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USFS dispersed camp — Mono County, CA
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · Mono County, CA · 38.23802, -119.32702
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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 USFS dispersed camp — Mono County, CA
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,990 ft.
Fire & smoke — around USFS dispersed camp — Mono County, CANIFC · 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 USFS dispersed camp — Mono County, CA · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater4 mi
- LLaundry4 mi
- ShShower4 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- EVEV fast charger5 mi
- OOutfitter6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- +Urgent care21 mi
- MMechanic22 mi
- DDump23 mi
- AAir-up33 mi
- PPropane40 mi
- HHardware43 mi
- RxPharmacy43 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 5 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 — USFS dispersed camp — Mono County, CA
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,990 ft
County
Mono County, CA
Coordinates
38.23802, -119.32702
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around USFS dispersed camp — Mono County, CA · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBuckeye Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townBridgeport · ~5.5 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~4.4 mi
- FuelWalker Country Store Gas · ~21.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~23.2 mi
- GroceriesBridgeport General Store and Deli · ~5.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicHealth Clinic · ~21.3 mi
EV charging — from USFS dispersed camp — Mono County, CA · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger5.3 mi straight-line E — Bridgeport, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · 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 reach4 within 25 mi · 13 within 50 · 147 within 100 · 638 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS5.3 mi — Bridgeport Mo Mart-Shell (Bridgeport, CA), Bridgeport
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO42.1 mi — GF4EVA RUSH CREEK DC, Groveland
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)25.2 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 448074 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around USFS dispersed camp — Mono County, CA · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomBuckeye Campground · ~0.9 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBuckeye Trailhead · ~1.2 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHoneymoon Campground · ~2.6 mi S · USFS
- Flush restroomRobinson Creek Campground · ~3.7 mi S · USFS
Open USFS dispersed camp — Mono County, CA elsewhere
Other camps near USFS dispersed camp — Mono County, CA
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Buckeye Campground~0.9 mi · fee
- Honeymoon Flat Campground~2.6 mi · fee
- Robinson Creek Campground~3.7 mi
- Paha Campground~4.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages USFS dispersed camp — Mono County, CA
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at USFS dispersed camp — Mono County, CA are set by Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — USFS dispersed camp — Mono County, CA
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 USFS dispersed camp — Mono County, CA
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 — USFS dispersed camp — Mono County, CA
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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