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Kerrick Corrals
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 38.17441, -119.95655
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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 Kerrick Corrals
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,948 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Kerrick CorralsNIFC · 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 Kerrick Corrals · Stanislaus National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery2 mi
- @Mail2 mi
- WWater3 mi
- LLaundry3 mi
- ShShower3 mi
- PPropane6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- EVEV fast charger6 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- OOutfitter20 mi
- +Urgent care21 mi
- DDump27 mi
- AAir-up55 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 — Kerrick Corrals
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,948 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
38.17441, -119.95655
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Kerrick Corrals · Stanislaus National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureNorth Fork Tuolumne River (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townStrawberry · ~3.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~2.8 mi
- FuelChevron · ~13.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~27.4 mi
- GroceriesPinecrest General Store · ~2.5 mi
- PharmacyTwain Harte Pharmacy · ~17.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicTuolumne MeWuk Indian Health Center · ~21.1 mi
- HardwareKolpack Construction · ~21.9 mi
EV charging — from Kerrick Corrals · Stanislaus National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger5.5 mi straight-line W — Cold Springs Market - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 12 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-14 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 21 within 50 · 415 within 100 · 1141 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS25.3 mi — Innsight Buck Meadows Lodge (Groveland, CA), Groveland
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO25.3 mi — Innsight Buck Meadows Lodge (Groveland, CA), Groveland
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.5 mi — The Lodge Christian Retreat Center, Mi Wuk Village, CA · CHARGELAB · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- Pricing at the fast charger$0.55 per kWh (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 466125 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Kerrick Corrals · Stanislaus National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletKerrick Corrals · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCrabtree X-Country · ~1.2 mi NW · USFS
- Flush restroomPioneer Trail · ~1.9 mi NW · USFS
- Flush restroomPinecrest Fishing Pier · ~2.0 mi NW · USFS
Open Kerrick Corrals elsewhere
Other camps near Kerrick Corrals
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Pioneer Trail~1.9 mi · fee
- Pine Valley~2.3 mi
- Pinecrest~2.5 mi · fee
- Meadowview~2.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Kerrick Corrals
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Kerrick Corrals are set by Stanislaus National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Kerrick Corrals
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Kerrick Corrals
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 — Kerrick Corrals
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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