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Emigrant Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.47018, -120.11723
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. 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 Emigrant Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,025 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Emigrant 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 Emigrant Campground · Tahoe National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- EVEV fast charger7 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- OOutfitter8 mi
- DDump9 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- WWater10 mi
- PPropane10 mi
- RxPharmacy11 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- AAir-up14 mi
- ShShower28 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Emigrant Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,025 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
39.47018, -120.11723
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around Emigrant Campground · Tahoe National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLittle Truckee River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townRussell Valley · ~2.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~6.3 mi
- Propane / LPGChevron ExtraMile Store · ~17.4 mi
- Dump station~23.0 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~6.3 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~10.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicSummit Pediatrics · ~12.9 mi
- HardwareMata Hardware Store · ~12.9 mi
EV charging — from Emigrant Campground · Tahoe National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger6.6 mi straight-line E — 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 reach25 within 25 mi · 47 within 50 · 232 within 100 · 531 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS10.4 mi — DC CORRIDOR TRUCKEE DC1, Truckee
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO10.4 mi — DC CORRIDOR TRUCKEE DC1, Truckee
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.1 mi — TOWNOFTRUCKEE MOBILITY HUB · 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 Emigrant Campground · Tahoe National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletEmigrant · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLogger · ~0.4 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletStampede Vista · ~0.6 mi E · USFS
- RestroomLogger · ~0.6 mi SW · USFS
Open Emigrant Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Emigrant Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Logger~0.4 mi · fee
- Boyington Mill~2.7 mi · fee
- Hoke / Verdi~3.0 mi
- Boca Springs~3.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Emigrant Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Emigrant Campground are set by Tahoe National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Emigrant Campground
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232859
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Emigrant 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 — Emigrant Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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