Agency-listedUSFSFee
Chula Vista Campground
Hike-in · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.81412, -119.12350
Ask an AI about this campsiteOpens Grok already loaded with this site. It reads the same records this page is built from, and links whatever it tells you.
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 Chula Vista Campground
Loading the latest forecast…
Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,321 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Chula Vista CampgroundNIFC · AirNow
Checking active fires & air quality…
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 Chula Vista Campground · Los Padres National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- LLaundry3 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- MMechanic4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- PPropane10 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- DDump14 mi
- WWater14 mi
- OOutfitter26 mi
- ShShower36 mi
- AAir-up40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, 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 — Chula Vista Campground
Access
Hike-in
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,321 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.81412, -119.12350
Cost
Fee · Forest Service inventory: fee charged
Getting in
Park at Chula Vista Parking · ~0.18 mi in a straight line (trail will be longer)
Nearby & resupply — around Chula Vista Campground · Los Padres National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSeymour Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townStauffer · ~5.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelDon's Gas / Market · ~10.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~14.2 mi
- GroceriesMountain View Mini Mart · ~6.8 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~28.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicOjai Valley Community Hospital · ~26.8 mi
- HardwareOjai True Value Hardware · ~27.0 mi
EV charging — from Chula Vista Campground · Los Padres National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.6 mi straight-line E — Lebec, CA - Tesla Supercharger · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 38 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 reach6 within 25 mi · 124 within 50 · 737 within 100 · 1200 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS13.6 mi — DC CORRIDOR FRAZIERPARK DC1, Lebec
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO13.6 mi — DC CORRIDOR FRAZIERPARK DC1, Lebec
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.6 mi — DC CORRIDOR FRAZIERPARK 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 372599 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Chula Vista Campground · Los Padres National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletChula Vista · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletChula Vista Trailhead · ~0.2 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMt Pinos · ~0.8 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMcgill · ~1.1 mi E · USFS
Open Chula Vista Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Chula Vista Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Mt Pinos~0.8 mi · fee
- Mcgill~1.1 mi · fee
- Mcgill Group I And Ii~1.3 mi · fee
- Sheep Camp~2.9 mi
The unit that manages Chula Vista Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Chula Vista Campground are set by Los Padres National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Chula Vista 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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
How it was placed
auto: hike (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 Chula Vista 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 — Chula Vista Campground
When the high country opens →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →How to read this page →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 →