Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Morristown
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.66260, -120.89544
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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 Morristown
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,653 ft.
Fire & smoke — around MorristownNIFC · 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 Morristown · Tahoe National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- WWater14 mi
- ShShower15 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- LLaundry19 mi
- OOutfitter19 mi
- RxPharmacy19 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- +Urgent care24 mi
- DDump28 mi
- AAir-up32 mi
- PPropane43 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 — Morristown
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
5,653 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
39.66260, -120.89544
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Morristown · Tahoe National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLittle Canyon Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townLa Porte · ~4.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~4.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~28.5 mi
- GroceriesLa Porte General Store · ~4.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicPlumas District Hospital · ~19.5 mi
- HardwareSierra Hardware · ~7.9 mi
EV charging — from Morristown · Tahoe National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.1 mi straight-line N — Quincy, 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 reach2 within 25 mi · 28 within 50 · 309 within 100 · 692 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS24.8 mi — Caboose Park - Portola, Portola
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO30.7 mi — CEC CORRIDOR GRASSVALLEY DC2, Grass Valley
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)19.1 mi — DAME SHIRLEY DSP-EAST, Quincy, 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 — Downieville River Inn & Resort - Tesla Destination, Downieville, 7.9 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 422189 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Morristown · Tahoe National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLa Porte Osv/Ohv Staging Area · ~4.9 mi W · USFS
- Flush restroomPeninsula Tent (Family Cg) · ~6.0 mi NW · USFS
- Flush restroomLittle Beaver (Family Cg) · ~6.1 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTooms Rv Camp · ~6.2 mi NW · USFS
Open Morristown elsewhere
Other camps near Morristown
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Poker Flat Ohv Camp~3.5 mi
- Peninsula Tent (Family Cg)~6.0 mi · fee
- Little Beaver (Family Cg)~6.1 mi · fee
- Tooms Rv Camp~6.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Morristown
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Morristown are set by Tahoe National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Morristown
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 Morristown
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 — Morristown
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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