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Findley Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.48532, -120.55421
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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 Findley Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,211 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Findley 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 Findley Campground · Tahoe National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery7 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- WWater7 mi
- ShShower7 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- DDump12 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- OOutfitter18 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- RxPharmacy21 mi
- PPropane21 mi
- +Urgent care26 mi
- LLaundry31 mi
- AAir-up33 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Findley Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,211 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
39.48532, -120.55421
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Findley Campground · Tahoe National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWoodcamp Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townBaltimore Town · ~6.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.1 mi
- FuelSierra City Gasoline · ~7.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~11.8 mi
- GroceriesWild Plum Provisions Store · ~6.9 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~21.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~22.6 mi
- HardwareSierra Hardware · ~15.5 mi
EV charging — from Findley Campground · Tahoe National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.2 mi straight-line S — DC CORRIDOR LUCKYS SS DC2, Soda Springs, CA · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach12 within 25 mi · 66 within 50 · 282 within 100 · 690 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)12.2 mi — Soda Springs, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Soda Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.2 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 181599 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Findley Campground · Tahoe National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomFindley · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomFir Top · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWoodcamp · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWoodcamp Creek Interpretive · ~0.2 mi SW · USFS
Open Findley Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Findley Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Fir Top Campground~0.1 mi
- Woodcamp Campground~0.3 mi
- Silver Tip Group Campground~0.4 mi
- Jackson Point Campground~1.1 mi
The unit that manages Findley Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Findley Campground are set by Tahoe National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Findley Campground
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 Findley 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 — Findley Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →How to read this page →All field notes →
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