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Mcgee Backpacker Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 37.55060, -118.80281
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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 Mcgee Backpacker Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,858 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Mcgee Backpacker 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 Mcgee Backpacker Cg · Inyo National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump3 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- WWater4 mi
- ShShower4 mi
- OOutfitter4 mi
- RxPharmacy11 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- AAir-up23 mi
- +Urgent care30 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 4 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Mcgee Backpacker Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,858 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
37.55060, -118.80281
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Mcgee Backpacker Cg · Inyo National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townMcGee Creek · ~1.7 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~4.0 mi
- FuelShell · ~3.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~2.6 mi
- GroceriesVons · ~10.8 mi
- PharmacyVons Pharmacy · ~10.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicFirst Aid Lodge · ~29.9 mi
- HardwareHigh Country Lumber (Ace Hardware) · ~10.8 mi
EV charging — from Mcgee Backpacker Cg · Inyo National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.8 mi straight-line NW — Mammoth Lakes, CA - Old Mammoth Road - Tesla Supercharger (at a municipal building) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 12 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 reach5 within 25 mi · 16 within 50 · 130 within 100 · 352 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS11.1 mi — Mammoth Lakes, CA, Mammoth Lakes
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO26.1 mi — CalTrans - Bishop, Bishop
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.8 mi — Mammoth Lakes, CA - Old Mammoth Rd - Tesla Destination · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- 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 321156 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Mcgee Backpacker Cg · Inyo National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMcgee Backpacker Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMcgee Pass Th · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMcgee Creek Cg · ~1.3 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCrowley Lake Cg -Vault Toilet #3 · ~2.4 mi NE · BLM
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Other camps near Mcgee Backpacker Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Mcgee Creek Cg~1.3 mi · fee
- Convict Lake Cg~3.9 mi · fee
- Aspen Group Cg~5.4 mi · fee
- Iris Meadow Cg~5.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages Mcgee Backpacker Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Mcgee Backpacker Cg are set by Inyo National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Mcgee Backpacker 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 Mcgee Backpacker 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 — Mcgee Backpacker Cg
When the high country opens →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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