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Chilao Campgrounds
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.32112, -118.01584
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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 Chilao Campgrounds
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,333 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Chilao CampgroundsNIFC · 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 Chilao Campgrounds · Angeles National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater6 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- PPropane12 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
- AAir-up13 mi
- ShShower16 mi
- DDump35 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 9 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 — Chilao Campgrounds
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,333 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.32112, -118.01584
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Chilao Campgrounds · Angeles National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSierra Madre · ~10.7 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~6.0 mi
- FuelExxon Mobil · ~11.2 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~11.5 mi
- GroceriesAdams' Pack Station · ~8.7 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~11.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicPasadena Park Healthcare & Wellness Center · ~11.4 mi
- HardwareArnold's Frontier Hardware · ~11.3 mi
EV charging — from Chilao Campgrounds · Angeles National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.7 mi straight-line S — US Bank Arcadia - East Foothill · EVCS · CHAdeMO, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach209 within 25 mi · 783 within 50 · 1092 within 100 · 1334 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)12.2 mi — Pasadena, CA - 3363 E Foothill Blvd - Tesla Supercharger, Pasadena
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.1 mi — City of Pasadena - Victory Park (at a parking lot) · POWERFLEX · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 22 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-06-06 · hours: 24 hours daily; pay lot
- 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 375915 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Chilao Campgrounds · Angeles National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletChilao Campgrounds · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletChilao Picnic Ground · ~0.6 mi NE · USFS
- Flush restroomChilao Visitor Center Site · ~0.7 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDevil'S Canyon (Hwy 2) · ~0.8 mi E · USFS
Open Chilao Campgrounds elsewhere
Other camps near Chilao Campgrounds
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Coulter Group Campground~0.2 mi · fee
- Horse Flats~1.5 mi · fee
- Bandido~1.8 mi · fee
- Sulphur Springs Trail Camp~3.4 mi
The unit that manages Chilao Campgrounds
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Chilao Campgrounds are set by Angeles National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Chilao Campgrounds
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 2026-08-22: $20 per night per vehicle (site holds 8 people), $5 per night for each extra vehicle. Senior and Access America the Beautiful passes get 50% off; the Adventure Pass is NOT accepted in lieu of the camping fee. Pay by cash, check or money order in the on-site fee tube. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/angeles/recreation/chilao-campground.
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 Chilao Campgrounds
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 — Chilao Campgrounds
What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Fire rules & restrictions →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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