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Eagle Meadows
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 38.28780, -119.83510
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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 Eagle Meadows
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,482 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Eagle MeadowsNIFC · 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 Eagle Meadows · Stanislaus National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery5 mi
- WWater5 mi
- ShShower11 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- EVEV fast charger15 mi
- PPropane15 mi
- FFuel15 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- MMechanic25 mi
- +Urgent care26 mi
- HHardware27 mi
- RxPharmacy28 mi
- DDump38 mi
- AAir-up54 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 — Eagle Meadows
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,482 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
38.28780, -119.83510
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Eagle Meadows · Stanislaus National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureEagle Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townDardanelle · ~3.7 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~5.2 mi
- FuelFuel · ~16.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesKennedy Meadows Store · ~5.1 mi
- PharmacyTwain Harte Pharmacy · ~27.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicHealth Clinic · ~26.5 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~28.0 mi
EV charging — from Eagle Meadows · Stanislaus National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger14.8 mi straight-line SW — Cold Springs Market - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 12 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-14 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 28 within 50 · 370 within 100 · 1105 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS24.9 mi — Walker Country Store, Coleville
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO33.0 mi — GF4EVA RUSH CREEK DC, Groveland
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)24.4 mi — The Lodge Christian Retreat Center, Mi Wuk Village, CA · CHARGELAB · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Bear Valley Lodge - Tesla Destination, Bear Valley, 16.5 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- Pricing at the fast charger$0.55 per kWh (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 466125 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Eagle Meadows · Stanislaus National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletEagle Meadows · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNiagra Ohv · ~3.4 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDardanelle · ~3.8 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletColumn Of Giants · ~3.9 mi NE · USFS
Open Eagle Meadows elsewhere
Other camps near Eagle Meadows
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Niagra Ohv~3.4 mi · fee
- Dardanelle~3.8 mi · fee
- Pigeon Flat~4.0 mi · fee
- Eureka Valley~4.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages Eagle Meadows
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Eagle Meadows are set by Stanislaus National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Eagle Meadows
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Eagle Meadows
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 — Eagle Meadows
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →How to read this page →All field notes →
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