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Sagehen Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.43460, -120.25740
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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 Sagehen Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,485 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Sagehen CreekNIFC · 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 Sagehen Creek · Tahoe National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery6 mi
- WWater8 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- OOutfitter8 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- PPropane8 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- DDump17 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- AAir-up22 mi
- ShShower22 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Sagehen Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,485 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
39.43460, -120.25740
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Sagehen Creek · Tahoe National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSagehen Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townHobart Mills · ~4.5 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~7.8 mi
- FuelTrue Zero · ~7.8 mi
- Propane / LPGChevron ExtraMile Store · ~25.2 mi
- Dump station~20.1 mi
- GroceriesSticks market · ~7.3 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~7.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicUrgent Care · ~13.3 mi
- HardwareVillage Ace Hardware · ~20.7 mi
EV charging — from Sagehen Creek · Tahoe National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.8 mi straight-line S — Truckee, CA (at a public site) · RIVIAN_ADVENTURE · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach21 within 25 mi · 54 within 50 · 270 within 100 · 609 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO8.3 mi — DC CORRIDOR TRUCKEE DC1, Truckee
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.3 mi — TOWNOFTRUCKEE MOBILITY HUB2 · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port 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 391176 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Sagehen Creek · Tahoe National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSagehen Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLower Little Truckee · ~3.7 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletUpper Little Truckee · ~4.0 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHobart Mills · ~4.5 mi SE · USFS
Open Sagehen Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Sagehen Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lower Little Truckee~3.7 mi · fee
- Upper Little Truckee~4.0 mi · fee
- Alder Creek~4.9 mi
- Lakeside Campground~5.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages Sagehen Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Sagehen Creek are set by Tahoe National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Sagehen Creek
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 Sagehen Creek
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 — Sagehen Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →How to read this page →All field notes →
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