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Burnt Rancheria Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 32.86108, -116.41982
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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 Burnt Rancheria Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,904 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Burnt Rancheria 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 Burnt Rancheria Campground · Cleveland National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower0 mi
- @Mail0 mi
- WWater0 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- DDump9 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- HHardware21 mi
- RxPharmacy21 mi
- MMechanic27 mi
- OOutfitter27 mi
- PPropane29 mi
- AAir-up29 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Burnt Rancheria Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,904 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
32.86108, -116.41982
Cost
Fee · Forest Service inventory: fee charged
Nearby & resupply — around Burnt Rancheria Campground · Cleveland National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureStream · nearby
- Nearest townMount Laguna · ~0.4 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.1 mi
- FuelPine Valley Store · ~7.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~9.2 mi
- GroceriesLaguna Mountain Lodge · ~0.4 mi
- PharmacyFarmacias Roma · ~22.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~23.1 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~20.8 mi
EV charging — from Burnt Rancheria Campground · Cleveland National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.1 mi straight-line NW — CSG EV JULIAN LIB #1 · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach9 within 25 mi · 179 within 50 · 493 within 100 · 1128 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)19.2 mi — Alpine, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Alpine
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.6 mi — OAKS1 STATION 1, Guatay, CA · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveDC fast, restricted access — Viejas Casino and Resort, Alpine, 16.8 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 387572 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Burnt Rancheria Campground · Cleveland National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBurnt Rancheria Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomLaguna Mountain Visitor Center · ~0.5 mi N · USFS
- Flush restroomDesert View Picnic Area · ~0.7 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWooded Hill Group Camp · ~0.9 mi SW · USFS
Open Burnt Rancheria Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Burnt Rancheria Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Burnt Rancheria Campground~0.2 mi · fee
- Wooded Hill Group Camp~0.9 mi · fee
- Horse Heaven Group Camp~2.1 mi · fee
- Laguna Campground~2.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages Burnt Rancheria Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Burnt Rancheria Campground are set by Cleveland National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Burnt Rancheria 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: 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 Burnt Rancheria 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 — Burnt Rancheria Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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