Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Coalinga Mineral Springs
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · CA · 36.14635, -120.55559
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Coalinga Mineral Springs
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,102 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Coalinga Mineral SpringsNIFC · 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 Coalinga Mineral Springs · Bureau of Land Management · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel10 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- RxPharmacy11 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- DDump19 mi
- WWater24 mi
- HHardware28 mi
- LLaundry28 mi
- AAir-up29 mi
- +Urgent care32 mi
- OOutfitter37 mi
- ShShower40 mi
- PPropane59 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 24-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Coalinga Mineral Springs
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
2,102 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
36.14635, -120.55559
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Coalinga Mineral Springs · Bureau of Land Management · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCoalinga · ~12.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelCoalinga Cogeneration Power Plant · ~9.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~19.3 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~10.6 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~10.9 mi
- HardwareHardware · ~28.5 mi
EV charging — from Coalinga Mineral Springs · Bureau of Land Management · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.7 mi straight-line NE — GF4EVA CHEVRON C DC 1, Coalinga, 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 reach8 within 25 mi · 42 within 50 · 302 within 100 · 851 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)19.1 mi — Coalinga, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Coalinga
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.7 mi — CHUSD ADMIN BLD CHUSD DO #2, Coalinga, 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 261218 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Coalinga Mineral Springs · Bureau of Land Management · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCcma Sa 6 -Vault Toilet · ~13.9 mi NW · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletCcma Oak Flat Cg -Vault Toilet · ~18.8 mi NW · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletCcma Condon Peak Cg -Vault Toilet · ~18.8 mi NW · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletCcma East Jade Mill -Vault Toilet · ~18.9 mi NW · BLM
Open Coalinga Mineral Springs elsewhere
Other camps near Coalinga Mineral Springs
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Curry Mountain~8.1 mi
- Stockdale Mountain~10.1 mi
- Condon Peak~12.4 mi
- Laguna Mountain~21.6 mi
How we know this — Coalinga Mineral Springs
Source
Bureau of Land Management 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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Coalinga Mineral Springs
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 — Coalinga Mineral Springs
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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