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Dispersed camp #2 — Monterey County, CA
Hike-in · public land · Monterey County, CA · 36.29448, -121.59137
We haven't personally camped here. Everything below is pulled from public land data, USGS maps and OpenStreetMap — a real place on public land, but not field-checked by us. Confirm road conditions, current access, stay limits and fire restrictions before you go.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,436 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · 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 camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater7 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- ShShower10 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- DDump12 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- RxPharmacy17 mi
- HHardware17 mi
- AAir-up17 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- PPropane26 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 9 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Hike-in
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
4,436 ft
County
Monterey County, CA
Coordinates
36.29448, -121.59137
Cost
Free
Getting in
Park at Pine Ridge Trailhead · ~1.37 mi hike
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMiller Fork Carmel River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townTassajara Hot Springs · ~4.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.6 mi
- FuelShell · ~10.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~12.1 mi
- GroceriesNoggles Place · ~9.4 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~17.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicMontage Health · ~23.4 mi
- HardwareSoledad True Value Hardware · ~17.3 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomFtord Badger Hills -Trailhd Toilet 20 · ~21.2 mi N · BLM
- RestroomFtord Badger Hills -Trailhd Toilet 10 · ~21.3 mi N · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletFtord Npld Site -Vault Toilet · ~23.4 mi N · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletFtord Creekside Terrace -Vault Toilet · ~23.6 mi N · BLM
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Dispersed camp #3 — Monterey County, CA~0.9 mi
- China Camp Campground~1.3 mi
- Wildcat Campground~3.4 mi
- Upper Piney~6.4 mi
The unit that manages this camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions are set by the unit, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: hike (road/trail right there)
Field check
Not verified on the ground. Nobody from here has camped it. It stays at Likely until someone does.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres 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
Before you go
Your first dispersed night →Fire rules & restrictions →Getting unstuck →Power off-grid →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →