Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Kings River 4
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 36.80291, -118.74182
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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 Kings River 4
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,223 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Kings River 4NIFC · 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 Kings River 4 · Sequoia National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower4 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- WWater9 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- DDump14 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- +Urgent care27 mi
- HHardware27 mi
- RxPharmacy28 mi
- MMechanic28 mi
- EVEV fast charger30 mi
- OOutfitter38 mi
- AAir-up40 mi
- PPropane46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — Kings River 4
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
4,223 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
36.80291, -118.74182
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Kings River 4 · Sequoia National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townWilsonia · ~12.7 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~8.8 mi
- FuelFuel · ~8.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~13.7 mi
- GroceriesStony Creek Market · ~11.0 mi
- PharmacyHealthmart Pharmacy · ~27.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicFamily Healthcare Network · ~26.8 mi
- HardwareThree Rivers Mercantile · ~27.4 mi
EV charging — from Kings River 4 · Sequoia National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger29.5 mi straight-line E — CalTrans - Division Creek Safety Roadside Rest Area, Independence, CA (at a rest stop) · Non-Networked · CHAdeMO, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-01-09 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 27 within 50 · 162 within 100 · 322 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)40.1 mi — Lone Pine, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Lone Pine
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)23.0 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 196266 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Kings River 4 · Sequoia National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletGrizzly Falls Picnic Area · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomCGB 1727 Lewis RR · ~2.7 mi E · NPS
- RestroomCGB 1459 Lewis VT · ~2.8 mi E · NPS
- RestroomCGB 269 Sheep Creek Cmpgd Site #83 RR HS · ~3.4 mi E · NPS
Open Kings River 4 elsewhere
Other camps near Kings River 4
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Kings River 3~0.8 mi
- Kings River 2~2.0 mi
- Kings River/Park Boundary~2.5 mi
- Summit Meadow/Lookout Peak~2.7 mi
The unit that manages Kings River 4
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Kings River 4 are set by Sequoia National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Kings River 4
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 Kings River 4
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 — Kings River 4
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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