Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Mumford Bar To Beacroft
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.19157, -120.62522
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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 Mumford Bar To Beacroft
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,977 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Mumford Bar To BeacroftNIFC · 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 Mumford Bar To Beacroft · Tahoe National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- DDump9 mi
- WWater9 mi
- EVEV fast charger9 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- RxPharmacy19 mi
- OOutfitter20 mi
- MMechanic21 mi
- ShShower21 mi
- +Urgent care21 mi
- LLaundry23 mi
- PPropane23 mi
- AAir-up23 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — Mumford Bar To Beacroft
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
3,977 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
39.19157, -120.62522
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Mumford Bar To Beacroft · Tahoe National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureNorth Fork American River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townBlue Canyon · ~6.4 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.0 mi
- FuelValero · ~18.5 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~29.7 mi
- Dump station~8.8 mi
- GroceriesAlta Store · ~10.0 mi
- PharmacyColfax pharmacy · ~18.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicSierra Nevada Memorial Hospital · ~22.7 mi
- HardwareSierra Timberline · ~22.8 mi
EV charging — from Mumford Bar To Beacroft · Tahoe National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.1 mi straight-line NE — DC CORRIDOR LUCKYS SS DC1, Soda Springs, CA · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach14 within 25 mi · 113 within 50 · 332 within 100 · 1016 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)9.1 mi — Soda Springs, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Soda Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.1 mi — DC CORRIDOR LUCKYS SS L2, Soda Springs, 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 181598 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Mumford Bar To Beacroft · Tahoe National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMumford Bar · ~1.2 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletChina Wall · ~4.0 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTunnel Mills · ~4.4 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletOnion Valley · ~5.2 mi N · USFS
Open Mumford Bar To Beacroft elsewhere
Other camps near Mumford Bar To Beacroft
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Secret House~2.1 mi
- Secret Canyon / American Hill~2.7 mi
- Ford Point~3.1 mi
- Humbug Ridge~3.2 mi
The unit that manages Mumford Bar To Beacroft
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Mumford Bar To Beacroft are set by Tahoe National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Mumford Bar To Beacroft
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 Mumford Bar To Beacroft
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 — Mumford Bar To Beacroft
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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