail
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 — Doolittle Trail
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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