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Crab Flats Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.26362, -117.08529
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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 Crab Flats Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,947 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Crab Flats 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 Crab Flats Cg · San Bernardino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail2 mi
- WWater4 mi
- MMechanic4 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- LLaundry4 mi
- EVEV fast charger6 mi
- RxPharmacy6 mi
- ShShower9 mi
- DDump10 mi
- PPropane11 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- AAir-up15 mi
- OOutfitter17 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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 — Crab Flats Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,947 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.26362, -117.08529
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Crab Flats Cg · San Bernardino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townRunning Springs · ~3.8 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~3.6 mi
- FuelValero · ~4.0 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~10.8 mi
- Dump station~9.8 mi
- GroceriesVILLAGE MARKET · ~4.2 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy of the Woods · ~6.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~11.0 mi
- HardwareDIY Home Center · ~11.4 mi
EV charging — from Crab Flats Cg · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger6.0 mi straight-line W — Lake Arrowhead, CA - Tesla Supercharger · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 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 reach85 within 25 mi · 282 within 50 · 1093 within 100 · 1318 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS6.2 mi — Phillips 76 Lake Arrowhead, Lake Arrowhead
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO7.0 mi — US Bank Blue Jay, Blue Jay
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)5.3 mi — Skypark Santa Village, Skyforest, CA · EVGATEWAY · J1772 · 39 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 201314 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Crab Flats Cg · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomSerrano Cg · ~9.7 mi E · USFS
- RestroomMorton Peak Lo · ~11.5 mi S · USFS
- RestroomThurman Flats Picnic Area · ~11.8 mi S · USFS
- RestroomMomyer Trailhead · ~15.7 mi SE · USFS
Open Crab Flats Cg elsewhere
Other camps near Crab Flats Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Tent Peg Group Campground~0.9 mi · fee
- Holcomb Crossing, Pct Trail Camp~1.0 mi · fee
- Fishermans Group Cg~1.8 mi · fee
- Green Valley Campground~1.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages Crab Flats Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Crab Flats Cg are set by San Bernardino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Crab Flats 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
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: $27 per night, single site, rising to $29 on holidays; 8 people maximum. The camping fee includes entry for one vehicle and each extra vehicle is $8 per night, collected at the campground -- and the forest caps it at 2 vehicles per site depending on spur length. CHECKS UNDER $50 ARE NOT ACCEPTED. The access road is narrow and washed out in places and may not take a large RV. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/sanbernardino/recreation/crab-flats-family-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 Crab Flats 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 — Crab Flats Cg
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