Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Peavine Road
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.05636, -120.62049
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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 Peavine Road
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,181 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Peavine RoadNIFC · 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 Peavine Road · Tahoe National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater10 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- DDump18 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- ShShower21 mi
- OOutfitter24 mi
- +Urgent care25 mi
- PPropane25 mi
- LLaundry25 mi
- AAir-up26 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 11 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 — Peavine Road
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
4,181 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
39.05636, -120.62049
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Peavine Road · Tahoe National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMiddle Fork American River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townGreekstore · ~3.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelGas & Go · ~15.7 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~20.4 mi
- Dump station~18.1 mi
- GroceriesWorton's Market Foresthill · ~12.1 mi
- PharmacyColfax pharmacy · ~18.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicTelecare El Dorado County PHF · ~24.4 mi
- HardwarePlacerville Hardware · ~24.6 mi
EV charging — from Peavine Road · Tahoe National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger17.8 mi straight-line W — EV Charging By Citrine, Colfax, CA (at a public site) · RED_E · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach14 within 25 mi · 125 within 50 · 397 within 100 · 1067 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)17.9 mi — Soda Springs, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Soda Springs
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO17.9 mi — DC CORRIDOR LUCKYS SS DC1, Soda Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.6 mi — Georgetown Library (at a library) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-01-13 · 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 450025 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Peavine Road · Tahoe National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBig Trees · ~2.9 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRalston · ~6.9 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletChina Wall · ~7.2 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletOxbow Raft Put-In · ~7.6 mi SW · USFS
Open Peavine Road elsewhere
Other camps near Peavine Road
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Inter Bay~2.3 mi
- Spruce Creek Loop~2.7 mi
- Little Oak Flat~3.2 mi
- Greek Store~3.6 mi
The unit that manages Peavine Road
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Peavine Road are set by Tahoe National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Peavine Road
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 Peavine Road
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 — Peavine Road
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