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Fashoda Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 38.86834, -120.39775
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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 Fashoda Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,936 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Fashoda 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 Fashoda Campground · Eldorado National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater1 mi
- DDump3 mi
- ShShower3 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- PPropane21 mi
- OOutfitter21 mi
- RxPharmacy22 mi
- LLaundry22 mi
- MMechanic22 mi
- +Urgent care23 mi
- AAir-up26 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Fashoda Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,936 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
38.86834, -120.39775
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around Fashoda Campground · Eldorado National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureJones Fork Powerhouse Outflow (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townJones Place · ~2.0 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~1.0 mi
- FuelFuel · ~3.9 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~12.0 mi
- Dump station~3.1 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~3.9 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~21.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicBarton Memorial Hospital · ~21.8 mi
- HardwareAce Hardwarw · ~19.2 mi
EV charging — from Fashoda Campground · Eldorado National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.3 mi straight-line SW — Pollock Pines, 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 reach14 within 25 mi · 112 within 50 · 407 within 100 · 1079 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS12.0 mi — GF4EVA POLLOCK P. DC, Pollock Pines
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO12.0 mi — GF4EVA POLLOCK P. DC, Pollock Pines
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.0 mi — GF4EVA POLLOCK P. L2, Pollock Pines, CA · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port 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 326660 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Fashoda Campground · Eldorado National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletFashoda Cg & Day Use · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSunset Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSunset Group · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSunset Boat Ramp · ~0.3 mi SE · USFS
Open Fashoda Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Fashoda Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lone Rock Cg~0.7 mi
- Wolf Creek Group~1.0 mi · fee
- Jones Fork Cg~1.0 mi · fee
- Wolf Creek Cg~1.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Fashoda Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Fashoda Campground are set by Eldorado National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Fashoda Campground
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234135
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 Fashoda 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 — Fashoda Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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