Mapped · not agency-listedPublic land · dispersedFree
Elliot Mine Area Dispersed Camping
OHV / 4×4 · public land · CA · 32.62579, -116.09635
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Ask about this camp →A mapped lead, not an agency listing. Somebody marked this as a campsite; we could not match it to a land-manager record. Worth checking rather than counting on. 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 Elliot Mine Area Dispersed Camping
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,177 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Elliot Mine Area Dispersed CampingNIFC · 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 Elliot Mine Area Dispersed Camping · public land · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel4 mi
- EVEV fast charger4 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); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Elliot Mine Area Dispersed Camping
Access
OHV / 4×4
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
4,177 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
32.62579, -116.09635
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Elliot Mine Area Dispersed Camping · public land · CA (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 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
EV charging — from Elliot Mine Area Dispersed Camping · public land · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger4.1 mi straight-line W — Jacumba, CA, Jacumba Hot Springs, CA (at a public site) · RIVIAN_ADVENTURE · NACS (Tesla) · 12 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 28 within 50 · 306 within 100 · 839 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS32.8 mi — BOA El Centro CA0-119 (El Centro, CA), El Centro
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO32.8 mi — BOA El Centro CA0-119 (El Centro, CA), El Centro
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)21.9 mi — San Ysidro Health Center, Campo, CA (at a hospital) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · 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 462434 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Elliot Mine Area Dispersed Camping · public land · CA — 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
Open Elliot Mine Area Dispersed Camping elsewhere
Other camps near Elliot Mine Area Dispersed Camping
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Jacumba Wilderness~6.1 mi
- San Diego County~7.0 mi
- Lark Canyon Campground~12.5 mi
- Lark Canyon Campground~12.7 mi
How we know this — Elliot Mine Area Dispersed Camping
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
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
Contributed, not agency-listed. A mapper marked this as a campsite. We have not matched it to a land-manager record, so it stays at Likely.
What we don’t know about Elliot Mine Area Dispersed Camping
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 — Elliot Mine Area Dispersed Camping
Water on public land →Getting unstuck →Hot-weather camping →How to read this page →All field notes →
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