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Green Canyon Group Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.22362, -116.80557
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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 Green Canyon Group Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,222 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Green Canyon Group CgNIFC · 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 Green Canyon Group Cg · San Bernardino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery2 mi
- @Mail2 mi
- LLaundry2 mi
- ShShower3 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- MMechanic4 mi
- RxPharmacy5 mi
- HHardware5 mi
- EVEV fast charger5 mi
- WWater5 mi
- DDump5 mi
- PPropane6 mi
- +Urgent care19 mi
- AAir-up24 mi
- OOutfitter29 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 — Green Canyon Group Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,222 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.22362, -116.80557
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Green Canyon Group Cg · San Bernardino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWater · nearby
- Nearest townWoodlands · ~1.5 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~3.8 mi
- FuelBest Gas · ~3.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~5.4 mi
- GroceriesGrocery Outlet · ~4.8 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~19.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicBear Valley Community Hospital · ~5.0 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~21.4 mi
EV charging — from Green Canyon Group Cg · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger4.9 mi straight-line W — Homestreet Bank Big Bear, Big Bear Lake, CA · LOOP · CHAdeMO, CCS · 3 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach32 within 25 mi · 221 within 50 · 1060 within 100 · 1297 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)4.9 mi — Big Bear Lake, CA - Big Bear Boulevard - Tesla Supercharger, Big Bear Lake
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.2 mi — Sunnybrook Estate, Big Bear Lake, CA · LOOP · J1772 · 9 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast charger$1 activation fee; $0.45 per kWh (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 398968 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Green Canyon Group Cg · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomSerrano Cg · ~6.8 mi NW · USFS
- RestroomVivian Trailhead · ~10.9 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomFalls Picnic · ~11.0 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomBig Falls Trailhead · ~11.0 mi SW · USFS
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Other camps near Green Canyon Group Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Green Spot Equestrian Group Cg~0.3 mi · fee
- Arrastre Trail Camp~3.8 mi
- South Fork Campground~3.9 mi
- Buttercup Group Cg~4.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Green Canyon Group Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Green Canyon Group Cg are set by San Bernardino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Green Canyon Group Cg
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Green Canyon Group Cg
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 — Green Canyon Group Cg
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