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East Lower Virginia Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 38.07173, -119.21409
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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 East Lower Virginia Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,933 ft.
Fire & smoke — around East Lower Virginia CreekNIFC · 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 East Lower Virginia Creek · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower8 mi
- WWater9 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- MMechanic9 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- DDump10 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- OOutfitter13 mi
- AAir-up20 mi
- +Urgent care30 mi
- HHardware33 mi
- RxPharmacy33 mi
- PPropane46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 9 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 — East Lower Virginia Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,933 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
38.07173, -119.21409
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around East Lower Virginia Creek · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureDog Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townVirginia Lakes · ~2.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~2.6 mi
- FuelShell · ~19.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~10.2 mi
- GroceriesMono Market · ~9.6 mi
EV charging — from East Lower Virginia Creek · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.2 mi straight-line SE — Lee Vining, CA (at a public site) · RIVIAN_ADVENTURE · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 14 within 50 · 144 within 100 · 568 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO40.5 mi — GF4EVA RUSH CREEK DC, Groveland
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.8 mi — Yosemite National Park - Tuolumne Meadows (at a public site) · RIVIAN_WAYPOINTS · J1772 · 4 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 391225 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around East Lower Virginia Creek · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletEast Lower Virginia Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWest Virginia Creek · ~1.7 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTrumbull Lake Campground · ~2.9 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletVirginia Lakes Trailhead · ~3.1 mi SW · USFS
Open East Lower Virginia Creek elsewhere
Other camps near East Lower Virginia Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lower Virginia Creek Primitive Campground~0.9 mi
- Upper Virginia Creek Primitive Campground~1.6 mi
- West Virginia Creek~1.7 mi
- Trumbull Lake Campground~2.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages East Lower Virginia Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at East Lower Virginia Creek are set by Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — East Lower Virginia Creek
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 East Lower Virginia Creek
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 — East Lower Virginia Creek
When the high country opens →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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