Agency-listedUSFSUnpriced · confirm
Bluff Mesa Group Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.22289, -116.97580
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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 Bluff Mesa Group Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,660 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Bluff Mesa Group 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 Bluff Mesa Group Campground · San Bernardino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater2 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- EVEV fast charger4 mi
- MMechanic4 mi
- LLaundry4 mi
- ShShower4 mi
- DDump4 mi
- PPropane5 mi
- RxPharmacy6 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- AAir-up16 mi
- OOutfitter21 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 — Bluff Mesa Group Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,660 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.22289, -116.97580
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Bluff Mesa Group Campground · San Bernardino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSiberia Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townBoulder Bay · ~2.0 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~1.9 mi
- FuelChevron · ~3.6 mi
- Propane / LPGMain Street Gas & Mart · ~23.3 mi
- Dump station~4.5 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~3.6 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy of the Woods · ~12.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicBear Valley Community Hospital · ~5.2 mi
- HardwareRedlands Ace Hardware · ~16.5 mi
EV charging — from Bluff Mesa Group Campground · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger3.6 mi straight-line E — 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 reach64 within 25 mi · 267 within 50 · 1092 within 100 · 1308 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS5.6 mi — Homestreet Bank Big Bear, Big Bear Lake
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO5.6 mi — Homestreet Bank Big Bear, Big Bear Lake
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)3.7 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.
- 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 Bluff Mesa Group Campground · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomSerrano Cg · ~4.4 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomThurman Flats Picnic Area · ~8.5 mi S · USFS
- RestroomMorton Peak Lo · ~9.2 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomMomyer Trailhead · ~10.0 mi S · USFS
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Other camps near Bluff Mesa Group Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- San Bernardino National Forest~0.7 mi
- Boulder Group Cg~1.7 mi · fee
- Coldbrook Cg~2.7 mi
- Grays Peak Group Cg~3.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Bluff Mesa Group Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Bluff Mesa Group Campground are set by San Bernardino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Bluff Mesa Group 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.
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 Bluff Mesa Group 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 — Bluff Mesa Group Campground
When the high country opens →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Picking a spot →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 →