Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Inter Bay
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.02640, -120.60266
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Inter Bay
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,540 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Inter BayNIFC · 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 Inter Bay · Tahoe National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail12 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- WWater12 mi
- GGrocery13 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- DDump19 mi
- ShShower19 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- MMechanic21 mi
- OOutfitter23 mi
- +Urgent care23 mi
- AAir-up24 mi
- PPropane25 mi
- LLaundry25 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 12 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 — Inter Bay
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
2,540 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
39.02640, -120.60266
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Inter Bay · Tahoe National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMiddle Fork American River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townZuver · ~3.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelGas & Go · ~15.2 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~18.2 mi
- Dump station~18.6 mi
- GroceriesWorton's Market Foresthill · ~12.7 mi
- PharmacyColfax pharmacy · ~19.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicTelecare El Dorado County PHF · ~22.9 mi
- HardwarePlacerville Hardware · ~23.1 mi
EV charging — from Inter Bay · Tahoe National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.2 mi straight-line S — GF4EVA POLLOCK P. DC, Pollock Pines, 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 reach14 within 25 mi · 125 within 50 · 405 within 100 · 1072 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)18.8 mi — Pollock Pines, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Pollock Pines
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.1 mi — Georgetown Library (at a library) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-01-13 · 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 202066 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Inter Bay · Tahoe National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBig Trees · ~3.3 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRalston · ~7.1 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDonaldson Trailhead · ~7.3 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMiddle Meadows Group · ~7.5 mi E · USFS
Open Inter Bay elsewhere
Other camps near Inter Bay
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Spruce Creek Loop~2.0 mi
- Peavine Road~2.3 mi
- Jack Robinson~3.5 mi
- Little Oak Flat~3.7 mi
The unit that manages Inter Bay
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Inter Bay are set by Tahoe National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Inter Bay
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Inter Bay
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 — Inter Bay
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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