Mapped · not agency-listedPublic land · dispersedFree
Free Camping. Sunset-Sunrise. Shafter, Ca. USA
Drive-up · public land · CA · 35.53295, -119.18543
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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 Free Camping. Sunset-Sunrise. Shafter, Ca. USA
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 453 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Free Camping. Sunset-Sunrise. Shafter, Ca. USANIFC · 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 Free Camping. Sunset-Sunrise. Shafter, Ca. USA · public land · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel0 mi
- MMechanic0 mi
- GGrocery0 mi
- ShShower0 mi
- EVEV fast charger0 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); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Free Camping. Sunset-Sunrise. Shafter, Ca. USA
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
453 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
35.53295, -119.18543
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Free Camping. Sunset-Sunrise. Shafter, Ca. USA · public land · CA (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 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
EV charging — from Free Camping. Sunset-Sunrise. Shafter, Ca. USA · public land · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger0.2 mi straight-line SW — Flying J 613, Bakersfield, CA · eVgo Network · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach44 within 25 mi · 65 within 50 · 337 within 100 · 1098 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)4.8 mi — McFarland, CA - Tesla Supercharger, McFarland
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO9.0 mi — Spectrum Fairfield Inn & Suites, Bakersfield
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)2.8 mi — Wonderful Orchards Cawelo, Shafter, CA (at a parking lot) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 9 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-05-09 · 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 387741 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Free Camping. Sunset-Sunrise. Shafter, Ca. USA · public land · CA — 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
Coming out here — Free Camping. Sunset-Sunrise. Shafter, Ca. USA · public land · CA
- Surface water mapped nearby: Water. That is wash water at best, and nobody has checked it for you — a creek can be dry and a tank can be mud. Filter or boil anything you drink.
- Assume no services at all. Most dispersed camping in a national forest has none: no tap, no power, no dump, often no toilet. Everything you need, you bring.
- Power: Dave carries his own — batteries or solar. A generator will run your rig and it is also the thing everybody camped near you can hear.
- Getting online: Dave recommends Starlink. He has had it since SpaceX introduced it, used it for four years living on the road, and it delivers as promised — several hundred nights out, and he can count on one hand the places he could not connect. The cable on his unit runs 150 feet, which is usually all it takes to find enough sky. Starlink → Referral link — Starlink pays Dave $100 in cash if you sign up through it, and that money funds this site and the next trip. It costs you nothing and does not change the recommendation.
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How we know this — Free Camping. Sunset-Sunrise. Shafter, Ca. USA
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)
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 Free Camping. Sunset-Sunrise. Shafter, Ca. USA
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 — Free Camping. Sunset-Sunrise. Shafter, Ca. USA
Finding water out here →Hot-weather camping →Bugs & critters →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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