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Moore Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 38.47995, -120.26618
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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 Moore Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,251 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Moore CreekNIFC · 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 Moore Creek · Stanislaus National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail12 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
- WWater12 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- RxPharmacy17 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- ShShower24 mi
- DDump25 mi
- PPropane25 mi
- LLaundry25 mi
- +Urgent care30 mi
- AAir-up35 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 12 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 — Moore Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,251 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
38.47995, -120.26618
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Moore Creek · Stanislaus National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townBear Valley · ~11.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~12.2 mi
- Propane / LPGChevron · ~24.8 mi
- Dump station~24.8 mi
- GroceriesCamp Connell General Store · ~11.8 mi
- PharmacyMeadowmont Pharmacy · ~17.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicWellSpace Health · ~29.9 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~16.1 mi
EV charging — from Moore Creek · Stanislaus National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger17.5 mi straight-line S — Arnold, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · 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 reach3 within 25 mi · 45 within 50 · 440 within 100 · 1119 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS25.8 mi — GF4EVA POLLOCK P. DC, Pollock Pines
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO25.8 mi — GF4EVA POLLOCK P. DC, Pollock Pines
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.7 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
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Bear Valley Lodge - Tesla Destination, Bear Valley, 12.3 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 332093 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Moore Creek · Stanislaus National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMokelumne Cg · ~0.3 mi W · USFS
- Portable toiletWhite Azalea Cg · ~0.4 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSalt Springs Day Use · ~3.0 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSouth Shore Cg · ~4.0 mi N · USFS
Open Moore Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Moore Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Mokelumne Cg~0.3 mi · fee
- White Azalea Cg~0.4 mi
- South Shore Cg~4.0 mi · fee
- Bear River Group~4.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Moore Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Moore Creek are set by Stanislaus National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Moore Creek
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 Moore Creek
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 — Moore Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →How to read this page →All field notes →
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