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Indian Springs Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.32949, -120.57139
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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 Indian Springs Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,445 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Indian Springs 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 Indian Springs Campground · Tahoe National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump2 mi
- WWater2 mi
- FFuel2 mi
- EVEV fast charger2 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- OOutfitter15 mi
- ShShower17 mi
- PPropane19 mi
- RxPharmacy19 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- +Urgent care22 mi
- LLaundry26 mi
- AAir-up27 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — Indian Springs Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,445 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
39.32949, -120.57139
Cost
Fee · Forest Service inventory: fee charged
Nearby & resupply — around Indian Springs Campground · Tahoe National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSouth Yuba River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townCisco Grove · ~2.2 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~2.0 mi
- FuelSierra City Gasoline · ~16.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~1.8 mi
- GroceriesAlta Store · ~15.3 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~19.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicUrgent Care · ~24.5 mi
- HardwareSierra Hardware · ~21.0 mi
EV charging — from Indian Springs Campground · Tahoe National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger2.0 mi straight-line SE — DC CORRIDOR LUCKYS SS DC2, Soda Springs, CA · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach12 within 25 mi · 78 within 50 · 298 within 100 · 803 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)2.0 mi — Soda Springs, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Soda Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)2.0 mi — DC CORRIDOR LUCKYS SS L2, Soda Springs, CA · 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 181599 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Indian Springs Campground · Tahoe National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletIndian Springs · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletIndian Springs · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPierce Creek · ~1.4 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWoodchuck · ~2.8 mi E · USFS
Open Indian Springs Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Indian Springs Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Pierce Creek~1.4 mi
- Lake Valley~2.7 mi
- Woodchuck~2.8 mi
- Big Bend~3.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Indian Springs Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Indian Springs Campground are set by Tahoe National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Indian Springs Campground
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
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 Indian Springs 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 — Indian Springs Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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