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Lovers Leap Cg & Day Use
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 38.79942, -120.14113
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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 Lovers Leap Cg & Day Use
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,794 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Lovers Leap Cg & Day UseNIFC · 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 Lovers Leap Cg & Day Use · Eldorado National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- GGrocery0 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- OOutfitter11 mi
- PPropane11 mi
- RxPharmacy11 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- ShShower12 mi
- DDump12 mi
- +Urgent care23 mi
- AAir-up38 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 0 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 — Lovers Leap Cg & Day Use
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,794 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
38.79942, -120.14113
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Lovers Leap Cg & Day Use · Eldorado National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townMeyers · ~7.0 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.0 mi
- FuelKirkwood Station · ~7.6 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~10.8 mi
- Dump station~12.3 mi
- GroceriesStrawberry Market · ~0.4 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~10.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicCarson Valley Medical Center Urgent Care · ~22.6 mi
- HardwareDIY Home Center · ~10.5 mi
EV charging — from Lovers Leap Cg & Day Use · Eldorado National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.9 mi straight-line NE — South Lake Tahoe, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a grocery store) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 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 reach13 within 25 mi · 54 within 50 · 342 within 100 · 1076 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS10.8 mi — GF4EVA SOUTH LAKE DC1, South Lake Tahoe
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO10.8 mi — GF4EVA SOUTH LAKE DC1, South Lake Tahoe
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.9 mi — VIP LOT STATION1, Kirkwood, CA · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort, Twin Bridges, 3.2 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: Resort business hours
- 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 321149 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Lovers Leap Cg & Day Use · Eldorado National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLovers Leap Cg & Day Use · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomPyramid Creek Trailhead · ~1.3 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTwin Lakes Trailhead · ~5.7 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEcho Trailhead · ~5.8 mi NE · USFS
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Other camps near Lovers Leap Cg & Day Use
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Wrights Lake Campground~5.8 mi
- Wrights Lake Equestrian Cg~5.9 mi · fee
- Wrights Lake Campground~6.1 mi
- Kirkwood Lake Cg~7.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages Lovers Leap Cg & Day Use
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Lovers Leap Cg & Day Use are set by Eldorado National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Lovers Leap Cg & Day Use
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 2026-08-25: $36 per night camping; $10 day use. All 21 sites are walk-in tent sites. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/eldorado/recreation/lovers-leap-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 Lovers Leap Cg & Day Use
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 — Lovers Leap Cg & Day Use
What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Leave no trace →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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