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El Prado Group Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 32.88970, -116.45391
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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 El Prado Group Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,507 ft.
Fire & smoke — around El Prado Group 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 El Prado Group Camp · Cleveland National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- ShShower0 mi
- @Mail2 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- DDump7 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- EVEV fast charger15 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- RxPharmacy19 mi
- MMechanic25 mi
- OOutfitter25 mi
- AAir-up27 mi
- PPropane27 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — El Prado Group Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,507 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
32.88970, -116.45391
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around El Prado Group Camp · Cleveland National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townMount Laguna · ~2.1 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.3 mi
- FuelPine Valley Store · ~6.4 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~27.2 mi
- Dump station~7.4 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~6.3 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~19.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicJulian Family Medicine · ~15.6 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~19.1 mi
EV charging — from El Prado Group Camp · Cleveland National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.4 mi straight-line NW — CSG EV JULIAN LIB #1 · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach9 within 25 mi · 191 within 50 · 522 within 100 · 1137 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)17.6 mi — Alpine, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Alpine
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.1 mi — OAKS1 STATION 1, Guatay, CA · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveDC fast, restricted access — Viejas Casino and Resort, Alpine, 15.2 mi · J1772, CCS · 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 387572 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around El Prado Group Camp · Cleveland National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletEl Prado Group Camp · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomLaguna Campground · ~0.3 mi E · USFS
- RestroomShrine Organization · ~0.5 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomStorm Canyon Vista Trailhead · ~0.6 mi NE · USFS
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Other camps near El Prado Group Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Laguna Campground~0.4 mi · fee
- Horse Heaven Group Camp~0.8 mi · fee
- Burnt Rancheria Campground~2.8 mi · fee
- Wooded Hill Group Camp~2.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages El Prado Group Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at El Prado Group Camp are set by Cleveland National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — El Prado Group 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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-25: group site $60 per night (30-36 people) or $90 per night (up to 50 people), plus a reservation charge. Group sites only: recreation.gov listing 231950 offers no individual site type. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/cleveland/recreation/el-prado-group-campground.
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 El Prado Group 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 — El Prado Group Camp
What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Power off-grid →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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