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Big Pine Flat Family Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.32003, -117.01200
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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 Big Pine Flat Family Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,833 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Big Pine Flat Family 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 Big Pine Flat Family Campground · San Bernardino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- ShShower6 mi
- WWater7 mi
- DDump7 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- PPropane8 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- AAir-up15 mi
- OOutfitter23 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, 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 — Big Pine Flat Family Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,833 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.32003, -117.01200
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around Big Pine Flat Family Campground · San Bernardino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureCoxey Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townFawnskin · ~5.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.1 mi
- FuelChevron · ~7.7 mi
- Propane / LPGMain Street Gas & Mart · ~18.1 mi
- Dump station~6.9 mi
- GroceriesFawnskin Market · ~5.1 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy of the Woods · ~11.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicBear Valley Community Hospital · ~8.7 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~19.0 mi
EV charging — from Big Pine Flat Family Campground · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.7 mi straight-line SE — Big Bear Lake, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 6 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 reach63 within 25 mi · 238 within 50 · 1052 within 100 · 1312 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS8.8 mi — Homestreet Bank Big Bear, Big Bear Lake
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO8.8 mi — Homestreet Bank Big Bear, Big Bear Lake
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.7 mi — Sierra Blue Hotel and Swim Club - Tesla Destination, Big Bear Lake, CA · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — RW Ranch - Tesla Destination, Lucerne Valley, 5.9 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 316899 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Big Pine Flat Family Campground · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomSerrano Cg · ~6.8 mi SE · USFS
- RestroomThurman Flats Picnic Area · ~14.9 mi S · USFS
- RestroomMorton Peak Lo · ~15.2 mi S · USFS
- RestroomCougar Buttes Cxt#2 Single/Gunnison · ~16.2 mi NE · BLM
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Other camps near Big Pine Flat Family Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Clark'S Ranch Trail Yellow Post Site~0.1 mi
- Big Pine Flat Equestrian Group Campground~0.3 mi
- Ironwood Group Cg~1.2 mi · fee
- Little Bear Spring, Pct Trail Camp~2.4 mi
The unit that manages Big Pine Flat Family Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Big Pine Flat Family Campground are set by San Bernardino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Big Pine Flat Family Campground
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/231964
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
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 Big Pine Flat Family 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 — Big Pine Flat Family Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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