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French Camp Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 37.55291, -118.68311
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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 French Camp Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,308 ft.
Fire & smoke — around French Camp CgNIFC · 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 French Camp Cg · Inyo National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump0 mi
- OOutfitter3 mi
- FFuel3 mi
- ShShower6 mi
- WWater10 mi
- GGrocery16 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- LLaundry16 mi
- HHardware17 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- @Mail17 mi
- AAir-up27 mi
- +Urgent care35 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 3 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — French Camp Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,308 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
37.55291, -118.68311
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around French Camp Cg · Inyo National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townAspen Springs · ~1.0 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~9.6 mi
- FuelShell · ~3.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~0.4 mi
- GroceriesVons · ~16.5 mi
- PharmacyVons Pharmacy · ~16.5 mi
- HardwareHigh Country Lumber (Ace Hardware) · ~16.6 mi
EV charging — from French Camp Cg · Inyo National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger16.6 mi straight-line W — Mammoth Lakes, CA - Old Mammoth Road - Tesla Supercharger (at a municipal building) · 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 reach9 within 25 mi · 11 within 50 · 122 within 100 · 320 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS16.8 mi — Mammoth Lakes, CA, Mammoth Lakes
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO20.8 mi — CalTrans - Bishop, Bishop
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)16.6 mi — Mammoth Lakes, CA - Old Mammoth Rd - Tesla Destination · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- 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 321156 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around French Camp Cg · Inyo National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomFrench Camp Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHoliday Cg · ~0.3 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTuff Cg · ~1.0 mi NE · USFS
- Flush restroomAspen Group Cg · ~2.6 mi SW · USFS
Open French Camp Cg elsewhere
Other camps near French Camp Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Holiday Cg~0.3 mi · fee
- Tuff Cg~1.0 mi · fee
- Aspen Group Cg~2.6 mi · fee
- Iris Meadow Cg~2.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages French Camp Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at French Camp Cg are set by Inyo National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — French Camp Cg
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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-24: $35 per night, single site; $10 per night for each additional vehicle. recreation.gov listing 232395 posts the same $35 for the current season (24 Apr - 24 Oct 2026). Sources: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/inyo/recreation/french-camp-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232395.
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 French Camp Cg
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 — French Camp Cg
What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Power off-grid →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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