Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Kings River/Park Boundary
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 36.80194, -118.69728
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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/Park Boundary
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,539 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Kings River/Park BoundaryNIFC · 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/Park Boundary · Sequoia National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower2 mi
- WWater6 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- DDump14 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- EVEV fast charger27 mi
- +Urgent care28 mi
- HHardware28 mi
- RxPharmacy28 mi
- MMechanic30 mi
- AAir-up38 mi
- OOutfitter38 mi
- PPropane48 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 10 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/Park Boundary
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
4,539 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
36.80194, -118.69728
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Kings River/Park Boundary · Sequoia National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLewis Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townCedar Grove · ~1.7 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.4 mi
- FuelHume Lake Gas Station · ~12.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~13.7 mi
- GroceriesCedar Grove Market · ~1.8 mi
- PharmacyHealthmart Pharmacy · ~28.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicFamily Healthcare Network · ~27.7 mi
EV charging — from Kings River/Park Boundary · Sequoia National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger27.2 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 · 23 within 50 · 161 within 100 · 316 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)37.8 mi — Lone Pine, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Lone Pine
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)23.6 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/Park Boundary · Sequoia National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomCGB 1727 Lewis RR · ~0.2 mi E · NPS
- RestroomCGB 1459 Lewis VT · ~0.3 mi E · NPS
- RestroomCGB 269 Sheep Creek Cmpgd Site #83 RR HS · ~1.0 mi SE · NPS
- RestroomCGB 1335 Sheep Creek Cmpgd Site #100 RR · ~1.0 mi SE · NPS
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Other camps near Kings River/Park Boundary
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Kings River 4~2.5 mi
- Summit Meadow/Lookout Peak~2.5 mi
- Kings River 3~3.2 mi
- Kings River 2~4.4 mi
The unit that manages Kings River/Park Boundary
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Kings River/Park Boundary are set by Sequoia National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Kings River/Park Boundary
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/Park Boundary
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/Park Boundary
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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