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Goose Meadow Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.25944, -120.21007
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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 Goose Meadow Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,979 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Goose Meadow CampgroundNIFC · 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 Goose Meadow Campground · Tahoe National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- PPropane4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- WWater4 mi
- RxPharmacy4 mi
- EVEV fast charger4 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- MMechanic4 mi
- HHardware5 mi
- OOutfitter5 mi
- +Urgent care5 mi
- LLaundry7 mi
- DDump9 mi
- ShShower25 mi
- AAir-up26 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Goose Meadow Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,979 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
39.25944, -120.21007
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around Goose Meadow Campground · Tahoe National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureDeep Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townOlympic Valley · ~4.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~3.9 mi
- FuelChevron · ~4.5 mi
- Propane / LPGChevron ExtraMile Store · ~28.9 mi
- Dump station~8.8 mi
- GroceriesSave Mart · ~4.1 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~4.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicUrgent Care · ~5.0 mi
- HardwareVillage Ace Hardware · ~13.9 mi
EV charging — from Goose Meadow Campground · Tahoe National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger4.2 mi straight-line N — Save Mart 627 (Truckee, CA) · Electrify America · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach19 within 25 mi · 58 within 50 · 285 within 100 · 674 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)4.5 mi — Truckee, CA - Deerfield Drive - Tesla Supercharger, Truckee
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO5.0 mi — DC CORRIDOR TRUCKEE DC2, Truckee
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.5 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 152396 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Goose Meadow Campground · Tahoe National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletGoose Meadow · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSilver Creek Cg · ~2.5 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGranite Flat · ~3.0 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSawtooth · ~3.6 mi N · USFS
Open Goose Meadow Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Goose Meadow Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Silver Creek Cg~2.5 mi · fee
- Granite Flat~3.0 mi · fee
- Watson Lake Campground~4.6 mi
- Alpine Meadows (Martis Creek)~6.3 mi
The unit that manages Goose Meadow Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Goose Meadow Campground are set by Tahoe National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Goose Meadow Campground
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232755
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
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 Goose Meadow Campground
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 — Goose Meadow Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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