Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Goff Flat Yellow Post Site
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 33.64060, -116.59754
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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 Goff Flat Yellow Post Site
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,383 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Goff Flat Yellow Post SiteNIFC · 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 Goff Flat Yellow Post Site · San Bernardino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- +Urgent care1 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- WWater10 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- OOutfitter10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- ShShower12 mi
- PPropane14 mi
- AAir-up31 mi
- DDump32 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 5 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 — Goff Flat Yellow Post Site
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
5,383 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
33.64060, -116.59754
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Goff Flat Yellow Post Site · San Bernardino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureHonor Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townThomas Mountain · ~2.6 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.7 mi
- FuelMobil · ~7.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Groceriesdollar general · ~7.3 mi
- PharmacyIdyllwild Pharmacy · ~9.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicVIP Urgent Care · ~13.2 mi
- HardwareSandlin & Son Equipment Rental · ~9.9 mi
EV charging — from Goff Flat Yellow Post Site · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.7 mi straight-line SW — MSTC EV CHARGER CHARGEPOINT 1, Anza, CA · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach38 within 25 mi · 177 within 50 · 972 within 100 · 1246 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)12.4 mi — CITY HALL UPPER FAST, Rancho Mirage
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)6.2 mi — Anza Electric Cooperative · Blink 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 163725 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Goff Flat Yellow Post Site · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomSanta Rosa Vc · ~11.1 mi E · BLM
- Highway rest areaWhitewater Eastbound · ~19.8 mi N
- Highway rest areaWhitewater Westbound · ~19.9 mi N
- Vault / pit toiletAtaxam Ma'Mta'Ash Campground · ~20.5 mi S · USFS
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Other camps near Goff Flat Yellow Post Site
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Cedar Springs Yellow Post Site~1.0 mi
- Ramona Campground~4.0 mi
- Tool Box Springs Campground~4.1 mi
- Apple Canyon Yellow Post Sites~4.8 mi
The unit that manages Goff Flat Yellow Post Site
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Goff Flat Yellow Post Site are set by San Bernardino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Goff Flat Yellow Post Site
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Goff Flat Yellow Post Site
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 — Goff Flat Yellow Post Site
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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