Agency-listedUSFSFee
Campo Alto
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.83218, -119.20395
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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 Campo Alto
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,265 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Campo AltoNIFC · 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 Campo Alto · Los Padres National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail2 mi
- FFuel2 mi
- MMechanic2 mi
- LLaundry2 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- PPropane15 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- WWater18 mi
- DDump19 mi
- OOutfitter27 mi
- ShShower35 mi
- AAir-up41 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — Campo Alto
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,265 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.83218, -119.20395
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Campo Alto · Los Padres National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townPine Mountain Club · ~2.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelPine Mountain Fuel · ~2.5 mi
- Propane / LPGDon's Gas / Market · ~14.7 mi
- Dump station~18.7 mi
- GroceriesPine Mountain General Store · ~2.6 mi
- PharmacyEl Tejon Pharmacy · ~14.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicFrazier Mountain Community Health Center · ~18.2 mi
- HardwareFrazier Park Lumber and Hardware · ~14.9 mi
EV charging — from Campo Alto · Los Padres National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.1 mi straight-line NE — Tejon Ranch, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Lebec, CA (at a rest stop) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 24 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 reach6 within 25 mi · 120 within 50 · 702 within 100 · 1192 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS18.1 mi — DC CORRIDOR TEJON RANCH DC1, Lebec
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO18.2 mi — DC CORRIDOR FRAZIERPARK DC1, Lebec
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.1 mi — DC CORRIDOR TEJON RANCH L2, Lebec, CA · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · 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 102037 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Campo Alto · Los Padres National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCampo Alto · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCaballo · ~2.8 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletChula Vista Trailhead · ~4.6 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletChula Vista · ~4.6 mi E · USFS
Open Campo Alto elsewhere
Other camps near Campo Alto
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Sheep Camp~2.3 mi
- Toad Springs~2.4 mi
- Caballo~2.8 mi
- Marian~3.4 mi
The unit that manages Campo Alto
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Campo Alto are set by Los Padres National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Campo Alto
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-24: $30 per night, single site, plus $2 per night on weekends and holidays; $10 per night for each additional vehicle; day use $10 per vehicle per day. The group site is $150 per night. Managed for the Forest Service by the Parks Management Concession Company; Interagency Senior and Access passes give 50% off camping only, not day use or extra-vehicle parking. recreation.gov listing 273842 posts $30 and $150 for the current season (1 May - 31 Oct 2026). Sources: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/lospadres/recreation/campo-alto-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/273842.
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 Campo Alto
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 — Campo Alto
When the high country opens →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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