Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Tumey Hills
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · CA · 36.62349, -120.65424
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management 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 Tumey Hills
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 585 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Tumey HillsNIFC · 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 Tumey Hills · Bureau of Land Management · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel2 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- EVEV fast charger2 mi
- WWater13 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- @Mail18 mi
- MMechanic19 mi
- RxPharmacy25 mi
- +Urgent care25 mi
- DDump29 mi
- HHardware31 mi
- LLaundry32 mi
- PPropane44 mi
- AAir-up46 mi
- OOutfitter50 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — Tumey Hills
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
585 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
36.62349, -120.65424
Cost
Free · no fee, per the land manager's own page (blm.gov, read 2026-09-19)
Nearby & resupply — around Tumey Hills · Bureau of Land Management · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featurePanoche Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townChaney Ranch · ~4.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelValero · ~1.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~28.7 mi
- GroceriesFood Mart · ~1.8 mi
EV charging — from Tumey Hills · Bureau of Land Management · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger1.8 mi straight-line NE — Firebaugh, CA (at a public site) · RIVIAN_ADVENTURE · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach5 within 25 mi · 76 within 50 · 511 within 100 · 1129 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO1.9 mi — Panoche Shell (Firebaugh, CA), Firebaugh
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.1 mi — AMOR WELLNESS AMOR A2, Mendota, CA · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 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 391134 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Tumey Hills · Bureau of Land Management · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletTumey Hills Trailhd -Vault Toilet · ~0.4 mi S · BLM
- RestroomPanoche Hills Overlook -Toilet · ~10.5 mi NW · BLM
- Highway rest areaJohn Chuck Erreca Northbound · ~18.1 mi NW
- Highway rest areaJohn Chuck Erreca Southbound · ~18.1 mi NW
Open Tumey Hills elsewhere
Other camps near Tumey Hills
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Griswold Hills~10.9 mi
- Panoche Hills~13.1 mi
- Laguna Mountain~20.2 mi
- Sweetwater Laguna Mountain Campground (Free, BLM)~21.2 mi
How we know this — Tumey Hills
Fee note
No fee, per the BLM page, read 19 Sep 2026: "No Fee" https://www.blm.gov/visit/tumey-hills
Source
Bureau of Land Management 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
BLM RIDB record, agency-listed. Its fee field is empty -- no fee statement -- so the cost is unpriced (field read 2026-09-19). Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up). | No fee 2026-09-19: "No Fee" Source: https://www.blm.gov/visit/tumey-hills (worker_W, statement verified on that page).
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 Tumey Hills
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 — Tumey Hills
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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