Mapped · not agency-listedPublic land · dispersedFree
Free Camping. Sunset-Sunrise. Shafter, Ca. USA
Drive-up · public land · CA · 35.53295, -119.18543
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
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 453 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
- FFuel0 mi
- MMechanic0 mi
- GGrocery0 mi
- ShShower0 mi
- +Urgent care5 mi
- HHardware5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- RxPharmacy6 mi
- LLaundry6 mi
- WWater10 mi
- PPropane12 mi
- DDump26 mi
- OOutfitter53 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 0 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
Drive-up
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
453 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
35.53295, -119.18543
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWater · nearby
- Nearest townMinter Village · ~2.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~0.1 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~27.2 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~25.7 mi
- GroceriesLa Hacienda Market · ~5.6 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~8.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicOmni Family Health · ~5.2 mi
- HardwareTrue Value · ~5.6 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomLake Woollomes Far South Restroom Building · ~14.6 mi N · BoR
- RestroomLake Woollomes Center Restroom Building · ~14.7 mi N · BoR
- Highway rest areaButtonwillow Northbound · ~15.6 mi SW
- Highway rest areaButtonwillow Southbound · ~15.6 mi SW
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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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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
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 →