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Dogwood Family Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.23508, -117.21084
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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 Dogwood Family Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,759 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Dogwood Family CampgroundNIFC · 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 Dogwood Family Campground · San Bernardino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel1 mi
- RxPharmacy1 mi
- @Mail1 mi
- GGrocery1 mi
- EVEV fast charger1 mi
- MMechanic1 mi
- LLaundry6 mi
- PPropane7 mi
- +Urgent care7 mi
- DDump7 mi
- HHardware7 mi
- WWater8 mi
- ShShower8 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
- AAir-up12 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, 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 — Dogwood Family Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,759 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.23508, -117.21084
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Dogwood Family Campground · San Bernardino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureGrass Valley Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townMeadowbrook Woods · ~0.5 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.2 mi
- FuelFive Points General Store Shell · ~0.6 mi
- Propane / LPGMain Street Gas & Mart · ~14.0 mi
- Dump station~7.2 mi
- GroceriesJensen's · ~0.9 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~0.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicMountains Community Hospital · ~3.2 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~11.1 mi
EV charging — from Dogwood Family Campground · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger0.9 mi straight-line N — US Bank Blue Jay · EVCS · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach113 within 25 mi · 385 within 50 · 1110 within 100 · 1318 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)1.6 mi — Lake Arrowhead, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Lake Arrowhead
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)2.4 mi — Skypark Santa Village, Skyforest, CA · EVGATEWAY · J1772 · 39 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Lake Arrowhead Resort & Spa - Tesla Destination, Lake Arrowhead, 1.5 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 348774 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Dogwood Family Campground · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomMorton Peak Lo · ~13.5 mi SE · USFS
- RestroomSummit Ohv Staging Area · ~13.9 mi NW · USFS
- RestroomThurman Flats Picnic Area · ~14.6 mi SE · USFS
- RestroomChaparral Neighborhood Native Plant Garden · ~15.3 mi W · USFS
Open Dogwood Family Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Dogwood Family Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- North Shore Cg~3.5 mi · fee
- Bench Camp, Pct Trail Camp~5.3 mi
- Fishermans Group Cg~5.8 mi · fee
- Tent Peg Group Campground~6.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Dogwood Family Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Dogwood Family Campground are set by San Bernardino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Dogwood Family Campground
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
How it was placed
auto: drive (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
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 Dogwood Family Campground
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 — Dogwood Family Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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