Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Curry Mountain
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · CA · 36.06752, -120.44865
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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 Curry Mountain
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,612 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Curry MountainNIFC · 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 Curry Mountain · Bureau of Land Management · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery7 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- RxPharmacy7 mi
- MMechanic7 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- DDump18 mi
- WWater19 mi
- HHardware26 mi
- LLaundry26 mi
- AAir-up26 mi
- OOutfitter33 mi
- +Urgent care34 mi
- ShShower36 mi
- PPropane55 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Curry Mountain
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
1,612 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
36.06752, -120.44865
Cost
Free · no fee, per the land manager's own page (blm.gov, read 2026-09-19)
Nearby & resupply — around Curry Mountain · Bureau of Land Management · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSalt Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townParkfield Junction · ~2.0 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~7.9 mi
- FuelChevron · ~6.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~17.5 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~6.6 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~6.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicCoalinga Regional Medical Center · ~8.4 mi
- HardwareHardware · ~25.9 mi
EV charging — from Curry Mountain · Bureau of Land Management · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger17.1 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 · 40 within 50 · 300 within 100 · 805 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)17.3 mi — Coalinga, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Coalinga
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.0 mi — City of Coalinga · INTERTIE · J1772 · 5 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 261218 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Curry Mountain · Bureau of Land Management · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaCoalinga/Avenal Northbound · ~18.8 mi E
- Vault / pit toiletCcma Sa 6 -Vault Toilet · ~21.8 mi NW · BLM
- Highway rest areaCamp Roberts Southbound · ~23.4 mi SW
- Highway rest areaCamp Roberts Northbound · ~23.8 mi SW
Open Curry Mountain elsewhere
Other camps near Curry Mountain
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Coalinga Mineral Springs~8.1 mi
- Stockdale Mountain~8.3 mi
- Condon Peak~20.3 mi
How we know this — Curry Mountain
Fee note
No fee, per the BLM page, read 19 Sep 2026: "No Fee" https://www.blm.gov/visit/curry-mountain
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
BLM RIDB record, agency-listed. Its fee field is empty -- no fee statement -- so the cost is unpriced (field read 2026-09-19). Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up). | No fee 2026-09-19: "No Fee" Source: https://www.blm.gov/visit/curry-mountain (worker_W, statement verified on that page).
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 Curry Mountain
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 — Curry Mountain
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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