Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Mill Canyon
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 38.43601, -119.48431
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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 Mill Canyon
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,264 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Mill CanyonNIFC · 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 Mill Canyon · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery5 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- LLaundry6 mi
- EVEV fast charger6 mi
- +Urgent care7 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- WWater16 mi
- ShShower18 mi
- OOutfitter19 mi
- MMechanic30 mi
- HHardware36 mi
- PPropane36 mi
- RxPharmacy37 mi
- DDump39 mi
- AAir-up49 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 5 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 — Mill Canyon
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
7,264 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
38.43601, -119.48431
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Mill Canyon · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureTollhouse Canyon (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townWalker · ~5.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelWalker Country Store Gas · ~5.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesKennedy Meadows Store · ~16.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicHealth Clinic · ~6.6 mi
EV charging — from Mill Canyon · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger5.6 mi straight-line N — Walker Country Store, Coleville, CA (at a public site) · EVRANGE · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 19 within 50 · 193 within 100 · 672 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)18.3 mi — Gardnerville, NV - Tesla Supercharger, Gardnerville
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO37.4 mi — Raley's, Gardnerville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)29.3 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 320474 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Mill Canyon · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletShingle Mill Flat Picnic Area · ~1.7 mi NE · USFS
- Flush restroomBootleg Campground · ~2.3 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletChris Flat Campground · ~3.3 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSonora Bridge Meadow Picnic Area · ~4.8 mi S · USFS
Open Mill Canyon elsewhere
Other camps near Mill Canyon
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Bootleg Campground~2.0 mi
- Bootleg Campground~2.3 mi · fee
- Chris Flat Campground~3.4 mi
- Sonora Bridge Campground~5.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages Mill Canyon
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Mill Canyon are set by Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Mill Canyon
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Mill Canyon
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 — Mill Canyon
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →How to read this page →All field notes →
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