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Horse Meadow
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 35.90202, -118.37126
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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 Horse Meadow
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,373 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Horse MeadowNIFC · 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 Horse Meadow · Sequoia National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- DDump18 mi
- WWater21 mi
- +Urgent care25 mi
- EVEV fast charger26 mi
- AAir-up26 mi
- HHardware28 mi
- MMechanic37 mi
- LLaundry38 mi
- RxPharmacy38 mi
- PPropane44 mi
- ShShower52 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 21-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Horse Meadow
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,373 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
35.90202, -118.37126
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Horse Meadow · Sequoia National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townKernville · ~10.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelMobil · ~10.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~18.1 mi
- GroceriesPrimo's · ~10.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicTule River Indian Health Center · ~25.4 mi
- HardwareTuff Shed · ~27.6 mi
EV charging — from Horse Meadow · Sequoia National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger25.8 mi straight-line NE — Olancha, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 16 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 23 within 50 · 162 within 100 · 1043 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS25.8 mi — Coso Junction Store (Olancha, CA), Olancha
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO31.4 mi — DC CORRIDOR INYOKERN DC2, Inyokern
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)31.4 mi — DC CORRIDOR INYOKERN L2 · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · 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 417542 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Horse Meadow · Sequoia National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHorse Meadow · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGoldledge · ~5.1 mi W · USFS
- Portable toiletCorral Creek · ~5.4 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSherman Pass Vista · ~6.1 mi N · USFS
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Other camps near Horse Meadow
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Horse Meadow Campground~0.2 mi · fee
- Spring Hill North Dispersed Camping~5.0 mi
- Old Goldledge Dispersed Camping~5.0 mi
- Spring Hill South Dispersed Camping~5.1 mi
The unit that manages Horse Meadow
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Horse Meadow are set by Sequoia National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Horse Meadow
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 2026-08-25: $17 per night, single site; +$5 per additional vehicle. First come, first served; water on site is non-potable. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/sequoia/recreation/horse-meadow-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 Horse Meadow
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 — Horse Meadow
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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