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Soda Springs Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 37.65290, -119.07681
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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 Soda Springs Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,688 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Soda Springs CgNIFC · 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 Soda Springs Cg · Inyo National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater2 mi
- ShShower3 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- LLaundry6 mi
- EVEV fast charger6 mi
- OOutfitter6 mi
- DDump6 mi
- RxPharmacy6 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- AAir-up11 mi
- +Urgent care28 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 6 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Soda Springs Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,688 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
37.65290, -119.07681
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Soda Springs Cg · Inyo National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townMammoth Lakes · ~5.2 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~1.6 mi
- FuelNorco Texaco · ~5.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~6.2 mi
- GroceriesLatin Market · ~6.0 mi
- PharmacyVons Pharmacy · ~6.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicYosemite Medical Clinic · ~28.4 mi
- HardwareHigh Country Lumber (Ace Hardware) · ~6.2 mi
EV charging — from Soda Springs Cg · Inyo National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger6.0 mi straight-line E — Mammoth Lakes, 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 · 519 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO38.9 mi — DC CORRIDOR OAKHURST DC2, Oakhurst
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)6.1 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 — Juniper Springs Resort - Tesla Destination, Mammoth Lakes, 4.9 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 456552 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Soda Springs Cg · Inyo National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSoda Springs Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomPumice Flat Cg · ~0.3 mi S · USFS
- Flush restroomPumice Flat Group Cg · ~0.6 mi S · USFS
- RestroomStarkweather Fishing Site · ~0.8 mi N · USFS
Open Soda Springs Cg elsewhere
Other camps near Soda Springs Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Pumice Flat Cg~0.3 mi · fee
- Pumice Flat Group Cg~0.6 mi · fee
- Minaret Falls Cg~1.0 mi · fee
- Agnew Meadows Horse Camp~2.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Soda Springs Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Soda Springs Cg are set by Inyo National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Soda Springs Cg
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 2026-08-20: $32 per night, single site; $10 per vehicle per night for additional vehicles. Inyo publishes this campground as Upper Soda Springs Campground; that page prints the same coordinates as our pin. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/inyo/recreation/upper-soda-springs-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 Soda Springs Cg
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 — Soda Springs Cg
When the high country opens →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →How to read this page →All field notes →
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