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Chiriaco Summit BLM Campground
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · CA · 33.66355, -115.72296
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management 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 Chiriaco Summit BLM Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,718 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Chiriaco Summit BLM 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 Chiriaco Summit BLM Campground · Bureau of Land Management · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel0 mi
- GGrocery0 mi
- @Mail0 mi
- EVEV fast charger0 mi
- WWater8 mi
- DDump8 mi
- ShShower16 mi
- RxPharmacy21 mi
- +Urgent care21 mi
- OOutfitter25 mi
- MMechanic26 mi
- LLaundry26 mi
- HHardware29 mi
- PPropane49 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 0 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 — Chiriaco Summit BLM Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management
Elevation
1,718 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
33.66355, -115.72296
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Chiriaco Summit BLM Campground · Bureau of Land Management · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureStream · nearby
- Nearest townChiriaco Summit · ~0.1 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~7.6 mi
- FuelChevron · ~0.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~7.8 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~0.2 mi
- PharmacyMecca Community Pharmacy · ~21.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicMecca Medical Clinic · ~21.3 mi
EV charging — from Chiriaco Summit BLM Campground · Bureau of Land Management · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger0.2 mi straight-line SE — CHIRIACO CHIRIACO S DC2, Indio, CA · 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 reach2 within 25 mi · 42 within 50 · 292 within 100 · 1028 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)28.8 mi — Indio, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Indio
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)0.2 mi — CHIRIACO CHIRIACO S L2, Indio, CA · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port 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 212701 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Chiriaco Summit BLM Campground · Bureau of Land Management · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomBuilding, Amphitheater Projection, Cottownood CG Bldg 223 · ~7.6 mi NW · NPS
- RestroomCW CG Loop A Comfort Stn 220 · ~7.6 mi NW · NPS
- RestroomCW Group Site/Picnic Comfort Stn 222 · ~7.6 mi NW · NPS
- RestroomCW CG Loop B Comfort Stn 221 · ~7.7 mi NW · NPS
Open Chiriaco Summit BLM Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Chiriaco Summit BLM Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Orocopia Mountains Wilderness~10.6 mi
- Bradshaw Trail National Back Country Byway~10.7 mi
- Mecca Hills Wilderness~15.1 mi
How we know this — Chiriaco Summit BLM 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 Chiriaco Summit BLM 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 — Chiriaco Summit BLM Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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