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Whisky Falls
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 37.28587, -119.44039
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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 Whisky Falls
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,834 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Whisky FallsNIFC · 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 Whisky Falls · Sierra National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- DDump13 mi
- WWater14 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- ShShower24 mi
- PPropane34 mi
- AAir-up42 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, 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 — Whisky Falls
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,834 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
37.28587, -119.44039
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Whisky Falls · Sierra National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWhisky Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townCascadel Woods · ~3.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~7.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~13.3 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~10.5 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~12.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicAdventist Health Medical Office - Oakhurst · ~12.4 mi
- HardwareYoung's Shaver Lake Hardware · ~14.1 mi
EV charging — from Whisky Falls · Sierra National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.7 mi straight-line W — Oakhurst, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · 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 reach6 within 25 mi · 71 within 50 · 191 within 100 · 888 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS12.3 mi — Central Valley Bank (Oakhurst, CA), Oakhurst
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO12.4 mi — DC CORRIDOR OAKHURST DC2, Oakhurst
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.8 mi — Best Western Plus - Yosemite Gateway Inn, Oakhurst, CA (at a hotel) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-01-13 · 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 206268 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Whisky Falls · Sierra National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWhisky Falls · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWhiskers · ~4.4 mi NW · USFS
- Flush restroomRock Creek · ~4.4 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFish Creek · ~5.0 mi E · USFS
Open Whisky Falls elsewhere
Other camps near Whisky Falls
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Gertrude Creek East~1.8 mi
- Gertrude Creek West~3.6 mi
- Whiskers~4.4 mi · fee
- Rock Creek~4.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages Whisky Falls
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Whisky Falls are set by Sierra National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Whisky Falls
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Whisky Falls
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 — Whisky Falls
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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