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South Fork Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.36145, -122.65352
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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 South Fork Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,600 ft.
Fire & smoke — around South Fork 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 South Fork Campground · Mendocino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater5 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- GGrocery18 mi
- EVEV fast charger20 mi
- MMechanic25 mi
- ShShower25 mi
- DDump25 mi
- RxPharmacy26 mi
- AAir-up26 mi
- HHardware27 mi
- +Urgent care27 mi
- OOutfitter28 mi
- LLaundry28 mi
- PPropane50 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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 — South Fork Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,600 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
39.36145, -122.65352
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around South Fork Campground · Mendocino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townStonyford · ~5.9 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~4.8 mi
- FuelStonyford General Store · ~5.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~25.2 mi
- GroceriesSoda Creek General Store · ~17.8 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~25.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicNorthern Valley Indian Health · ~26.9 mi
- HardwareCorning Lumber · ~26.9 mi
EV charging — from South Fork Campground · Mendocino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.7 mi straight-line SW — Upper Lake, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a rest stop) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 25 within 50 · 396 within 100 · 978 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS25.8 mi — Walmart 2053 (Willows, CA), Willows
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO25.8 mi — Walmart 2053 (Willows, CA), Willows
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)19.3 mi — Tallman Hotel and Blue Wing Restaurant - Tesla Destination, Upper Lake, CA (at a hotel) · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- 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 368021 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around South Fork Campground · Mendocino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSouth Fork Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDavis Flat · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFouts · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGray Pine · ~0.3 mi S · USFS
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Other camps near South Fork Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Davis Flat~0.1 mi · fee
- Mill Creek~0.4 mi · fee
- North Fork~1.3 mi · fee
- Dixie Glade Campground~3.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages South Fork Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at South Fork Campground are set by Mendocino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — South Fork 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 2026-08-22: $5 per night -- and note the unit: the page's structured block says 'Single Site: $5 per night' while its prose says '$5 per vehicle', so a second vehicle may well be a second $5. Payment is by envelope at the kiosk or by recreation.gov Scan & Pay; download the app before you arrive, the area has limited cell service. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/mendocino/recreation/south-fork-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 South Fork 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 — South Fork Campground
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