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Coldbrook Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.23528, -116.93029
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service 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 Coldbrook Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,852 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Coldbrook CgNIFC · 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 Coldbrook Cg · San Bernardino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel1 mi
- GGrocery1 mi
- EVEV fast charger1 mi
- @Mail1 mi
- WWater1 mi
- MMechanic1 mi
- LLaundry1 mi
- PPropane2 mi
- ShShower2 mi
- DDump2 mi
- RxPharmacy3 mi
- HHardware3 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- AAir-up19 mi
- OOutfitter23 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 1 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 — Coldbrook Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,852 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.23528, -116.93029
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Coldbrook Cg · San Bernardino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMetcalf Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townBoulder Bay · ~1.0 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~1.1 mi
- FuelChevron · ~0.8 mi
- Propane / LPGMain Street Gas & Mart · ~25.0 mi
- Dump station~2.1 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~0.8 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy of the Woods · ~14.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicBear Valley Community Hospital · ~2.5 mi
- HardwareRedlands Ace Hardware · ~18.9 mi
EV charging — from Coldbrook Cg · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger0.9 mi straight-line NE — Big Bear Lake, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 6 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 reach57 within 25 mi · 260 within 50 · 1082 within 100 · 1310 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS2.8 mi — Homestreet Bank Big Bear, Big Bear Lake
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO2.8 mi — Homestreet Bank Big Bear, Big Bear Lake
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)1.0 mi — Sierra Blue Hotel and Swim Club - Tesla Destination, Big Bear Lake, CA · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- 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 316899 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Coldbrook Cg · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomSerrano Cg · ~2.1 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomThurman Flats Picnic Area · ~10.2 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomMomyer Trailhead · ~10.3 mi S · USFS
- RestroomBig Falls Trailhead · ~10.8 mi S · USFS
Open Coldbrook Cg elsewhere
Other camps near Coldbrook Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Boulder Group Cg~1.2 mi · fee
- Deer Cg~1.2 mi · fee
- Serrano Cg~2.1 mi · fee
- Grays Peak Group Cg~2.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Coldbrook Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Coldbrook Cg are set by San Bernardino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Coldbrook Cg
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Coldbrook Cg
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 — Coldbrook Cg
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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