Agency-listedUSFSFree
Talbot
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.18790, -120.37345
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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 Talbot
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,607 ft.
Fire & smoke — around TalbotNIFC · 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 Talbot · Tahoe National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater6 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- PPropane9 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- OOutfitter10 mi
- DDump12 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- RxPharmacy13 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- ShShower25 mi
- AAir-up36 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — Talbot
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,607 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
39.18790, -120.37345
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Talbot · Tahoe National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMiddle Fork American River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townThe Cedars · ~4.6 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~5.8 mi
- FuelChevron · ~12.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~12.1 mi
- GroceriesAlice's Mountain Market · ~7.5 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~12.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicUrgent Care - Olympic Valley · ~7.5 mi
- HardwareVillage Ace Hardware · ~23.0 mi
EV charging — from Talbot · Tahoe National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.2 mi straight-line NE — Truckee, CA - Deerfield Drive - Tesla Supercharger (at a restaurant) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 12 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 reach15 within 25 mi · 77 within 50 · 305 within 100 · 820 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS12.4 mi — DC CORRIDOR LUCKYS SS DC1, Soda Springs
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO12.4 mi — DC CORRIDOR LUCKYS SS DC1, Soda Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.6 mi — Palisades Tahoe Ski Resort, Olympic Valley, CA (at a public site) · EVRANGE · J1772 · 12 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Resort at Squaw Creek, Olympic Valley, 7.4 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guest use only; see valet for access · AFDC lists it “Variable fee”
- 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 356459 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Talbot · Tahoe National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletTalbot · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTalbot Equestrian · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAhart · ~3.4 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCoyote · ~4.0 mi SW · USFS
Open Talbot elsewhere
Other camps near Talbot
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Little American Valley~1.9 mi
- Mildred Lakes~2.9 mi
- Picayune~3.2 mi
- Ahart~3.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages Talbot
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Talbot are set by Tahoe National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Talbot
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 Talbot
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 — Talbot
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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