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Big Rock Campground
Hike-in · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.38776, -117.77638
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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 Rock Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,431 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Big Rock 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 Rock Campground · Angeles National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater3 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- PPropane18 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- LLaundry19 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- AAir-up24 mi
- DDump25 mi
- ShShower25 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 8 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 Rock Campground
Access
Hike-in
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,431 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.38776, -117.77638
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Getting in
Park at Vincent's Gulch Trailhead · ~1.69 mi in a straight line (trail will be longer)
Nearby & resupply — around Big Rock Campground · Angeles National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBig Rock Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townMile High · ~1.7 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~3.2 mi
- FuelChevron · ~8.3 mi
- Propane / LPGMain Street Gas & Mart · ~27.0 mi
- Dump station~29.4 mi
- GroceriesFood Mart · ~8.3 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~18.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicLake Los Angeles Community Clinic · ~16.1 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~16.1 mi
EV charging — from Big Rock Campground · Angeles National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.4 mi straight-line S — Foothill Presbyterian Hospital - DC, Glendora, CA (at a hospital) · NAYAX_ENERGY · CCS · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-01-13 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach77 within 25 mi · 736 within 50 · 1090 within 100 · 1321 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)18.4 mi — La Verne, CA - Tesla Supercharger, La Verne
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO18.8 mi — SCPPA SCPPA CPE200T, Glendora
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.7 mi — AVUHSD LITTLE ROCK HS1, Littlerock, CA · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: Mon: 6:00am-11:00pm; Tue: 6:00am-11:00pm; Wed: 6:00am-11:00pm; Thu: 6:00am-11:00pm; Fri: 6:00am-11:00pm
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Grand Pine Cabins - Tesla Destination, Wrightwood, 8.3 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- Pricing at the fast charger$0.48-$0.64 per kWh TOU+$1 connection (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 448685 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Big Rock Campground · Angeles National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBig Rock · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletVincent Gap · ~1.7 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSouth Fork · ~2.5 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWest Gate Rest Stop · ~2.7 mi E · USFS
Open Big Rock Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Big Rock Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Jackson Flat Campground~2.4 mi
- South Fork~2.6 mi · fee
- Mt. Oak Campground~2.7 mi · fee
- Jackson Flat Group~2.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Big Rock Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Big Rock Campground are set by Angeles National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Big Rock 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.
How it was placed
auto: hike (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 Rock 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 Rock Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →