Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Golden Valley Wilderness
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · CA · 35.41090, -117.49406
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management 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 Golden Valley Wilderness
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,338 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Golden Valley WildernessNIFC · 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 Golden Valley Wilderness · Bureau of Land Management · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- GGrocery17 mi
- PPropane17 mi
- RxPharmacy17 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- AAir-up17 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- WWater18 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- +Urgent care19 mi
- DDump28 mi
- OOutfitter52 mi
- ShShower56 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — Golden Valley Wilderness
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
3,338 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
35.41090, -117.49406
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Golden Valley Wilderness · Bureau of Land Management · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureStream · nearby
- Nearest townRed Mountain · ~7.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelTexaco · ~8.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~28.1 mi
- GroceriesWalmart Supercenter · ~16.7 mi
- PharmacyAlbertsons Pharmacy · ~16.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicSouthern Sierra Medical Clinic · ~18.7 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~17.9 mi
EV charging — from Golden Valley Wilderness · Bureau of Land Management · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger17.7 mi straight-line NW — US Bank Ridgecrest · EVCS · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach7 within 25 mi · 32 within 50 · 358 within 100 · 1218 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)24.2 mi — Inyokern, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Inyokern
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)16.9 mi — SWTCH Energy, Ridgecrest, CA (at a retail) · SWTCH · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · 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 324025 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Golden Valley Wilderness · Bureau of Land Management · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHistorical -Edith E Camp -Vault Toilet · ~14.3 mi W · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletTrona Pinnacles Rec Site -Vault Toilet · ~15.9 mi NE · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletHistorical -Bickel Camp -Vault Toilet · ~22.2 mi W · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletHistorical -Bickel Camp -Vault Toilet · ~22.2 mi W · BLM
Open Golden Valley Wilderness elsewhere
Other camps near Golden Valley Wilderness
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Teagle Wash OHV Staging Area~8.5 mi
- Wagon Wheel Off Highway Vehicle Staging Area~11.5 mi
- Grass Valley Wilderness~13.5 mi
How we know this — Golden Valley Wilderness
Source
Bureau of Land Management 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 Golden Valley Wilderness
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 — Golden Valley Wilderness
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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