Mapped · not agency-listedPublic land · dispersedFree
Goat Meadow Dispersed Campsite
Drive-up · public land · CA · 37.49135, -119.62441
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Ask about this camp →A mapped lead, not an agency listing. Somebody marked this as a campsite; we could not match it to a land-manager record. Worth checking rather than counting on. 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 Goat Meadow Dispersed Campsite
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,277 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Goat Meadow Dispersed CampsiteNIFC · 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 Goat Meadow Dispersed Campsite · Sierra National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- @Mail1 mi
- GGrocery1 mi
- EVEV fast charger1 mi
- DDump4 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- OOutfitter9 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- RxPharmacy11 mi
- ShShower17 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- PPropane36 mi
- AAir-up38 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 1 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 — Goat Meadow Dispersed Campsite
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
5,277 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
37.49135, -119.62441
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around Goat Meadow Dispersed Campsite · Sierra National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureRainier Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townFish Camp · ~1.2 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.5 mi
- FuelChevron · ~3.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~3.6 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~9.3 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~11.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicAdventist Health Medical Office - Oakhurst · ~11.5 mi
- HardwareCoast Hardware · ~18.7 mi
EV charging — from Goat Meadow Dispersed Campsite · Sierra National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger1.4 mi straight-line SW — Fish Camp, 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. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach8 within 25 mi · 65 within 50 · 210 within 100 · 1051 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS11.2 mi — DC CORRIDOR OAKHURST DC2, Oakhurst
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO11.2 mi — DC CORRIDOR OAKHURST DC2, Oakhurst
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)3.7 mi — Wawona Store and Post Office - P2, Yosemite Valley, CA (at a public site) · RIVIAN_WAYPOINTS · J1772 · 24 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Explorer Cabins at Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite, Fish Camp, 1.2 mi · J1772 · hours: For guest use only · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 102020 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Goat Meadow Dispersed Campsite · Sierra National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSummerdale · ~0.5 mi W · USFS
- RestroomWaB 4650 Mariposa Grove Picnic Area Vault Toilet · ~0.7 mi N · NPS
- RestroomWaB 4702 Swinging Bridge Vault Toilet · ~1.0 mi NE · NPS
- RestroomWaB SE 4606 South Entrance Restroom · ~1.1 mi N · NPS
Open Goat Meadow Dispersed Campsite elsewhere
Other camps near Goat Meadow Dispersed Campsite
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Summerdale~0.5 mi · fee
- Big Sandy~2.8 mi · fee
- Summit Camp~4.0 mi
- Boggy Meadow 1~4.6 mi
The unit that manages Goat Meadow Dispersed Campsite
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Goat Meadow Dispersed Campsite are set by Sierra National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Goat Meadow Dispersed Campsite
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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
Contributed, not agency-listed. A mapper marked this as a campsite. We have not matched it to a land-manager record, so it stays at Likely.
What we don’t know about Goat Meadow Dispersed Campsite
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 — Goat Meadow Dispersed Campsite
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