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Pine Valley
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 38.17246, -119.91448
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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 Pine Valley
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,916 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Pine ValleyNIFC · 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 Pine Valley · Stanislaus National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- WWater5 mi
- LLaundry5 mi
- ShShower5 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- PPropane8 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- OOutfitter21 mi
- +Urgent care23 mi
- DDump28 mi
- AAir-up53 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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 — Pine Valley
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,916 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
38.17246, -119.91448
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Pine Valley · Stanislaus National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBell Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townStrawberry · ~5.5 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~5.1 mi
- FuelChevron · ~15.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~28.4 mi
- GroceriesPinecrest General Store · ~4.7 mi
- PharmacyTwain Harte Pharmacy · ~19.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicTuolumne MeWuk Indian Health Center · ~22.8 mi
- HardwareKolpack Construction · ~23.7 mi
EV charging — from Pine Valley · Stanislaus National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.7 mi straight-line W — Cold Springs Market - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 12 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-14 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 21 within 50 · 416 within 100 · 1133 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS25.0 mi — GF4EVA RUSH CREEK DC, Groveland
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO25.0 mi — GF4EVA RUSH CREEK DC, Groveland
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)16.4 mi — The Lodge Christian Retreat Center, Mi Wuk Village, CA · CHARGELAB · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- Pricing at the fast charger$0.55 per kWh (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 466125 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Pine Valley · Stanislaus National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPine Valley · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCrabtree · ~0.5 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletKerrick Corrals · ~2.3 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCrabtree X-Country · ~3.0 mi NW · USFS
Open Pine Valley elsewhere
Other camps near Pine Valley
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Kerrick Corrals~2.3 mi
- Pioneer Trail~4.1 mi · fee
- Pinecrest~4.7 mi · fee
- Meadowview~4.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Pine Valley
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Pine Valley are set by Stanislaus National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Pine Valley
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 Pine Valley
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 — Pine Valley
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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