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Tioga Lake Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 37.92750, -119.25511
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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 Tioga Lake Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,668 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Tioga 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 Tioga Lake Campground · Inyo National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater6 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- DDump7 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- ShShower8 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- AAir-up14 mi
- +Urgent care22 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- HHardware25 mi
- RxPharmacy26 mi
- PPropane46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Tioga Lake Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,668 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
37.92750, -119.25511
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Tioga Lake Campground · Inyo National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townLee Vining · ~7.5 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~6.1 mi
- FuelChevron · ~7.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~7.4 mi
- GroceriesTuolumne Meadows Store · ~6.7 mi
- PharmacyVons Pharmacy · ~25.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicYosemite Medical Clinic · ~21.7 mi
- HardwareHigh Country Lumber (Ace Hardware) · ~25.4 mi
EV charging — from Tioga Lake Campground · Inyo National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.9 mi straight-line E — 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 reach3 within 25 mi · 18 within 50 · 153 within 100 · 632 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO35.0 mi — GF4EVA RUSH CREEK DC, Groveland
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)6.7 mi — Yosemite National Park - Tuolumne Meadows (at a public site) · RIVIAN_WAYPOINTS · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- 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 Tioga Lake Campground · Inyo National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletTioga Lake Campground · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomNunatak/Tioga Tarns Th · ~0.4 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTioga Lake Overlook · ~0.5 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJunction Campground · ~0.7 mi N · USFS
Open Tioga Lake Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Tioga Lake Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Junction Campground~0.7 mi · fee
- Ellery Cg~0.9 mi · fee
- Sawmill Walk-In Cg~2.1 mi
- Sawmill Walk-in Campground~2.3 mi
The unit that manages Tioga Lake Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Tioga Lake Campground are set by Inyo National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Tioga 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 2026-08-23: $30 per night, single site; $10 per night for each additional vehicle. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/inyo/recreation/tioga-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 Tioga 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 — Tioga Lake Campground
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