Agency-listedUSFSFee
Fremont
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.54315, -119.82162
Ask an AI about this campsiteOpens Grok already loaded with this site. It reads the same records this page is built from, and links whatever it tells you.
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 Fremont
Loading the latest forecast…
Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 965 ft.
Fire & smoke — around FremontNIFC · AirNow
Checking active fires & air quality…
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 Fremont · Los Padres National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery2 mi
- WWater3 mi
- DDump3 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- RxPharmacy7 mi
- MMechanic7 mi
- +Urgent care7 mi
- HHardware7 mi
- AAir-up7 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- PPropane7 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- ShShower8 mi
- OOutfitter11 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 — Fremont
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
965 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.54315, -119.82162
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Fremont · Los Padres National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townEastern Goleta Valley · ~7.2 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~3.1 mi
- FuelFuel Depot · ~7.0 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~7.4 mi
- Dump stationThousand Trails · ~3.2 mi
- GroceriesCielo Store · ~2.2 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~7.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicCottage Urgent Care · ~7.0 mi
- HardwareMiner's Ace Hardware · ~7.1 mi
EV charging — from Fremont · Los Padres National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger8.1 mi straight-line SE — Santa Barbara, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 16 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach19 within 25 mi · 60 within 50 · 457 within 100 · 1044 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS8.3 mi — BOA North Santa Barbara CA6-121 (Santa Barbara, CA, Santa Barbara
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO8.4 mi — La Cumbre Plaza, Santa Barbara
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)6.9 mi — FC CHARGERS FAIRVIEW #2, Goleta, CA · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · 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 197424 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Fremont · Los Padres National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomOutdoors Santa Barbara Visitor Center · ~12.1 mi SE · NPS
- Vault / pit toiletFigueroa · ~16.2 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPino Alto · ~16.4 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDavy Brown · ~16.7 mi NW · USFS
Open Fremont elsewhere
Other camps near Fremont
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Paradise~0.6 mi · fee
- Los Prietos~1.1 mi · fee
- Sage Hill Group~1.8 mi · fee
- Upper Oso~3.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Fremont
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Fremont are set by Los Padres National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Fremont
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 2026-08-22: $40.00 per site per night, plus $2.00 more on weekends and holidays, before taxes or discounts. The fee covers 6 people and 1 vehicle: 8 people is the site maximum and each person past 6 is $10.00 per night, 2 vehicles is the site maximum and the second vehicle is $10.00 per night. Interagency Senior and Access passes give 50% off camping fees but not day use and not the extra-vehicle fee. recreation.gov 234106 books $40 for standard non-electric and walk-to sites across the whole 2026 calendar year. Sources: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/lospadres/recreation/fremont-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234106.
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 Fremont
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 — Fremont
What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Bugs & critters →Gear & rig loadout →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 →