Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Frenchy Point
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.45573, -121.15608
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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 Frenchy Point
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,920 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Frenchy PointNIFC · 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 Frenchy Point · Tahoe National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail4 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- ShShower6 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- WWater13 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- EVEV fast charger16 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- OOutfitter17 mi
- AAir-up17 mi
- DDump21 mi
- PPropane31 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Frenchy Point
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
1,920 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
39.45573, -121.15608
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Frenchy Point · Tahoe National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townClipper Mills · ~5.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSierra Super Stop · ~6.5 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~30.6 mi
- Dump station~20.7 mi
- GroceriesSierra Super Stop Food Mart · ~6.6 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~16.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicCamp Nurse · ~12.9 mi
- HardwareFoothill Ace Hardware · ~11.0 mi
EV charging — from Frenchy Point · Tahoe National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger16.2 mi straight-line S — CEC CORRIDOR GRASSVALLEY DC2, Grass Valley, 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 reach4 within 25 mi · 71 within 50 · 350 within 100 · 938 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)16.2 mi — CEC CORRIDOR GRASSVALLEY DC1, Grass Valley
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.1 mi — Sullivan Real Estate LLC, Oregon House, CA (at an apartment building) · AMPUP · J1772 · 7 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-09-12 · hours: Contact stations for hours of operation
- 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 201220 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Frenchy Point · Tahoe National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMadrone Cove · ~1.0 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGarden Point Boating · ~2.3 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDark Day · ~3.1 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDark Day · ~3.1 mi SE · USFS
Open Frenchy Point elsewhere
Other camps near Frenchy Point
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Frenchy Point~0.3 mi
- Madrone Cove~0.6 mi
- Madrone Cove~1.0 mi · fee
- Bullards Lakeshore~1.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages Frenchy Point
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Frenchy Point are set by Tahoe National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Frenchy Point
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 Frenchy Point
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 — Frenchy Point
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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