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Halfway Trail Camp
Hike-in · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.08337, -116.86372
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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 Halfway Trail Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,011 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Halfway Trail CampNIFC · 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 Halfway Trail Camp · San Bernardino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery3 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- LLaundry4 mi
- DDump6 mi
- ShShower6 mi
- WWater10 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- PPropane11 mi
- AAir-up18 mi
- OOutfitter19 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 3 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 — Halfway Trail Camp
Access
Hike-in
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,011 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.08337, -116.86372
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Getting in
Park at nearest trailhead · ~1.57 mi in a straight line (trail will be longer)
Nearby & resupply — around Halfway Trail Camp · San Bernardino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureVivian Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townForest Falls · ~3.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.1 mi
- FuelChevron · ~10.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~6.1 mi
- GroceriesElkhorn General Store · ~2.7 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~11.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicBear Valley Community Hospital · ~11.4 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~11.2 mi
EV charging — from Halfway Trail Camp · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.8 mi straight-line S — Cabazon, 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 reach57 within 25 mi · 257 within 50 · 1130 within 100 · 1288 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS10.9 mi — Banning City Hall, Banning
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO10.9 mi — Banning City Hall, Banning
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)5.4 mi — Oak Glen Preserve (at a park) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-06-06 · hours: 8am-4:30pm daily; maximum stay of 2 hours
- 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 102006 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Halfway Trail Camp · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomVivian Trailhead · ~1.5 mi W · USFS
- RestroomFalls Picnic · ~1.6 mi W · USFS
- RestroomBig Falls Trailhead · ~1.7 mi W · USFS
- RestroomMomyer Trailhead · ~2.9 mi W · USFS
Open Halfway Trail Camp elsewhere
Other camps near Halfway Trail Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- High Creek Trail Camp~1.0 mi
- San Gorgonio Trail Camp~2.5 mi
- Dry Lake Lodgepole Camp~3.3 mi
- Dry Lake Lodgepole Camp~3.4 mi
The unit that manages Halfway Trail Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Halfway Trail Camp are set by San Bernardino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Halfway Trail Camp
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.
How it was placed
auto: hike (road/trail right there)
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 Halfway Trail Camp
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 — Halfway Trail Camp
When the high country opens →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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