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Heart Bar Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.15862, -116.78557
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. 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 Heart Bar Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,863 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Heart Bar 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 Heart Bar Cg · San Bernardino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower5 mi
- DDump5 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- LLaundry7 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- PPropane9 mi
- WWater9 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- AAir-up24 mi
- OOutfitter26 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Heart Bar Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,863 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.15862, -116.78557
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Heart Bar Cg · San Bernardino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townBig Bear · ~6.6 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~8.8 mi
- FuelBest Gas · ~7.9 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~8.7 mi
- Dump station~5.2 mi
- GroceriesEasy's General Store · ~6.3 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~8.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicYucaipa Family Clinic of Redlands Community Hospital · ~17.3 mi
- HardwareDIY Home Center · ~8.6 mi
EV charging — from Heart Bar Cg · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger8.5 mi straight-line NW — 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 reach45 within 25 mi · 229 within 50 · 1070 within 100 · 1289 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)8.6 mi — Big Bear Lake, CA - Big Bear Boulevard - Tesla Supercharger, Big Bear Lake
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.7 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
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Big Bear Lake, Big Bear Lake, 8.4 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guest use only
- 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 Heart Bar Cg · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomVivian Trailhead · ~8.0 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomFalls Picnic · ~8.1 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomBig Falls Trailhead · ~8.1 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomMomyer Trailhead · ~8.9 mi SW · USFS
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Other camps near Heart Bar Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Wildhorse Equestrian Camp~0.2 mi · fee
- Wild Horse Equestrian Campground~0.4 mi · fee
- Skyline Group Cg~0.5 mi · fee
- Heart Bar Equestrian Cg~0.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages Heart Bar Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Heart Bar Cg are set by San Bernardino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Heart Bar 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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-22: $29 per night single site, $56 double, plus $2 per night more on holidays (the page states the holiday prices outright as $31 single and $58 double) and $8 per night per extra vehicle. A single site takes 8 people and a double 16; the camping fee includes entry for one vehicle. CHECKS UNDER $50 ARE NOT ACCEPTED. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/sanbernardino/recreation/heart-bar-family-campground.
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 Heart Bar 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 — Heart Bar Cg
What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Camping with a dog →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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