Mapped · not agency-listedPublic land · dispersedFree
Dispersed camp #9 — San Bernardino County, CA
Hike-in · public land · San Bernardino County, CA · 34.31106, -116.87399
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Ask about this camp →A mapped lead, not an agency listing. Somebody marked this as a campsite; we could not match it to a land-manager record. Worth checking rather than counting on. 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 Dispersed camp #9 — San Bernardino County, CA
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,549 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Dispersed camp #9 — San Bernardino County, CANIFC · 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 Dispersed camp #9 — San Bernardino County, CA · San Bernardino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater4 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- MMechanic4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- LLaundry4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- ShShower4 mi
- DDump4 mi
- HHardware4 mi
- EVEV fast charger4 mi
- RxPharmacy4 mi
- PPropane5 mi
- +Urgent care21 mi
- AAir-up22 mi
- OOutfitter29 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 — Dispersed camp #9 — San Bernardino County, CA
Access
Hike-in
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
7,549 ft
County
San Bernardino County, CA
Coordinates
34.31106, -116.87399
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Getting in
Park at nearest parking · ~0.28 mi in a straight line (trail will be longer)
Nearby & resupply — around Dispersed camp #9 — San Bernardino County, CA · San Bernardino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureCaribou Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townCushenbury · ~3.1 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~3.7 mi
- FuelCircle K · ~3.7 mi
- Propane / LPGMain Street Gas & Mart · ~25.8 mi
- Dump station~4.1 mi
- GroceriesStater Bros. · ~4.1 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy of the Woods · ~18.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicBear Valley Community Hospital · ~4.5 mi
- HardwareRedlands Ace Hardware · ~24.9 mi
EV charging — from Dispersed camp #9 — San Bernardino County, CA · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger4.2 mi straight-line S — Big Bear Lake, CA - Big Bear Boulevard - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 12 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach17 within 25 mi · 204 within 50 · 1028 within 100 · 1309 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS4.3 mi — Homestreet Bank Big Bear, Big Bear Lake
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO4.3 mi — Homestreet Bank Big Bear, Big Bear Lake
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.3 mi — 42149 Big Bear Blvd, Big Bear Lake, CA · CHARGELAB · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port 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 446609 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Dispersed camp #9 — San Bernardino County, CA · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomSerrano Cg · ~4.1 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomCougar Buttes Cxt#2 Single/Gunnison · ~13.1 mi N · BLM
- RestroomCougar Buttes Cxt#1 Single/Gunnison · ~13.2 mi N · BLM
- RestroomBessemer Mine Rd (Jv4303) Cxt#1 Single/Gunnison · ~13.7 mi NE · BLM
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Other camps near Dispersed camp #9 — San Bernardino County, CA
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
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- Dispersed camp #6 — San Bernardino County, CA~0.3 mi
- Dispersed camp #11 — San Bernardino County, CA~0.3 mi
- Dispersed camp #5 — San Bernardino County, CA~0.4 mi
The unit that manages Dispersed camp #9 — San Bernardino County, CA
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Dispersed camp #9 — San Bernardino County, CA are set by San Bernardino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Dispersed camp #9 — San Bernardino County, CA
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)
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
Contributed, not agency-listed. A mapper marked this as a campsite. We have not matched it to a land-manager record, so it stays at Likely.
What we don’t know about Dispersed camp #9 — San Bernardino County, CA
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 — Dispersed camp #9 — San Bernardino County, CA
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