Mapped · not agency-listedPublic land · dispersedFree
Isabella lake dispersed camping
Drive-up · public land · CA · 35.67721, -118.36100
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Ask about this camp →A mapped lead, not an agency listing. Somebody marked this as a campsite; we could not match it to a land-manager record. Worth checking rather than counting on. 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 Isabella lake dispersed camping
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,760 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Isabella lake dispersed campingNIFC · 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 Isabella lake dispersed camping · Sequoia National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- DDump6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- WWater8 mi
- HHardware21 mi
- OOutfitter26 mi
- EVEV fast charger28 mi
- +Urgent care34 mi
- AAir-up35 mi
- MMechanic37 mi
- PPropane38 mi
- RxPharmacy38 mi
- LLaundry38 mi
- ShShower38 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Isabella lake dispersed camping
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
2,760 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
35.67721, -118.36100
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Isabella lake dispersed camping · Sequoia National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSouth Fork Kern River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townWeldon · ~2.4 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~8.3 mi
- FuelTexaco · ~5.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~5.8 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~3.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicKern Valley Hospital · ~3.9 mi
- HardwareTuff Shed · ~20.8 mi
EV charging — from Isabella lake dispersed camping · Sequoia National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger27.7 mi straight-line E — DC CORRIDOR INYOKERN DC2 · 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 64 within 50 · 193 within 100 · 1180 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)30.8 mi — Inyokern, CA, Inyokern
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)27.7 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 202864 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Isabella lake dispersed camping · Sequoia National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Portable toiletHanning Flat · ~0.6 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletKissack Cove · ~3.2 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCyrus Canyon Ohv · ~3.6 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCamp 9 Group #2 · ~3.7 mi W · USFS
Open Isabella lake dispersed camping elsewhere
Other camps near Isabella lake dispersed camping
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Camp 9 Recreation Area~3.7 mi · fee
- Paradise Cove~4.0 mi · fee
- South Fork Rec~4.5 mi · fee
- Tillie Creek~5.6 mi · fee
The unit that manages Isabella lake dispersed camping
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Isabella lake dispersed camping are set by Sequoia National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Isabella lake dispersed camping
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.
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
Contributed, not agency-listed. A mapper marked this as a campsite. We have not matched it to a land-manager record, so it stays at Likely.
What we don’t know about Isabella lake dispersed camping
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 — Isabella lake dispersed camping
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →Reading a forest MVUM →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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