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Hume Lake Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 36.79379, -118.90810
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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 Hume Lake Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,275 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Hume Lake 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 Hume Lake Campground · Sequoia National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel0 mi
- @Mail1 mi
- ShShower5 mi
- WWater5 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- LLaundry16 mi
- DDump16 mi
- MMechanic19 mi
- +Urgent care19 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- RxPharmacy25 mi
- OOutfitter31 mi
- EVEV fast charger37 mi
- PPropane40 mi
- AAir-up48 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 0 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 37-mi run (and back).
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 — Hume Lake Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,275 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
36.79379, -118.90810
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Hume Lake Campground · Sequoia National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townWilsonia · ~4.9 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~4.8 mi
- FuelHume Lake Gas Station · ~0.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~16.5 mi
- GroceriesStony Creek Market · ~9.7 mi
- PharmacyHealthmart Pharmacy · ~25.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicFamily Healthcare Network · ~19.0 mi
- HardwareKiper & Kiper Hardware · ~19.1 mi
EV charging — from Hume Lake Campground · Sequoia National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger37.2 mi straight-line SW — ORCHARD WALK CONYER 10, Visalia, CA · ChargePoint Network · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 63 within 50 · 170 within 100 · 369 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO38.4 mi — Nissan of Visalia, Visalia
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)22.1 mi — Gateway Restaurant and Lodge - Tesla Destination, Three Rivers, CA · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- 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 457423 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Hume Lake Campground · Sequoia National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomHume Lake Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHume Beach · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPowder Can Picnic Area · ~0.4 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSandy Cove · ~0.6 mi SE · USFS
Open Hume Lake Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Hume Lake Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Upper Hume Lake Road~0.9 mi
- Aspen Hollow~0.9 mi · fee
- Logger Flat~1.6 mi · fee
- Princess Campground~1.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Hume Lake Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Hume Lake Campground are set by Sequoia National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Hume Lake Campground
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.
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 Hume Lake 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 — Hume Lake Campground
Camping near a reservoir →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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