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Boulder Oaks Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 32.72910, -116.48340
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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 Boulder Oaks Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,170 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Boulder Oaks 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 Boulder Oaks Campground · Cleveland National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater2 mi
- ShShower4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- +Urgent care7 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- DDump13 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- RxPharmacy19 mi
- MMechanic23 mi
- LLaundry23 mi
- OOutfitter25 mi
- PPropane26 mi
- AAir-up31 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 — Boulder Oaks Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,170 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
32.72910, -116.48340
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Boulder Oaks Campground · Cleveland National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureKitchen Creek (river) · nearby
- Nearest townBoulder Oaks · ~0.0 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~2.0 mi
- FuelPine Valley Store · ~7.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~13.3 mi
- GroceriesOakShoreGro · ~3.8 mi
- PharmacyFarmacias Roma · ~13.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~13.4 mi
- HardwareHardware · ~13.8 mi
EV charging — from Boulder Oaks Campground · Cleveland National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger17.1 mi straight-line NW — Alpine, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 16 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach7 within 25 mi · 175 within 50 · 402 within 100 · 1102 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS17.4 mi — Alpine Village Square, Alpine
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO24.9 mi — CSG EV JULIAN LIB #1, Julian
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)0.6 mi — MTN EMPIRE HS A08, Campo, CA · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: Mon: 7:00am-5:00pm; Tue: 7:00am-5:00pm; Wed: 7:00am-5:00pm; Thu: 7:00am-5:00pm; Fri: 7:00am-5:00pm
- Also listed, not counted aboveDC fast, restricted access — Viejas Casino and Resort, Alpine, 15.2 mi · J1772, CCS · 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 375831 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Boulder Oaks Campground · Cleveland National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBoulder Oaks Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Highway rest areaBuckman Springs · ~2.0 mi N
- RestroomBuckman Springs Information Site · ~2.0 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCibbets Flat Campground · ~4.0 mi NE · USFS
Open Boulder Oaks Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Boulder Oaks Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Cibbets Flat Campground~3.9 mi
- Bobcat Meadow Campground~4.4 mi · fee
- Corral Canyon Campground~5.3 mi · fee
- Wooded Hill Group Camp~9.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Boulder Oaks Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Boulder Oaks Campground are set by Cleveland National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Boulder Oaks Campground
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/231948
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: 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 Boulder Oaks 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 — Boulder Oaks 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 →