Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Gertrude Creek West
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 37.23523, -119.45570
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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 Gertrude Creek West
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,832 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Gertrude Creek WestNIFC · 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 Gertrude Creek West · Sierra National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail3 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- DDump11 mi
- WWater12 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- RxPharmacy13 mi
- ShShower26 mi
- PPropane32 mi
- AAir-up46 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 — Gertrude Creek West
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
3,832 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
37.23523, -119.45570
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Gertrude Creek West · Sierra National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWhisky Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townCascadel Woods · ~0.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~8.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~11.1 mi
- GroceriesPonderosa Market · ~11.0 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~13.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicAdventist Health Medical Office - Oakhurst · ~12.9 mi
- HardwareYoung's Shaver Lake Hardware · ~11.7 mi
EV charging — from Gertrude Creek West · Sierra National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.4 mi straight-line NW — 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 · 73 within 50 · 190 within 100 · 898 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS12.9 mi — Central Valley Bank (Oakhurst, CA), Oakhurst
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO13.0 mi — DC CORRIDOR OAKHURST DC1, Oakhurst
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.6 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 Gertrude Creek West · Sierra National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWhisky Falls · ~3.6 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEastwood Visitor Information Site · ~5.0 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFish Creek · ~5.8 mi E · USFS
- Flush restroomWishon Boat Ramp · ~6.0 mi NW · USFS
Open Gertrude Creek West elsewhere
Other camps near Gertrude Creek West
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Gertrude Creek East~2.5 mi
- Whisky Falls~3.6 mi
- Fish Creek~5.8 mi · fee
- Wishon Point Campground~6.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Gertrude Creek West
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Gertrude Creek West are set by Sierra National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Gertrude Creek West
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 Gertrude Creek West
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 — Gertrude Creek West
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