Agency-listedUSFSFree
Crestline Group Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 33.31271, -116.86271
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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 Crestline Group Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,305 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Crestline Group 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 Crestline Group Campground · Cleveland National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery0 mi
- WWater0 mi
- EVEV fast charger2 mi
- ShShower2 mi
- FFuel2 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- +Urgent care6 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- PPropane16 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- HHardware17 mi
- RxPharmacy17 mi
- AAir-up18 mi
- OOutfitter19 mi
- DDump29 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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 — Crestline Group Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,305 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
33.31271, -116.86271
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Crestline Group Campground · Cleveland National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureIron Spring Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townPalomar Mountain · ~1.2 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.5 mi
- FuelShell · ~6.2 mi
- Propane / LPGFallbrook Propane · ~11.9 mi
- Dump station~29.4 mi
- GroceriesPalomar General Store · ~0.2 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~17.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicNeighborhood Healthcare · ~17.6 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~18.1 mi
EV charging — from Crestline Group Campground · Cleveland National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger2.0 mi straight-line S — La Jolla CAINE Village, Pauma Valley, CA · CHARGELAB · J1772, CCS · 3 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach53 within 25 mi · 326 within 50 · 1018 within 100 · 1238 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)16.8 mi — Escondido, Escondido
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO9.4 mi — San Pasqual Police Station, Vallery Center
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)1.9 mi — La Jolla Fire Department, Pauma Valley, CA · CHARGELAB · J1772 · 6 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- 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 455671 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Crestline Group Campground · Cleveland National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCrestline Group Campground · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomPalomar Mountain Interpretive Station · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomKica Mik Overlook · ~0.9 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletObservatory Campground · ~2.2 mi N · USFS
Open Crestline Group Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Crestline Group Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Observatory Campground~2.2 mi · fee
- Observatory Campground - USFS~2.3 mi · fee
- Fry Creek Campground~2.6 mi
- Oak Grove Campground~6.6 mi · fee
The unit that manages Crestline Group Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Crestline Group Campground are set by Cleveland National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Crestline Group Campground
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/231949
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 Crestline Group 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 — Crestline Group Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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