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Herring Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 38.24520, -119.93314
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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 Herring Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,350 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Herring CreekNIFC · 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 Herring Creek · Stanislaus National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery5 mi
- ShShower5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- WWater6 mi
- LLaundry6 mi
- EVEV fast charger9 mi
- PPropane9 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- MMechanic19 mi
- HHardware22 mi
- RxPharmacy22 mi
- +Urgent care26 mi
- DDump32 mi
- AAir-up56 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 5 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 — Herring Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,350 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
38.24520, -119.93314
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Herring Creek · Stanislaus National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureHerring Creek Reservoir (water) · nearby
- Nearest townCow Creek · ~3.2 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~4.9 mi
- FuelFuel · ~16.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesPinecrest General Store · ~5.0 mi
- PharmacyTwain Harte Pharmacy · ~21.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicTuolumne MeWuk Indian Health Center · ~25.6 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~22.6 mi
EV charging — from Herring Creek · Stanislaus National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger8.8 mi straight-line SW — Cold Springs Market - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 12 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-14 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 31 within 50 · 402 within 100 · 1128 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS30.1 mi — GF4EVA RUSH CREEK DC, Groveland
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO30.1 mi — GF4EVA RUSH CREEK DC, Groveland
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.5 mi — The Lodge Christian Retreat Center, Mi Wuk Village, CA · CHARGELAB · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Bear Valley Lodge - Tesla Destination, Bear Valley, 16.3 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- Pricing at the fast charger$0.55 per kWh (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 466125 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Herring Creek · Stanislaus National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHerring Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHerring Reservoir · ~0.3 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCascade Creek · ~3.2 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHighway 108 · ~3.5 mi NW · USFS
Open Herring Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Herring Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Herring Reservoir~0.3 mi · fee
- Cascade Creek~3.2 mi · fee
- Mill Creek~3.9 mi · fee
- Pioneer Trail~5.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages Herring Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Herring Creek are set by Stanislaus National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Herring Creek
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 2026-08-24: $20 per night, single site. As at nearby Mill Creek, the forest states the rate as a rise: $15 per night in 2024 and 2025, raised to $20 for 2026. Interagency Senior and Access passes take 50% off the pass-holder's own single site, pass number written on the envelope; Annual and Volunteer passes get no camping discount. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/stanislaus/recreation/herring-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 Herring Creek
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 — Herring Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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