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Applewhite Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.25997, -117.49265
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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 Applewhite Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,304 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Applewhite 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 Applewhite Campground · San Bernardino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- @Mail0 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- DDump8 mi
- ShShower8 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- +Urgent care9 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- OOutfitter10 mi
- AAir-up11 mi
- PPropane11 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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 — Applewhite Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,304 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.25997, -117.49265
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Applewhite Campground · San Bernardino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureNorth Fork Lytle Creek (river) · nearby
- Nearest townLytle Creek · ~0.4 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.1 mi
- FuelArco · ~5.7 mi
- Propane / LPGMain Street Gas & Mart · ~15.5 mi
- Dump station~13.8 mi
- GroceriesArco · ~5.7 mi
- PharmacySierra San Antonio Pharmacy · ~8.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicSan Antonio Fontana Urgent Care · ~8.9 mi
- HardwareDunn-Edwards Paints · ~11.3 mi
EV charging — from Applewhite Campground · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.6 mi straight-line S — Fontana, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 24 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach137 within 25 mi · 659 within 50 · 1112 within 100 · 1318 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS9.3 mi — FH DELIVERY 12339 FH SVC, Fontana
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO9.3 mi — FH DELIVERY 12339 FH SVC, Fontana
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.3 mi — ST MARYS SCHOOL STATION 2, Rancho Cucamonga, CA · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- 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 149310 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Applewhite Campground · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomApplewhite Cg · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomApplewhite Picnic · ~0.3 mi W · USFS
- RestroomChaparral Neighborhood Native Plant Garden · ~1.9 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMiddlefork Trailhead · ~2.7 mi W · USFS
Open Applewhite Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Applewhite Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Joe Elliott Yellow Post Sites~2.5 mi
- Stonehouse~3.4 mi
- Joe Elliot Yellow Post Sites~4.5 mi
- Third Stream Crossing~4.5 mi
The unit that manages Applewhite Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Applewhite Campground are set by San Bernardino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Applewhite 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.
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 Applewhite 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 — Applewhite Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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