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Nacimiento Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 36.01338, -121.41308
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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 Nacimiento Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,733 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Nacimiento CampgroundNIFC · 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 Nacimiento Campground · U.S. Forest Service · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater6 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- +Urgent care10 mi
- @Mail19 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- EVEV fast charger20 mi
- RxPharmacy21 mi
- HHardware21 mi
- ShShower25 mi
- DDump28 mi
- AAir-up35 mi
- OOutfitter43 mi
- PPropane47 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Nacimiento Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,733 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
36.01338, -121.41308
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Nacimiento Campground · U.S. Forest Service · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureNacimiento River (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townPlaskett · ~7.4 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~5.9 mi
- FuelFuel · ~9.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~28.1 mi
- GroceriesGorda General Store · ~9.6 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~28.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicAgile Occupational Medicine · ~20.2 mi
- HardwareSoledad Hardware & Lbr Inc · ~28.8 mi
EV charging — from Nacimiento Campground · U.S. Forest Service · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger20.5 mi straight-line NE — King City, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a restaurant) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 16 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 reach7 within 25 mi · 43 within 50 · 263 within 100 · 904 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS20.5 mi — DC CORRIDOR KC SHOPS DC1, King City
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO20.5 mi — DC CORRIDOR KC SHOPS DC1, King City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)20.5 mi — DC CORRIDOR KC SHOPS L2, King City, 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 — Esalen Institute - Tesla Destination, Big Sur, 14.7 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 311244 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Nacimiento Campground · U.S. Forest Service · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWilliams Hill -Bldg Vault Toilet · ~22.7 mi E · BLM
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Other camps near Nacimiento Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- ABC Camp~1.1 mi
- Ponderosa Campground~1.9 mi · fee
- Ponderosa~2.1 mi · fee
- Prewitt Ridge~3.7 mi
How we know this — Nacimiento Campground
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Nacimiento Campground
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 — Nacimiento Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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