Agency-listedUSFSFee
Wishon
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 36.18899, -118.66190
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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 Wishon
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,111 ft.
Fire & smoke — around WishonNIFC · 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 Wishon · Sequoia National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery4 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- RxPharmacy22 mi
- HHardware22 mi
- LLaundry22 mi
- MMechanic22 mi
- WWater23 mi
- DDump24 mi
- OOutfitter26 mi
- ShShower29 mi
- PPropane38 mi
- AAir-up41 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 23-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Wishon
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,111 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
36.18899, -118.66190
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Wishon · Sequoia National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSequoia Crest · ~2.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~9.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~23.8 mi
- GroceriesGeneral Store · ~4.3 mi
- PharmacyHealthmart Pharmacy · ~21.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicTule River Indian Health Center · ~13.4 mi
- HardwareThree Rivers Mercantile · ~21.7 mi
EV charging — from Wishon · Sequoia National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger14.0 mi straight-line SW — EFTP#1, Porterville, CA (at a public site) · CHAEVI · J1772, CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 34 within 50 · 197 within 100 · 608 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO21.5 mi — City of Porterville, Porterville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.0 mi — EFTP#1, Porterville, CA (at a public site) · CHAEVI · J1772, CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- 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 395255 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Wishon · Sequoia National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWishon · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBelknap · ~4.9 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCoy Flat · ~4.9 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletUpper Coffee Camp · ~5.2 mi SW · USFS
Open Wishon elsewhere
Other camps near Wishon
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Belknap~4.9 mi · fee
- Coy Flat~4.9 mi · fee
- Quaking Aspen~7.9 mi · fee
- Quaking Aspen~8.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Wishon
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Wishon are set by Sequoia National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Wishon
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: $36 per night, single site; $71 double. Additional vehicle parking is $8. recreation.gov 232807 books the same $36 / $71. The campground is run under permit by ExplorUs. The page's posted season is May 2 - Nov 22, 2025, which is stale on the agency's own page as of this reading. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/sequoia/recreation/wishon-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 Wishon
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 — Wishon
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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