Agency-listedUSFSFee
Hi Mountain
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 35.26090, -120.41391
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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 Hi Mountain
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,331 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Hi MountainNIFC · 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 Hi Mountain · Los Padres National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery6 mi
- WWater8 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- EVEV fast charger13 mi
- RxPharmacy13 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- AAir-up13 mi
- PPropane14 mi
- OOutfitter14 mi
- DDump15 mi
- ShShower15 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 — Hi Mountain
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,331 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
35.26090, -120.41391
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Hi Mountain · Los Padres National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townEdna · ~11.4 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~8.1 mi
- FuelShell · ~13.0 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~13.8 mi
- Dump station~15.3 mi
- GroceriesMarina · ~5.5 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~12.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicFoot Clinic · ~13.0 mi
- HardwareWine Country Carpet Cleaning · ~12.4 mi
EV charging — from Hi Mountain · Los Padres National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.7 mi straight-line W — Conserv Fuel SLO, San Luis Obispo, CA · FLIPTURN · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach39 within 25 mi · 59 within 50 · 196 within 100 · 612 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)13.8 mi — Arroyo Grande, CA - West Branch Street - Tesla Supercharger, Arroyo Grande
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO12.9 mi — Marigold Center, San Luis Obispo
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)6.7 mi — 3031 Lopez Drive, Arroyo Grande, CA · LOOP · J1772 · 3 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted abovePlanned DC fast — J&R SLO Properties INC, San Luis Obispo, 12.6 mi · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · expected 2025-10-15 · 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 458329 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Hi Mountain · Los Padres National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHi Mountain · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTurkey Flat Ohv Staging Area · ~7.0 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAmerican Canyon · ~8.4 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFriis · ~9.6 mi NE · USFS
Open Hi Mountain elsewhere
Other camps near Hi Mountain
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Turkey Flat Ohv Staging Area~7.0 mi · fee
- American Canyon~8.4 mi · fee
- Friis~9.6 mi
- La Panza~10.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Hi Mountain
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Hi Mountain are set by Los Padres National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Hi Mountain
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 2026-08-23: $5 per night for a single site, or $30 for an annual pass -- those are the only two figures Los Padres publishes for this site, and the forest files it as a standard amenity fee rather than a campground fee. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/lospadres/recreation/hi-mountain-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 Hi Mountain
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 — Hi Mountain
What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Bugs & critters →Power off-grid →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →