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Deer Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.22098, -116.91833
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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 Deer Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,609 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Deer 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 Deer Cg · San Bernardino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail1 mi
- FFuel1 mi
- GGrocery1 mi
- EVEV fast charger1 mi
- MMechanic2 mi
- LLaundry2 mi
- PPropane2 mi
- WWater2 mi
- RxPharmacy3 mi
- HHardware3 mi
- DDump3 mi
- ShShower3 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- AAir-up19 mi
- OOutfitter24 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 — Deer Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,609 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.22098, -116.91833
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Deer Cg · San Bernardino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townBig Bear Lake · ~2.1 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~2.1 mi
- FuelChevron · ~1.4 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~2.0 mi
- Dump station~2.9 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~1.4 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~2.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicYucaipa Family Clinic of Redlands Community Hospital · ~14.9 mi
- HardwareDIY Home Center · ~2.8 mi
EV charging — from Deer Cg · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger1.4 mi straight-line N — 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 reach56 within 25 mi · 264 within 50 · 1084 within 100 · 1308 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)1.4 mi — BIG BEAR BBEARBARTLETT2, Big Bear Lake, CA · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 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 316899 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Deer Cg · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomSerrano Cg · ~2.9 mi N · USFS
- RestroomMomyer Trailhead · ~9.3 mi S · USFS
- RestroomThurman Flats Picnic Area · ~9.7 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomBig Falls Trailhead · ~9.7 mi S · USFS
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Other camps near Deer Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Coldbrook Cg~1.2 mi
- Boulder Group Cg~1.6 mi · fee
- Pineknot Campground~2.2 mi
- Buttercup Group Cg~2.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages Deer Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Deer Cg are set by San Bernardino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Deer 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 2026-08-20: $149 per night -- this is a GROUP site, not a single site (San Bernardino NF lists it as Deer Group Campground), plus a $10 per night holiday surcharge. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/sanbernardino/recreation/deer-group-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 Deer 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 — Deer Cg
When the high country opens →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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