Mapped · not agency-listedPublic land · dispersedFree
Free Campsite. Sunset-Sunrise
Drive-up · public land · CA · 36.71242, -121.79137
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 54 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
- DDump1 mi
- WWater1 mi
- FFuel1 mi
- GGrocery1 mi
- RxPharmacy1 mi
- LLaundry2 mi
- HHardware2 mi
- MMechanic2 mi
- +Urgent care2 mi
- @Mail2 mi
- OOutfitter3 mi
- PPropane7 mi
- ShShower9 mi
- AAir-up22 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 1 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
54 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
36.71242, -121.79137
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSalinas River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townMorocojo · ~2.4 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~1.3 mi
- FuelBeacon · ~1.9 mi
- Propane / LPGSteve's 76 · ~21.8 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~1.0 mi
- GroceriesWalmart Supercenter · ~1.4 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~1.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicQuest Diagnostics · ~2.0 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~1.8 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomFtord Parker Flat Trailhd Cxt Toilet · ~6.4 mi S · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletFtord Npld Site -Vault Toilet · ~7.7 mi SE · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletFtord Creekside Terrace -Vault Toilet · ~8.1 mi SE · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletFtord Creekside Terrace -Vault Toilet · ~8.1 mi SE · BLM
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- free campsite~0.1 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
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 →