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Falcon Group Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 33.65411, -117.45041
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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 Falcon Group Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,315 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Falcon 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 Falcon Group Camp · Cleveland National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery2 mi
- WWater3 mi
- +Urgent care5 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- RxPharmacy5 mi
- MMechanic5 mi
- EVEV fast charger6 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- HHardware7 mi
- ShShower8 mi
- DDump8 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- PPropane12 mi
- AAir-up12 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — Falcon Group Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,315 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
33.65411, -117.45041
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Falcon Group Camp · Cleveland National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townLakeland · ~4.8 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~3.1 mi
- FuelArco · ~5.2 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~12.4 mi
- Dump station~8.5 mi
- GroceriesKristi's Korner Country Store · ~2.0 mi
- PharmacySav-on Pharmacy · ~5.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicLake Elsinore Health Center · ~5.0 mi
- HardwareThe Home Depot · ~6.9 mi
EV charging — from Falcon Group Camp · Cleveland National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger6.5 mi straight-line NE — Outlets at Lake Elsinore · eVgo Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach203 within 25 mi · 643 within 50 · 1180 within 100 · 1289 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)6.6 mi — Lake Elsinore, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Lake Elsinore
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.1 mi — Lake Elsinore - City Hall (at a municipal building) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-11 · 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 228568 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Falcon Group Camp · Cleveland National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletFalcon Group Camp · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomBlue Jay Trailhead · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBlue Jay Campground · ~0.5 mi N · USFS
- RestroomEl Cariso Information Site · ~2.1 mi E · USFS
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Other camps near Falcon Group Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Falcon Group Campsite~0.2 mi
- Blue Jay Campground~0.5 mi · fee
- El Cariso Campground~2.2 mi · fee
- Upper San Juan Campground~3.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Falcon Group Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Falcon Group Camp are set by Cleveland National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Falcon 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 2026-08-23: this is a GROUP campground and the forest page says only that "fees vary between sites" without giving amounts. Its recreation.gov listing 231947 (Falcon Group) prices the group tent units at $60, $75 and $120 per night depending on which unit is booked, plus a reservation charge. No single-site rate exists here. Source: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/231947.
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 Falcon 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 — Falcon Group Camp
What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Bugs & critters →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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