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Lumsden Bridge
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 37.84761, -120.03014
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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.
Can I go now? — Lumsden Bridge · Stanislaus National Forest · CA
Open today Season May 1 – Sep 30. Closes after Sep 30.
U.S. Forest Service record: “May through September” Read against the calendar on 2026-09-17; with JavaScript your browser re-checks it against today.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Lumsden Bridge
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,564 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Lumsden BridgeNIFC · 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 Lumsden Bridge · Stanislaus National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater2 mi
- EVEV fast charger3 mi
- FFuel3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- DDump9 mi
- ShShower9 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- RxPharmacy11 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- PPropane17 mi
- OOutfitter26 mi
- AAir-up51 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 3 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 — Lumsden Bridge
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,564 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
37.84761, -120.03014
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Lumsden Bridge · Stanislaus National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townBuck Meadows · ~3.7 mi
- Drinking waterwater pump · ~2.2 mi
- FuelBuck Meadows Gas Station · ~2.8 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~17.1 mi
- Dump station~9.1 mi
- GroceriesBuck Meadows General Store · ~2.9 mi
- PharmacyGroveland Pharmacy · ~11.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicTuolumne MeWuk Indian Health Center · ~14.1 mi
- HardwareHardware · ~9.3 mi
EV charging — from Lumsden Bridge · Stanislaus National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger2.6 mi straight-line SW — Innsight Buck Meadows Lodge (Groveland, CA) · Electrify America · CHAdeMO, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach11 within 25 mi · 27 within 50 · 422 within 100 · 1158 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)11.0 mi — Groveland, CA, Groveland
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.5 mi — GF4EVA RUSH CREEK L2, Groveland, CA · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- 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 192748 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Lumsden Bridge · Stanislaus National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLumsden Bridge · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSouth Fork · ~1.1 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLumsden · ~1.3 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLumsden (Meral'S Pool) · ~1.5 mi SW · USFS
Open Lumsden Bridge elsewhere
Other camps near Lumsden Bridge
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- South Fork~1.1 mi
- Lumsden~1.3 mi · fee
- Sweetwater~2.1 mi · fee
- Lost Claim~2.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Lumsden Bridge
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Lumsden Bridge are set by Stanislaus National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Lumsden Bridge
Open season
May through September
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 2026-08-21: $25 per night, single site; the forest gives the open season as May through September. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/stanislaus/recreation/lumsden-bridge-campground.
Season
Read from the agency's own season / closure text in this record (data/conditions.py) and checked against the calendar. The words we read are printed under the verdict at the top of the 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 Lumsden Bridge
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
- 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 — Lumsden Bridge
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