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Forks Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 37.31281, -119.56901
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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 Forks Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,408 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Forks 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 Forks Campground · Sierra National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel0 mi
- @Mail1 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- EVEV fast charger4 mi
- LLaundry5 mi
- +Urgent care5 mi
- RxPharmacy5 mi
- OOutfitter5 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- WWater13 mi
- DDump16 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- ShShower28 mi
- PPropane29 mi
- AAir-up45 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 0 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 — Forks Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,408 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
37.31281, -119.56901
Cost
Fee · priced on the land manager's own page (recreation.gov, read 2026-09-18)
Nearby & resupply — around Forks Campground · Sierra National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBass Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townBass Lake · ~0.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~0.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~16.3 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~3.8 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~5.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicAdventist Health Medical Office - Oakhurst · ~5.1 mi
- HardwareCanyon Feed & Supply · ~19.2 mi
EV charging — from Forks Campground · Sierra National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger4.4 mi straight-line W — Oakhurst, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 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 reach6 within 25 mi · 71 within 50 · 201 within 100 · 978 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS5.0 mi — Central Valley Bank (Oakhurst, CA), Oakhurst
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO5.1 mi — DC CORRIDOR OAKHURST DC2, Oakhurst
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.5 mi — Best Western Plus - Yosemite Gateway Inn, Oakhurst, CA (at a hotel) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-01-13 · 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 206268 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Forks Campground · Sierra National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomForks · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomLittle Denver · ~0.9 mi NW · USFS
- Flush restroomDenver Church · ~1.0 mi NW · USFS
- Flush restroomThe Falls · ~1.2 mi N · USFS
Open Forks Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Forks Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lupine~1.2 mi · fee
- Recreation Point Group Camp~1.3 mi · fee
- Crane Valley~1.4 mi · fee
- Spring Cove Campground~1.6 mi · fee
The unit that manages Forks Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Forks Campground are set by Sierra National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Forks Campground
Fee note
$52 a night per the Recreation.gov page, read 18 Sep 2026: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232878
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232878
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) | Fee 2026-09-18: $52 per night, by site type and season (Recreation.gov rates table). Source: https://www.recreation.gov/api/camps/campgrounds/232878/rates (fee_backfill, figure verified on that page).
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 Forks 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 — Forks Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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