Agency-listedUSFSFee
Basin
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.45834, -118.01668
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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 Basin
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,429 ft.
Fire & smoke — around BasinNIFC · 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 Basin · Angeles National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- MMechanic5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- +Urgent care5 mi
- WWater6 mi
- HHardware7 mi
- RxPharmacy7 mi
- PPropane9 mi
- EVEV fast charger9 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
- ShShower14 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- AAir-up23 mi
- DDump40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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 — Basin
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,429 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.45834, -118.01668
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Basin · Angeles National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townLittlerock · ~5.0 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~6.0 mi
- FuelKwik Serv · ~4.7 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~8.6 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~4.7 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~6.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicLittlerock Community Clinic · ~4.8 mi
- HardwareLowe's · ~6.8 mi
EV charging — from Basin · Angeles National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.4 mi straight-line NW — Palmdale Park & Ride · EVCS · CHAdeMO, CCS · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach52 within 25 mi · 686 within 50 · 1068 within 100 · 1355 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)12.4 mi — Palmdale, CA - 10th St W - Tesla Supercharger, Palmdale
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)5.9 mi — SCE83 - Vincent Substation, Palmdale, CA · OpConnect · J1772 · 4 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 155913 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Basin · Angeles National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomSage · ~0.9 mi NW · USFS
- RestroomRocky Point · ~1.2 mi NW · USFS
- RestroomJuniper · ~1.5 mi N · USFS
- RestroomFisherman'S Point · ~1.8 mi N · USFS
Open Basin elsewhere
Other camps near Basin
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Sage~0.9 mi · fee
- Rocky Point~1.2 mi · fee
- Mt. Pacifico~5.3 mi · fee
- Sulphur Springs Trail Camp~6.4 mi
The unit that manages Basin
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Basin are set by Angeles National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Basin
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: no rate published by the agency -- AND THE AGENCY SAYS THIS SITE IS CLOSED. The Forest Service recreation-sites record, re-read live today, returns seasonal_operational_status=CLOSED with fee_charged=Y, fee_type=EXPANDED AMENITY FEE and no fee amount. Angeles NF publishes no page for it (four slug forms 404 or carry no coordinates, and the forest's Recreation index does not list it), and there is no recreation.gov facility near this pin under three query forms -- the nearest Angeles hits are Bandido Group 7.8 mi and Sycamore Flat 11.3 mi, both different campgrounds. This row needs a human decision about whether it should still be published. Checked https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/angeles/recreation/basin-campground and https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_RecInfraRecreationSites_02/MapServer/0/query?where=site_name='BASIN' AND region='05'.
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 Basin
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 — Basin
What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Hot-weather camping →How to read this page →All field notes →
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