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Frog Meadow
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 35.87273, -118.57526
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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 Frog Meadow
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,539 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Frog MeadowNIFC · 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 Frog Meadow · Sequoia National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail12 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- DDump17 mi
- WWater19 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- EVEV fast charger23 mi
- MMechanic27 mi
- OOutfitter28 mi
- LLaundry28 mi
- RxPharmacy29 mi
- AAir-up37 mi
- PPropane41 mi
- ShShower42 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 12 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 — Frog Meadow
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,539 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
35.87273, -118.57526
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Frog Meadow · Sequoia National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureTobias Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townSugarloaf Mountain Park · ~2.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFastrip · ~11.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~16.7 mi
- GroceriesPrimo's · ~11.8 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~28.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicKern Valley Hospital · ~18.9 mi
- HardwareTuff Shed · ~19.1 mi
EV charging — from Frog Meadow · Sequoia National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger22.9 mi straight-line NW — EFTP#1, Porterville, CA (at a public site) · CHAEVI · J1772, CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 55 within 50 · 195 within 100 · 1044 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO28.2 mi — City of Porterville, Porterville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)22.9 mi — EFTP#1, Porterville, CA (at a public site) · CHAEVI · J1772, CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- 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 395255 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Frog Meadow · Sequoia National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletFrog Meadow · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWhite River · ~3.9 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletParker Pass Kiosk · ~5.8 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLeavis Flat · ~6.0 mi W · USFS
Open Frog Meadow elsewhere
Other camps near Frog Meadow
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- White River~3.9 mi · fee
- Chamise Flats Dispersed Camping Area~5.6 mi
- Calkins Flat Dispersed Campground~5.7 mi
- Leavis Flat~6.0 mi
The unit that manages Frog Meadow
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Frog Meadow are set by Sequoia National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Frog Meadow
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Frog Meadow
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 — Frog Meadow
When the high country opens →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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