Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Upper Hume Lake Road
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 36.80528, -118.89946
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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 Upper Hume Lake Road
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,531 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Upper Hume Lake RoadNIFC · 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 Upper Hume Lake Road · Sequoia National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel1 mi
- @Mail2 mi
- ShShower6 mi
- WWater6 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- DDump17 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- HHardware20 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- RxPharmacy26 mi
- OOutfitter31 mi
- EVEV fast charger38 mi
- PPropane41 mi
- AAir-up48 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 1 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 38-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 — Upper Hume Lake Road
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
5,531 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
36.80528, -118.89946
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Upper Hume Lake Road · Sequoia National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townWilsonia · ~5.8 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~5.7 mi
- FuelFuel · ~1.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~16.9 mi
- GroceriesStony Creek Market · ~10.3 mi
- PharmacyHealthmart Pharmacy · ~26.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicFamily Healthcare Network · ~19.7 mi
- HardwareKiper & Kiper Hardware · ~19.7 mi
EV charging — from Upper Hume Lake Road · Sequoia National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger37.8 mi straight-line E — CalTrans - Division Creek Safety Roadside Rest Area, Independence, CA (at a rest stop) · Non-Networked · CHAdeMO, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-01-09 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 61 within 50 · 168 within 100 · 364 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)38.1 mi — ORCHARD WALK CONYER 10, Visalia
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)22.8 mi — Gateway Restaurant and Lodge - Tesla Destination, Three Rivers, CA · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 4 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 196266 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Upper Hume Lake Road · Sequoia National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomHume Lake Campground · ~0.9 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHume Beach · ~1.0 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSandy Cove · ~1.2 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPowder Can Picnic Area · ~1.3 mi SW · USFS
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Other camps near Upper Hume Lake Road
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Hume Lake Campground~0.9 mi · fee
- Aspen Hollow~1.7 mi · fee
- Logger Flat~2.2 mi · fee
- Princess Campground~2.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Upper Hume Lake Road
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Upper Hume Lake Road are set by Sequoia National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Upper Hume Lake Road
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Upper Hume Lake Road
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 — Upper Hume Lake Road
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