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Gerle Creek Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 38.97562, -120.39241
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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 Gerle Creek Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,271 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Gerle Creek 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 Gerle Creek Cg · Eldorado National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater5 mi
- ShShower10 mi
- DDump10 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- @Mail14 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- PPropane19 mi
- OOutfitter19 mi
- LLaundry19 mi
- RxPharmacy21 mi
- MMechanic22 mi
- +Urgent care25 mi
- AAir-up30 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 11 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 — Gerle Creek Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,271 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
38.97562, -120.39241
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Gerle Creek Cg · Eldorado National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townTahoma · ~14.6 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~4.6 mi
- FuelFuel · ~11.2 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~19.0 mi
- Dump station~10.2 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~11.2 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~21.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicUrgent Care · ~25.3 mi
- HardwarePollock Pines True Value Hardware · ~17.9 mi
EV charging — from Gerle Creek Cg · Eldorado National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger16.7 mi straight-line SW — Pollock Pines, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · 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 reach15 within 25 mi · 111 within 50 · 364 within 100 · 1043 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS17.7 mi — GF4EVA POLLOCK P. DC, Pollock Pines
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO17.7 mi — GF4EVA POLLOCK P. DC, Pollock Pines
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.6 mi — Palisades Tahoe Ski Resort, Olympic Valley, CA (at a public site) · EVRANGE · J1772 · 12 Level 2 ports 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 326660 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Gerle Creek Cg · Eldorado National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletGerle Creek Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGerle Creek Day Use · ~0.2 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAngel Creek Day Use · ~0.4 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAirport Flat Cg · ~0.9 mi NE · USFS
Open Gerle Creek Cg elsewhere
Other camps near Gerle Creek Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Airport Flat Cg~0.9 mi
- South Fork Group~2.0 mi · fee
- Loon Lake Equestrian Group~4.0 mi · fee
- Loon Lake Group Campgrounds~4.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Gerle Creek Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Gerle Creek Cg are set by Eldorado National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Gerle Creek 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 2026-08-21: $36 per night, single site; $72 double. There are also day-use and extra-vehicle fees the page does not put a number on. recreation.gov 232049 books the same $36 standard / $36 tent-only / $72 double. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/eldorado/recreation/gerle-creek-campground.
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 Gerle Creek 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 — Gerle Creek Cg
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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