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Silver Lake Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 37.78321, -119.12611
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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 Silver Lake Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,230 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Silver Lake 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 Silver Lake Campground · Inyo National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery2 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- DDump3 mi
- WWater3 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- AAir-up4 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- ShShower12 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- OOutfitter13 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- RxPharmacy13 mi
- +Urgent care25 mi
- PPropane57 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — Silver Lake Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,230 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
37.78321, -119.12611
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Silver Lake Campground · Inyo National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townJune Lake · ~1.6 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~3.2 mi
- FuelShell · ~4.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~3.0 mi
- GroceriesFern Creek Store · ~1.7 mi
- PharmacyVons Pharmacy · ~13.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicYosemite Medical Clinic · ~25.1 mi
- HardwareHigh Country Lumber (Ace Hardware) · ~13.2 mi
EV charging — from Silver Lake Campground · Inyo National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.4 mi straight-line N — Lee Vining, 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 reach4 within 25 mi · 20 within 50 · 138 within 100 · 535 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO41.2 mi — GF4EVA RUSH CREEK DC, Groveland
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.4 mi — Mammoth Lakes, CA - Old Mammoth Rd - Tesla Destination · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — The Village Lodge at Mammoth - Tesla Destination, Mammoth Lakes, 11.9 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 391225 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Silver Lake Campground · Inyo National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomSilver Lake Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomSilver Lake Boat Launch · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomSilver Lake Picnic/Fishing · ~0.7 mi S · USFS
- Flush restroomAerie Crag Rv Camp · ~1.5 mi NE · USFS
Open Silver Lake Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Silver Lake Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Aerie Crag Rv Camp~1.5 mi · fee
- Gull Lake Campground~2.4 mi · fee
- Reversed Creek Campground~2.4 mi · fee
- June Lake Campground~2.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages Silver Lake Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Silver Lake Campground are set by Inyo National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Silver Lake Campground
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 2026-08-25: $32 per night, single site; +$10 per additional vehicle. recreation.gov listing 234330 agrees ($32 single) and prices a double site at $64, season 17 Apr - 24 Oct 2026. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/inyo/recreation/silver-lake-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 Silver Lake 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 — Silver Lake Campground
Camping near a reservoir →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →