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Willow Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 37.19371, -118.56081
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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 Willow Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,071 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Willow 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 Willow Cg · Inyo National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower1 mi
- DDump4 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- WWater13 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- GGrocery13 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- OOutfitter15 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- +Urgent care34 mi
- AAir-up49 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 13 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Willow Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,071 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
37.19371, -118.56081
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Willow Cg · Inyo National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townWilkerson · ~11.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~13.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~3.8 mi
- GroceriesManor Market · ~13.4 mi
- PharmacyDwayne's Friendly Pharmacy · ~14.5 mi
- HardwareHigh Country Lumber · ~14.6 mi
EV charging — from Willow Cg · Inyo National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.6 mi straight-line N — Southern California Edison (SCE) - Fleet - Bishop · OpConnect · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach7 within 25 mi · 11 within 50 · 122 within 100 · 288 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)14.6 mi — Bishop, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Bishop
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO14.5 mi — CalTrans - Bishop, Bishop
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.3 mi — Best Western Bishop Lodge - Tesla Destination · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 6 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 405399 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Willow Cg · Inyo National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWillow Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLa Hupp Picnic · ~0.9 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTable Mt. Group Cg · ~1.1 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSo Lake, Bishop Pass, Treasure Lakes Th · ~1.7 mi S · USFS
Open Willow Cg elsewhere
Other camps near Willow Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Table Mt. Group Cg~1.1 mi · fee
- Mt. Glen Cg~2.1 mi · fee
- Sabrina Cg~3.1 mi · fee
- 4 Jeffrey Cg~3.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages Willow Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Willow Cg are set by Inyo National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Willow 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
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 2026-08-22: $29 per night, single site, plus $10 per vehicle per night for each additional vehicle. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/inyo/recreation/willow-campground.
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 Willow 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 — Willow Cg
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Water on public land →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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