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Lone Pine Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 36.59783, -118.18444
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. 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 Lone Pine Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,860 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Lone Pine CampgroundNIFC · 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 Lone Pine Campground · Inyo National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- DDump4 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- AAir-up7 mi
- HHardware7 mi
- LLaundry7 mi
- OOutfitter7 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- EVEV fast charger7 mi
- MMechanic7 mi
- ShShower14 mi
- +Urgent care42 mi
- RxPharmacy42 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 3 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Lone Pine Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,860 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
36.59783, -118.18444
Cost
Fee · priced on the land manager's own page (recreation.gov, read 2026-09-18)
Nearby & resupply — around Lone Pine Campground · Inyo National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.1 mi
- FuelShell · ~6.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~4.0 mi
- GroceriesWhitney Portal Store · ~3.2 mi
- HardwareGardner's Home and Sport Center · ~6.8 mi
EV charging — from Lone Pine Campground · Inyo National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger6.8 mi straight-line E — Lone Pine, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at an other entertainment) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 16 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 137 within 100 · 275 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS24.3 mi — CalTrans - Division Creek Safety Roadside Rest Area, Independence
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO24.3 mi — CalTrans - Division Creek Safety Roadside Rest Area, Independence
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)37.2 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 102038 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Lone Pine Campground · Inyo National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLone Pine Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWhitney Portal Nrt Th · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWhitney Portal Campground · ~2.6 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLone Pine Group Cg · ~2.8 mi W · USFS
Open Lone Pine Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Lone Pine Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Whitney Portal Campground~2.6 mi · fee
- Whitney Portal Group Campground~2.8 mi
- Inyo County~3.1 mi
- Whitney Trailhead Walk In Campground~3.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Lone Pine Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Lone Pine Campground are set by Inyo National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Lone Pine Campground
Fee note
$34 a night per the Recreation.gov page, read 18 Sep 2026: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232069
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232069
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there) | Fee 2026-09-18: $34 per night, by site type and season (Recreation.gov rates table). Source: https://www.recreation.gov/api/camps/campgrounds/232069/rates (fee_backfill, figure verified on that page).
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 Lone Pine Campground
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 — Lone Pine Campground
What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Fire rules & restrictions →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →