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Gobbler's Knob Yellow Post Sites
OHV / 4×4 · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.31137, -117.58340
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Gobbler's Knob Yellow Post Sites
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,387 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Gobbler's Knob Yellow Post SitesNIFC · 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 Gobbler's Knob Yellow Post Sites · San Bernardino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater3 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- EVEV fast charger13 mi
- DDump13 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- PPropane14 mi
- OOutfitter14 mi
- AAir-up14 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Gobbler's Knob Yellow Post Sites
Access
OHV / 4×4
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,387 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.31137, -117.58340
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Gobbler's Knob Yellow Post Sites · San Bernardino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureNorth Fork Lytle Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townWrightwood · ~4.5 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~3.0 mi
- FuelChevron · ~9.8 mi
- Propane / LPGMain Street Gas & Mart · ~17.6 mi
- Dump station~18.2 mi
- GroceriesJensen's Foods · ~4.4 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~12.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicKalologie | Club Studio | Upland · ~12.6 mi
- HardwareColor Floors · ~14.1 mi
EV charging — from Gobbler's Knob Yellow Post Sites · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.8 mi straight-line SE — Fontana, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 24 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 reach112 within 25 mi · 677 within 50 · 1095 within 100 · 1324 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS14.0 mi — Victoria Gardens, Rancho Cucamonga
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO14.0 mi — Victoria Gardens, Rancho Cucamonga
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.1 mi — Merill Gardens at Rancho Cucamonga · Blink Network · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Grand Pine Cabins - Tesla Destination, Wrightwood, 4.5 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 149310 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Gobbler's Knob Yellow Post Sites · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSan Antonio Falls · ~3.9 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletManker Flat · ~4.2 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGuffy · ~4.6 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMiddlefork Trailhead · ~4.7 mi SE · USFS
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If this one is full, gated or washed out.
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- Paiute Canyon Yellow Post Sites~1.4 mi
- Gobblers Knob Yellow Post Sites~1.6 mi
- Coldwater Canyon Yellow Post Sites~2.4 mi
The unit that manages Gobbler's Knob Yellow Post Sites
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Gobbler's Knob Yellow Post Sites are set by San Bernardino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Gobbler's Knob Yellow Post Sites
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
How it was placed
likely OHV (only a rough 4wd track in) — confirm
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 Gobbler's Knob Yellow Post Sites
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 — Gobbler's Knob Yellow Post Sites
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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