Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
White Azalea Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 38.48513, -120.26227
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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 White Azalea Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,269 ft.
Fire & smoke — around White Azalea CgNIFC · 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 White Azalea Cg · Eldorado National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel12 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- WWater12 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- ShShower24 mi
- DDump24 mi
- PPropane25 mi
- LLaundry25 mi
- +Urgent care30 mi
- AAir-up35 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 12 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 — White Azalea Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
3,269 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
38.48513, -120.26227
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around White Azalea Cg · Eldorado National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureNorth Fork Mokelumne River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townGanns · ~7.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~12.0 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~25.6 mi
- Dump station~24.5 mi
- GroceriesBear Valley General Store · ~12.1 mi
- PharmacyMeadowmont Pharmacy · ~17.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicSutter Amador Hospital · ~28.7 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~16.5 mi
EV charging — from White Azalea Cg · Eldorado National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger17.9 mi straight-line S — 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 reach3 within 25 mi · 44 within 50 · 437 within 100 · 1119 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS25.6 mi — GF4EVA POLLOCK P. DC, Pollock Pines
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO25.6 mi — GF4EVA POLLOCK P. DC, Pollock Pines
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.3 mi — VIP LOT STATION1, Kirkwood, CA · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Bear Valley Lodge - Tesla Destination, Bear Valley, 12.1 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 White Azalea Cg · Eldorado National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Portable toiletWhite Azalea Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMokelumne Cg · ~0.7 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSalt Springs Day Use · ~2.7 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSouth Shore Cg · ~3.6 mi N · USFS
Open White Azalea Cg elsewhere
Other camps near White Azalea Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Moore Creek~0.4 mi
- Mokelumne Cg~0.7 mi · fee
- South Shore Cg~3.6 mi · fee
- Bear River Group~3.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages White Azalea Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at White Azalea Cg are set by Eldorado National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — White Azalea Cg
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 White Azalea Cg
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 — White Azalea Cg
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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