Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Duncan Diverson
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.13693, -120.47746
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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 Duncan Diverson
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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 Duncan DiversonNIFC · 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 Duncan Diverson · Tahoe National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater12 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- @Mail14 mi
- DDump14 mi
- PPropane16 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- RxPharmacy19 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- +Urgent care21 mi
- ShShower22 mi
- AAir-up32 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 12 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 — Duncan Diverson
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
State
CA
Coordinates
39.13693, -120.47746
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Duncan Diverson · Tahoe National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureDuncan Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townGreekstore · ~6.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~17.8 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~26.4 mi
- Dump station~14.2 mi
- GroceriesAlice's Mountain Market · ~13.7 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~19.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicUrgent Care · ~21.4 mi
- HardwareVillage Ace Hardware · ~29.2 mi
EV charging — from Duncan Diverson · Tahoe National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.4 mi straight-line N — Soda Springs, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 12 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 reach13 within 25 mi · 108 within 50 · 322 within 100 · 995 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS12.4 mi — DC CORRIDOR LUCKYS SS DC1, Soda Springs
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO12.4 mi — DC CORRIDOR LUCKYS SS DC1, Soda Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.4 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 322834 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Duncan Diverson · Tahoe National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletDuncan Diverson · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRobinson Flat · ~1.9 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPoppy · ~2.4 mi SE · USFS
- RestroomMcguire · ~2.9 mi E · USFS
Open Duncan Diverson elsewhere
Other camps near Duncan Diverson
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Duncan Creek~1.4 mi
- Robinson Flat Campground~1.9 mi
- Soda Springs~2.2 mi
- Poppy~2.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages Duncan Diverson
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Duncan Diverson are set by Tahoe National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Duncan Diverson
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 Duncan Diverson
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 — Duncan Diverson
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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