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Middle Meadows Group
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.05269, -120.46717
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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 Middle Meadows Group
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,680 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Middle Meadows GroupNIFC · 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 Middle Meadows Group · Eldorado National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater9 mi
- GGrocery16 mi
- DDump16 mi
- ShShower16 mi
- @Mail16 mi
- FFuel17 mi
- PPropane18 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- OOutfitter19 mi
- LLaundry19 mi
- RxPharmacy23 mi
- MMechanic24 mi
- +Urgent care24 mi
- AAir-up30 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 16 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 — Middle Meadows Group
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,680 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
39.05269, -120.46717
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Middle Meadows Group · Eldorado National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSunnyside-Tahoe · ~17.2 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~8.9 mi
- FuelFuel · ~17.2 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~17.8 mi
- Dump station~16.3 mi
- GroceriesAlice's Mountain Market · ~16.0 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~23.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicUrgent Care · ~24.1 mi
- HardwareSwigard's Ace Hardware · ~19.1 mi
EV charging — from Middle Meadows Group · Eldorado National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.2 mi straight-line N — Soda Springs, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · 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 reach15 within 25 mi · 112 within 50 · 361 within 100 · 1055 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS18.2 mi — DC CORRIDOR LUCKYS SS DC1, Soda Springs
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO18.2 mi — DC CORRIDOR LUCKYS SS DC1, Soda Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)16.1 mi — Palisades Tahoe Ski Resort, Olympic Valley, CA (at a public site) · EVRANGE · J1772 · 12 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Resort at Squaw Creek, Olympic Valley, 15.8 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guest use only; see valet for access · AFDC lists it “Variable fee”
- 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 322834 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Middle Meadows Group · Eldorado National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMiddle Meadows Group · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Meadows Cg · ~2.6 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHell Hole Boat Ramp · ~2.9 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHell Hole Cg · ~3.0 mi NE · USFS
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Other camps near Middle Meadows Group
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Big Meadows Cg~2.6 mi · fee
- Hell Hole Cg~3.0 mi · fee
- Long Canyon Camping Area~3.5 mi
- Red Star~3.6 mi
The unit that manages Middle Meadows Group
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Middle Meadows Group are set by Eldorado National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Middle Meadows Group
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 2026-08-22: GROUP CAMPGROUND WITH TWO SEPARATELY PRICED UNITS: Unit #1 is $50 per night and takes 50 people, Unit #2 is $25 per night and takes 25. Both are walk-in from a central parking area. THERE IS NO WATER at the campground -- bring your own or a filter; the forest states the fees are already cut 50% to compensate. recreation.gov 231953 books the same two figures for the 2026-05-21 to 2026-09-07 season. Sources: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/eldorado/recreation/middle-meadows-group-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/231953.
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 Middle Meadows Group
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 — Middle Meadows Group
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