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Wakalu Hep Yo
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 38.32212, -120.21845
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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 Wakalu Hep Yo
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,016 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Wakalu Hep YoNIFC · 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 Wakalu Hep Yo · Stanislaus National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery3 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- WWater5 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- OOutfitter14 mi
- PPropane14 mi
- ShShower14 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- +Urgent care24 mi
- DDump33 mi
- AAir-up43 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 3 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 — Wakalu Hep Yo
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,016 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
38.32212, -120.21845
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Wakalu Hep Yo · Stanislaus National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townDorrington · ~2.9 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~5.0 mi
- FuelChevron · ~8.4 mi
- Propane / LPGChevron · ~14.1 mi
- GroceriesCamp Connell General Store · ~3.3 mi
- PharmacyMeadowmont Pharmacy · ~9.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~24.4 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~8.4 mi
EV charging — from Wakalu Hep Yo · Stanislaus National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.8 mi straight-line SW — Arnold, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 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 reach2 within 25 mi · 38 within 50 · 447 within 100 · 1162 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS27.4 mi — Sierra Motors, Jamestown
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO33.3 mi — GF4EVA GROVELAND M DC1, Groveland
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.8 mi — The Lodge Christian Retreat Center, Mi Wuk Village, CA · CHARGELAB · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Bear Valley Lodge - Tesla Destination, Bear Valley, 13.8 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 332093 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Wakalu Hep Yo · Stanislaus National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomWakalu Hep Yo · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSourgrass · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Meadow Group · ~8.7 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Meadow · ~8.9 mi NE · USFS
Open Wakalu Hep Yo elsewhere
Other camps near Wakalu Hep Yo
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- USFS dispersed camp — Calaveras County, CA~4.0 mi
- Big Meadow Group~8.7 mi · fee
- Big Meadow~8.9 mi · fee
- Horse Gulch Campground~9.2 mi
The unit that manages Wakalu Hep Yo
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Wakalu Hep Yo are set by Stanislaus National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Wakalu Hep Yo
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: $35 per night. Stanislaus does not publish a page for this campground under either of its names, so the rate is taken from its recreation.gov listing 10357105 ("Waka Lu Hep Yo"), whose coordinates sit on our pin; the Forest Service recreation-sites database carries the same $35. Source: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10357105.
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 Wakalu Hep Yo
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 — Wakalu Hep Yo
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