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Tillie Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 35.70146, -118.45617
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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 Tillie Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,629 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Tillie 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 Tillie Creek · Sequoia National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel0 mi
- DDump4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- WWater6 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- OOutfitter28 mi
- +Urgent care30 mi
- EVEV fast charger32 mi
- MMechanic37 mi
- AAir-up37 mi
- PPropane38 mi
- RxPharmacy38 mi
- LLaundry39 mi
- ShShower40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 0 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 32-mi run (and back).
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 — Tillie Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,629 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
35.70146, -118.45617
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Tillie Creek · Sequoia National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townWofford Heights · ~1.3 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~6.5 mi
- FuelChevron · ~0.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~3.6 mi
- GroceriesRiverside One Stop · ~4.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicTule River Indian Health Center · ~29.6 mi
- HardwareTuff Shed · ~16.0 mi
EV charging — from Tillie Creek · Sequoia National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger32.0 mi straight-line SW — Tony's Pizza, Bakersfield, CA · NOODOE · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 67 within 50 · 182 within 100 · 1156 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)36.0 mi — EFTP#1, Porterville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)32.0 mi — Tony's Pizza, Bakersfield, CA · NOODOE · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- 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 388376 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Tillie Creek · Sequoia National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletTillie Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTillie Creek#2 · ~0.3 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTillie Creek #1 · ~0.3 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTillie Creek #3 · ~0.3 mi SW · USFS
Open Tillie Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Tillie Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Live Oak Group~0.2 mi · fee
- Tillie Creek #4~0.3 mi · fee
- Camp 9 Recreation Area~1.9 mi · fee
- Boulder Gulch~2.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Tillie Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Tillie Creek are set by Sequoia National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Tillie 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
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 2026-08-24: $36 per night, single site; $8.00 per night for an extra vehicle; the dump station is $25.00 per use. recreation.gov listing 232796 posts the same $36 for the season in force today (1 Jan - 24 Oct 2026), and prices this campground's group units separately at $199, $219 and $292. Sources: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/sequoia/recreation/tillie-creek-campground, https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232796.
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 Tillie 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 — Tillie Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →How to read this page →All field notes →
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