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Martin Meadow Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 38.69667, -120.12233
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Martin Meadow Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,580 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Martin Meadow CgNIFC · 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 Martin Meadow Cg · Eldorado National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery2 mi
- FFuel3 mi
- WWater7 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- ShShower16 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- DDump16 mi
- LLaundry16 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- PPropane16 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- +Urgent care26 mi
- AAir-up38 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, 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 — Martin Meadow Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,580 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
38.69667, -120.12233
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Martin Meadow Cg · Eldorado National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureCaples Creek (river) · nearby
- Nearest townKit Carson · ~1.9 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~7.2 mi
- FuelKirkwood Station · ~2.7 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~24.9 mi
- Dump station~16.1 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~3.8 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~16.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicBarton Memorial Hospital · ~16.3 mi
- Hardwareace hardware · ~16.2 mi
EV charging — from Martin Meadow Cg · Eldorado National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.4 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 reach11 within 25 mi · 46 within 50 · 370 within 100 · 1084 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS16.3 mi — GF4EVA SOUTH LAKE DC1, South Lake Tahoe
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO16.3 mi — GF4EVA SOUTH LAKE DC1, South Lake Tahoe
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)3.1 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
- 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 Martin Meadow Cg · Eldorado National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMartin Meadow Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSilver Lake Cg · ~1.7 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletKirkwood Lake Cg · ~2.0 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCaples Dam Trailhead · ~3.1 mi E · USFS
Open Martin Meadow Cg elsewhere
Other camps near Martin Meadow Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Silver Lake Cg~1.7 mi · fee
- Kirkwood Lake Cg~2.0 mi · fee
- Caples Lake Cg~3.8 mi · fee
- Silver Fork Cg~4.6 mi · fee
The unit that manages Martin Meadow Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Martin Meadow Cg are set by Eldorado National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Martin Meadow Cg
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Martin Meadow Cg
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 — Martin Meadow Cg
When the high country opens →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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