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Markleeville Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 38.69735, -119.77376
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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 Markleeville Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,476 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Markleeville CampgroundNIFC · 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 Markleeville Campground · U.S. Forest Service · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel0 mi
- GGrocery0 mi
- @Mail0 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- WWater10 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- ShShower14 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- RxPharmacy17 mi
- DDump18 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- OOutfitter19 mi
- PPropane20 mi
- AAir-up56 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, 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 — Markleeville Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,476 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
38.69735, -119.77376
Cost
Fee · Forest Service inventory: fee charged
Nearby & resupply — around Markleeville Campground · U.S. Forest Service · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMarkleeville Creek (river) · nearby
- Nearest townMarkleeville · ~0.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelMarkleeville Gas Station · ~0.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~18.0 mi
- GroceriesEast Fork Resort · ~1.4 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~16.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicCarson Valley Medical Center · ~15.6 mi
- HardwareAhern Equipment Rental · ~15.9 mi
EV charging — from Markleeville Campground · U.S. Forest Service · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.1 mi straight-line E — Gardnerville, NV - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · 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 reach12 within 25 mi · 37 within 50 · 305 within 100 · 778 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS16.7 mi — Raley's, Gardnerville
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO16.7 mi — Raley's, Gardnerville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)5.6 mi — ALPINE CO. BHS 1, Markleeville, 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 122335 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Markleeville Campground · U.S. Forest Service · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMarkleeville Campground · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomToilet Structure · ~0.7 mi SE · BLM
- RestroomIndian Ck Toilet #3 · ~3.2 mi N · BLM
- RestroomIndian Ck Res Rec Site-Toilt-2 · ~3.4 mi N · BLM
Open Markleeville Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Markleeville Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Indian Creek Recreation Area~3.0 mi
- Indian Creek Campground~3.4 mi
- Centerville Flat Campground~5.3 mi
- Centerville Flat Campground~5.4 mi
How we know this — Markleeville Campground
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Markleeville Campground
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 — Markleeville Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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