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Big Buck Trail Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.38621, -118.14100
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Big Buck Trail Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,523 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Big Buck Trail CampNIFC · 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 Big Buck Trail Camp · Angeles National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater4 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- ShShower8 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- PPropane12 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- OOutfitter15 mi
- AAir-up18 mi
- DDump36 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 — Big Buck Trail Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,523 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.38621, -118.14100
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around Big Buck Trail Camp · Angeles National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMill Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townSinging Springs · ~4.6 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~3.5 mi
- FuelPilot · ~12.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesActon Market · ~6.5 mi
- PharmacyCrown Valley Pharmacy · ~8.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicUSC Keck Clinic · ~12.8 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~12.4 mi
EV charging — from Big Buck Trail Camp · Angeles National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.9 mi straight-line N — 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 reach175 within 25 mi · 704 within 50 · 1069 within 100 · 1344 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)14.9 mi — Palmdale, CA - 10th St W - Tesla Supercharger, Palmdale
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)6.7 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 Big Buck Trail Camp · Angeles National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMessenger Flats · ~2.8 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMill Creek Summit · ~3.4 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMonte Cristo · ~3.5 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHidden Springs · ~5.2 mi S · USFS
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Other camps near Big Buck Trail Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lightning Point~2.6 mi · fee
- Messenger Flats~2.8 mi · fee
- Monte Cristo~3.5 mi · fee
- Mt. Pacifico~6.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Big Buck Trail Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Big Buck Trail Camp are set by Angeles National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Big Buck Trail Camp
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 Big Buck Trail Camp
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 — Big Buck Trail Camp
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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