Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Dove Springs Ohv Area
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · CA · 35.43273, -118.04180
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Dove Springs Ohv Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,542 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Dove Springs Ohv AreaNIFC · 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 Dove Springs Ohv Area · Bureau of Land Management · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater5 mi
- DDump5 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- @Mail20 mi
- +Urgent care21 mi
- LLaundry21 mi
- HHardware21 mi
- RxPharmacy22 mi
- MMechanic23 mi
- PPropane23 mi
- AAir-up24 mi
- ShShower30 mi
- OOutfitter39 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Dove Springs Ohv Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
3,542 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
35.43273, -118.04180
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Dove Springs Ohv Area · Bureau of Land Management · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waterWater · ~4.9 mi
- FuelJawbone Canyon Store · ~9.7 mi
- Propane / LPGShell · ~22.8 mi
- Dump station~5.0 mi
- GroceriesJawbone Canyon Store · ~9.7 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~21.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicCalifornia City Family Health Center · ~21.2 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~21.4 mi
EV charging — from Dove Springs Ohv Area · Bureau of Land Management · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.4 mi straight-line NE — Inyokern · EV Connect · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach8 within 25 mi · 35 within 50 · 501 within 100 · 1237 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)19.6 mi — Inyokern, CA - Locust Avenue - Tesla Supercharger, Inyokern
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)19.4 mi — Inyokern · EV Connect · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 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 183939 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Dove Springs Ohv Area · Bureau of Land Management · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomDove Springs Ohv - Staging Area #3 Cxt · ~0.7 mi E · BLM
- RestroomDove Springs Ohv - Staging Area #2 Cxt · ~1.2 mi E · BLM
- RestroomDove Springs Ohv - Staging Area #1 Cxt · ~1.4 mi E · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletHistorical -Bickel Camp -Vault Toilet · ~8.7 mi E · BLM
Open Dove Springs Ohv Area elsewhere
Other camps near Dove Springs Ohv Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Jawbone Canyon Dispersed Camping~8.2 mi
- Jawbone Canyon Ohv Area~8.3 mi
- Kiavah Wilderness~10.8 mi
- Bright Star Wilderness~11.6 mi
How we know this — Dove Springs Ohv Area
Source
Bureau of Land Management 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 Dove Springs Ohv Area
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 — Dove Springs Ohv Area
What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Bugs & critters →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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