Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Finning Mill
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.11767, -120.77570
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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 Finning Mill
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,514 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Finning MillNIFC · 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 Finning Mill · Tahoe National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater1 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- EVEV fast charger9 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- ShShower16 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- LLaundry16 mi
- DDump17 mi
- AAir-up17 mi
- PPropane22 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 — Finning Mill
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
3,514 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
39.11767, -120.77570
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Finning Mill · Tahoe National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featurePagge Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townHughes Mill · ~1.9 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~1.2 mi
- FuelValero · ~9.4 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~26.7 mi
- Dump station~16.7 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~4.6 mi
- PharmacyColfax pharmacy · ~9.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicSierra Nevada Memorial Hospital · ~16.4 mi
- HardwareSierra Timberline · ~16.4 mi
EV charging — from Finning Mill · Tahoe National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.3 mi straight-line W — EV Charging By Citrine, Colfax, CA (at a public site) · RED_E · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach25 within 25 mi · 131 within 50 · 400 within 100 · 1058 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)9.6 mi — ARCO - Tesla Supercharger, Colfax
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO9.9 mi — DC CORRIDOR COLFAX D&D DC2, Colfax
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.9 mi — DC CORRIDOR COLFAX D&D L2 · 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 450025 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Finning Mill · Tahoe National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBrimstone Ohv Campground · ~0.8 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletForbes · ~0.9 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSugar Pine · ~0.9 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletParker Flat · ~1.0 mi NE · USFS
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Other camps near Finning Mill
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Brimstone Ohv Campground~0.8 mi
- Forbes~0.9 mi · fee
- Giant Gap~1.8 mi · fee
- Shirttail Creek~1.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages Finning Mill
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Finning Mill are set by Tahoe National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Finning Mill
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Finning Mill
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 — Finning Mill
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