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Aliso Park
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.90799, -119.76842
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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 Aliso Park
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,863 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Aliso ParkNIFC · 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 Aliso Park · Los Padres National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery23 mi
- @Mail23 mi
- HHardware24 mi
- +Urgent care24 mi
- ShShower25 mi
- DDump25 mi
- EVEV fast charger26 mi
- WWater28 mi
- RxPharmacy30 mi
- MMechanic31 mi
- LLaundry32 mi
- AAir-up32 mi
- PPropane32 mi
- OOutfitter34 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 28-mi drive, 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 — Aliso Park
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,863 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.90799, -119.76842
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Aliso Park · Los Padres National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townNew Cuyama · ~5.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~5.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~25.2 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~23.3 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~29.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicWest Side Family Health Care · ~24.0 mi
- HardwareCoopers True Value Home Center · ~23.8 mi
EV charging — from Aliso Park · Los Padres National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger25.7 mi straight-line SW — Santa Ynez, 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 60 within 50 · 353 within 100 · 1058 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS28.2 mi — El Rancho MarketPlace, Solvang
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO28.2 mi — El Rancho MarketPlace, Solvang
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)5.6 mi — CSB Sta 27 New Cuyama (at a fire station) · POWERFLEX · J1772 · 5 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-11-13 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Cuyama Buckhorn - Tesla Destination, New Cuyama, 5.2 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 354677 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Aliso Park · Los Padres National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletAliso Park · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBates Canyon · ~8.5 mi W · USFS
- RestroomCarrizo -K C L Ranch -Toilet · ~12.8 mi N · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletNira · ~13.5 mi SW · USFS
Open Aliso Park elsewhere
Other camps near Aliso Park
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Sycamore Camp~7.3 mi
- Abel Canyon Campground~7.9 mi
- Bates Canyon~8.5 mi · fee
- Water Canyon Campground~11.0 mi
The unit that manages Aliso Park
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Aliso Park are set by Los Padres National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Aliso Park
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 2026-08-20: the fee here is an Adventure Pass charged PER VEHICLE, not a per-site nightly rate -- $5 per vehicle per day or $30 for an annual pass. That is the whole of what Los Padres publishes for Aliso Park. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/lospadres/recreation/aliso-park-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 Aliso Park
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 — Aliso Park
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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