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Quaking Aspen
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 36.12031, -118.54515
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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 Quaking Aspen
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,008 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Quaking AspenNIFC · 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 Quaking Aspen · Sequoia National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail2 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- FFuel15 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- OOutfitter26 mi
- LLaundry27 mi
- MMechanic27 mi
- RxPharmacy27 mi
- HHardware27 mi
- WWater30 mi
- DDump31 mi
- AAir-up34 mi
- ShShower35 mi
- PPropane45 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 30-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Quaking Aspen
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,008 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
36.12031, -118.54515
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Quaking Aspen · Sequoia National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townPonderosa · ~1.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~15.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~30.8 mi
- GroceriesGeneral Store · ~4.1 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~27.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicTule River Indian Health Center · ~15.4 mi
- HardwareThe Home Depot · ~27.1 mi
EV charging — from Quaking Aspen · Sequoia National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.9 mi straight-line W — EFTP#1, Porterville, CA (at a public site) · CHAEVI · J1772, CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 34 within 50 · 185 within 100 · 708 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO26.6 mi — City of Porterville, Porterville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.9 mi — EFTP#1, Porterville, CA (at a public site) · CHAEVI · J1772, CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- 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 395255 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Quaking Aspen · Sequoia National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletQuaking Aspen · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletQuaking Aspen · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBelknap · ~3.2 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMagician (Needles) · ~3.5 mi E · USFS
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Other camps near Quaking Aspen
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Quaking Aspen~0.1 mi · fee
- Upper Peppermint Dispersed Area~2.8 mi
- Belknap~3.2 mi · fee
- Coy Flat~4.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Quaking Aspen
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Quaking Aspen are set by Sequoia National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Quaking Aspen
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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-26: this row is Quaking Aspen GROUP Campground, not the single-site campground next door. Group rates by site: #3 $62 per night (12 people), #2 $122 per night (25 people), #1 $242 per night (50 people), #4 $111 per night; the group yurt is $116 per night. recreation.gov listing 232827 agrees ($62 and $122 group standard non-electric, season 22 May - 24 Oct 2026); the same listing prices the adjacent individual sites at $36. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/sequoia/recreation/quaking-aspen-group-campground.
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 Quaking Aspen
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 — Quaking Aspen
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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