Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Doble, Pct Trail Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.29917, -116.82279
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USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Doble, Pct Trail Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,824 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Doble, Pct Trail CampNIFC · 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 Doble, Pct Trail Camp · San Bernardino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- MMechanic3 mi
- LLaundry3 mi
- WWater4 mi
- EVEV fast charger5 mi
- RxPharmacy5 mi
- HHardware5 mi
- DDump6 mi
- PPropane6 mi
- ShShower6 mi
- +Urgent care22 mi
- AAir-up25 mi
- OOutfitter31 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 3 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 — Doble, Pct Trail Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
6,824 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.29917, -116.82279
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Doble, Pct Trail Camp · San Bernardino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLanden's Pond (water) · nearby
- Nearest townDoble · ~0.1 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~4.5 mi
- FuelBest Gas · ~2.9 mi
- Propane / LPGMain Street Gas & Mart · ~28.8 mi
- Dump station~5.8 mi
- GroceriesStater Bros. · ~4.7 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy of the Woods · ~21.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicBear Valley Community Hospital · ~5.2 mi
- HardwareStarr's Toolbox · ~25.1 mi
EV charging — from Doble, Pct Trail Camp · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger4.8 mi straight-line SW — 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 reach11 within 25 mi · 195 within 50 · 1020 within 100 · 1306 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS4.9 mi — Homestreet Bank Big Bear, Big Bear Lake
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO4.9 mi — Homestreet Bank Big Bear, Big Bear Lake
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.9 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 Doble, Pct Trail Camp · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomSerrano Cg · ~5.8 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomBessemer Mine Rd (Jv4303) Cxt#1 Single/Gunnison · ~12.3 mi NE · BLM
- RestroomBessemer Mine Rd (Jv4303) Cxt#2 Single/Gunnison · ~12.6 mi NE · BLM
- RestroomCougar Buttes Cxt#2 Single/Gunnison · ~13.6 mi N · BLM
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Other camps near Doble, Pct Trail Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Tanglewood Group Cg~2.3 mi · fee
- Dispersed camp #12 — San Bernardino County, CA~2.8 mi
- Dispersed camp #5 — San Bernardino County, CA~2.8 mi
- Dispersed camp #7 — San Bernardino County, CA~2.9 mi
The unit that manages Doble, Pct Trail Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Doble, Pct Trail Camp are set by San Bernardino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Doble, Pct Trail Camp
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Doble, Pct Trail Camp
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 — Doble, Pct Trail Camp
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