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Loon Lake Group Campgrounds
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 38.98044, -120.31664
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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 Loon Lake Group Campgrounds
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,445 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Loon Lake Group CampgroundsNIFC · 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 Loon Lake Group Campgrounds · Eldorado National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater2 mi
- ShShower11 mi
- DDump11 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- EVEV fast charger16 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- LLaundry16 mi
- PPropane17 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- +Urgent care23 mi
- AAir-up33 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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 — Loon Lake Group Campgrounds
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,445 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
38.98044, -120.31664
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Loon Lake Group Campgrounds · Eldorado National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townTahoma · ~10.8 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~1.5 mi
- FuelFuel · ~11.9 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~16.8 mi
- Dump station~10.8 mi
- GroceriesObexer's General Store & Deli · ~11.0 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~17.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicUrgent Care · ~22.9 mi
- HardwareSwigard's Ace Hardware · ~16.0 mi
EV charging — from Loon Lake Group Campgrounds · Eldorado National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.9 mi straight-line NE — Tahoe City, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a municipal building) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach18 within 25 mi · 90 within 50 · 356 within 100 · 1028 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS17.4 mi — GF4EVA SOUTH LAKE DC2, South Lake Tahoe
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO17.4 mi — GF4EVA SOUTH LAKE DC2, South Lake Tahoe
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.5 mi — Tahoe Tavern, Tahoe City, CA · INTERTIE · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Granlibakken Tahoe - Ski Hill Station, Tahoe City, 14.9 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guest use only
- 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 153419 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Loon Lake Group Campgrounds · Eldorado National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLoon Lake Group Campgrounds · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLoon Lake Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLoon Lake Equestrian Group · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLoon Lake Trailhead · at this camp · USFS
Open Loon Lake Group Campgrounds elsewhere
Other camps near Loon Lake Group Campgrounds
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Loon Lake Equestrian Group~0.1 mi · fee
- Northshore Cg~1.3 mi · fee
- Red Fir Group~1.5 mi · fee
- Wentworth Springs Cg~2.2 mi
The unit that manages Loon Lake Group Campgrounds
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Loon Lake Group Campgrounds are set by Eldorado National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Loon Lake Group Campgrounds
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 2026-08-22: GROUP units at Loon Lake -- $160 per night for Group #1 (50 people), $135 for Group #2 (35 people), $130 for the equestrian Group #3 (25 people). The single family sites in the same campground are $36 per night ($72 double). Extra vehicle and dump-station fees are charged but the forest does not state the amounts. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/eldorado/recreation/loon-lake-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 Loon Lake Group Campgrounds
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 — Loon Lake Group Campgrounds
Camping near a reservoir →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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