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Wrights Lake Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 38.84380, -120.23294
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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 Wrights Lake Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,957 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Wrights Lake CampgroundNIFC · 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 Wrights Lake Campground · Eldorado National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery6 mi
- WWater6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- ShShower7 mi
- DDump7 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- PPropane13 mi
- OOutfitter13 mi
- RxPharmacy13 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- +Urgent care26 mi
- AAir-up33 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Wrights Lake Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,957 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
38.84380, -120.23294
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Wrights Lake Campground · Eldorado National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWrights Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townLower Forni · ~2.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~5.8 mi
- FuelFuel · ~7.9 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~19.3 mi
- Dump station~7.3 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~7.9 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~13.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicBarton Memorial Hospital · ~13.5 mi
- Hardwareace hardware · ~13.0 mi
EV charging — from Wrights Lake Campground · Eldorado National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.8 mi straight-line E — South Lake Tahoe, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a grocery store) · 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 reach12 within 25 mi · 74 within 50 · 355 within 100 · 1080 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS13.2 mi — GF4EVA SOUTH LAKE DC1, South Lake Tahoe
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO13.2 mi — GF4EVA SOUTH LAKE DC1, South Lake Tahoe
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.3 mi — GF4EVA SOUTH LAKE L2, South Lake Tahoe, 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 — Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort, Twin Bridges, 8.6 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: Resort business hours
- 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 321149 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Wrights Lake Campground · Eldorado National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWrights Lake Equestrian Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWrights Lake Cg · ~0.2 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWrights Lake Day Use & Boat Launch · ~0.3 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRockbound Trailhead · ~0.5 mi NW · USFS
Open Wrights Lake Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Wrights Lake Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Wrights Lake Equestrian Cg~0.2 mi · fee
- Wrights Lake Campground~0.3 mi
- Strawberry Point Cg~5.8 mi · fee
- Lovers Leap Cg & Day Use~5.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages Wrights Lake Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Wrights Lake Campground are set by Eldorado National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Wrights Lake Campground
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Wrights Lake Campground
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 — Wrights Lake Campground
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →How to read this page →All field notes →
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