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Long Meadow
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 35.98098, -118.58211
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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 Long Meadow
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,952 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Long MeadowNIFC · 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 Long Meadow · Sequoia National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail8 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- FFuel17 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- DDump24 mi
- MMechanic25 mi
- LLaundry25 mi
- HHardware25 mi
- RxPharmacy26 mi
- WWater26 mi
- OOutfitter27 mi
- AAir-up36 mi
- ShShower44 mi
- PPropane47 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 26-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 11 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 — Long Meadow
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,952 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
35.98098, -118.58211
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Long Meadow · Sequoia National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCalifornia Hot Springs · ~7.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~16.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~23.9 mi
- GroceriesGeneral Store · ~11.1 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~25.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicTule River Indian Health Center · ~12.5 mi
- HardwareThe Home Depot · ~25.2 mi
EV charging — from Long Meadow · Sequoia National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.4 mi straight-line NW — EFTP#1, Porterville, CA (at a public site) · CHAEVI · J1772, CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 58 within 50 · 194 within 100 · 878 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO25.0 mi — City of Porterville, Porterville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.4 mi — EFTP#1, Porterville, CA (at a public site) · CHAEVI · J1772, CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- 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 395255 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Long Meadow · Sequoia National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLong Meadow · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRedwood Meadow · ~0.6 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTrail Of 100 Giants · ~1.1 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletParker Pass Kiosk · ~2.7 mi SW · USFS
Open Long Meadow elsewhere
Other camps near Long Meadow
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Redwood Meadow~0.6 mi · fee
- Holey Meadow~2.8 mi · fee
- Brush Creek~5.9 mi
- Limestone~5.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Long Meadow
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Long Meadow are set by Sequoia National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Long Meadow
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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-27: $171 per night for the group site -- this is a GROUP campground, and $171 buys the whole site for up to 36 people, not one family space. There is no single-site rate. recreation.gov listing 232822 (LONG MEADOW GROUP) agrees ($171 group standard non-electric, current 2026-05-08 to 2026-10-11 season). Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/sequoia/recreation/long-meadow-group-campground.
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 Long Meadow
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 — Long Meadow
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →How to read this page →All field notes →
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