Agency-listedUSFSFee
Lumsden
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 37.83890, -120.05150
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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 Lumsden
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,426 ft.
Fire & smoke — around LumsdenNIFC · 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 · Stanislaus National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- EVEV fast charger2 mi
- FFuel2 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- WWater3 mi
- ShShower8 mi
- DDump8 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- PPropane17 mi
- OOutfitter27 mi
- AAir-up49 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 2 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
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,426 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
37.83890, -120.05150
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Lumsden · Stanislaus National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSouth Fork Tuolumne River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townColfax Spring · ~1.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~2.8 mi
- FuelBuck Meadows Gas Station · ~1.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~7.9 mi
- GroceriesBuck Meadows General Store · ~1.7 mi
- PharmacyGroveland Pharmacy · ~9.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicTuolumne MeWuk Indian Health Center · ~13.5 mi
- HardwarePML True Value · ~10.9 mi
EV charging — from Lumsden · Stanislaus National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger1.5 mi straight-line S — 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 · 30 within 50 · 424 within 100 · 1165 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)9.8 mi — Groveland, CA, Groveland
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.5 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 · Stanislaus National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLumsden · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLumsden (Meral'S Pool) · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSouth Fork · ~0.3 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLost Claim · ~1.2 mi S · USFS
Open Lumsden elsewhere
Other camps near Lumsden
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- South Fork~0.3 mi
- Lost Claim~1.2 mi · fee
- Lumsden Bridge~1.3 mi · fee
- Sweetwater~2.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Lumsden
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Lumsden are set by Stanislaus National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Lumsden
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: $25 per night, single site. The fee section on the forest's page is mislabelled 'Day Use' but its own text reads 'Single Site: $25 per night' and '$25 per site', so it is the overnight rate. There is no recreation.gov listing for Lumsden -- a name search returns SOUTH FORK CAMPGROUND (245526) 0.32 mi away, which is a different campground and does not price this one. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/stanislaus/recreation/lumsden-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 Lumsden
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 — Lumsden
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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