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Elliot Mine Area Dispersed Camping
OHV / 4×4 · public land · CA · 32.62579, -116.09635
We haven't personally camped here. Everything below is pulled from public land data, USGS maps and OpenStreetMap — a real place on public land, but not field-checked by us. Confirm road conditions, current access, stay limits and fire restrictions before you go.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,177 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · 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 camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- WWater17 mi
- +Urgent care22 mi
- ShShower25 mi
- DDump25 mi
- RxPharmacy32 mi
- MMechanic33 mi
- HHardware33 mi
- LLaundry33 mi
- PPropane33 mi
- OOutfitter34 mi
- AAir-up54 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, 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). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
OHV / 4×4
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
4,177 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
32.62579, -116.09635
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townBoulder Park · ~2.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelOcotillo Chevron Desert Fuel Stop · ~9.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~25.4 mi
- GroceriesOxxo · ~6.2 mi
- PharmacyJNL · ~29.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicCentro de Salud Progreso · ~30.0 mi
- HardwareMateriales Moisés · ~6.1 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMccain Lark Cg -Day Use Vault Toilet · ~12.0 mi NW · BLM
- RestroomMccain Lark Canyon Cg -Toilet 10 · ~12.4 mi NW · BLM
- RestroomMccain Lark Canyon Cg -Toilet 20 · ~12.5 mi NW · BLM
- RestroomMccain Lark Canyon Cg -Toilet 30 · ~12.6 mi NW · BLM
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Jacumba Wilderness~6.1 mi
- Lark Canyon Campground~12.5 mi
- Lark Canyon Campground~12.7 mi
- Carrizo Gorge Wilderness~13.3 mi
How we know this
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
likely OHV (only a rough 4wd track in) — confirm
Field check
Not verified on the ground. Nobody from here has camped it. It stays at Likely until someone does.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres 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
Before you go
Your first dispersed night →Fire rules & restrictions →Getting unstuck →Power off-grid →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →