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High Creek Trail Camp
Hike-in · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.08694, -116.84674
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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 High Creek Trail Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,291 ft.
Fire & smoke — around High Creek 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 High Creek Trail Camp · San Bernardino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- LLaundry5 mi
- DDump6 mi
- ShShower6 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- WWater11 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- RxPharmacy11 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- PPropane11 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- AAir-up19 mi
- OOutfitter20 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — High Creek Trail Camp
Access
Hike-in
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,291 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.08694, -116.84674
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Getting in
Park at nearest trailhead · ~2.56 mi in a straight line (trail will be longer)
Nearby & resupply — around High Creek Trail Camp · San Bernardino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureHigh Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townForest Falls · ~4.2 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.0 mi
- FuelChevron · ~10.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~6.0 mi
- GroceriesElkhorn General Store · ~3.6 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~11.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicBear Valley Community Hospital · ~11.3 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~11.7 mi
EV charging — from High Creek Trail Camp · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.9 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 reach54 within 25 mi · 254 within 50 · 1116 within 100 · 1283 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS11.2 mi — Banning City Hall, Banning
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO11.2 mi — Banning City Hall, Banning
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)6.3 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 High Creek Trail Camp · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomVivian Trailhead · ~2.5 mi W · USFS
- RestroomFalls Picnic · ~2.6 mi W · USFS
- RestroomBig Falls Trailhead · ~2.7 mi W · USFS
- RestroomMomyer Trailhead · ~3.8 mi W · USFS
Open High Creek Trail Camp elsewhere
Other camps near High Creek Trail Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Halfway Trail Camp~1.0 mi
- San Gorgonio Trail Camp~1.5 mi
- Mineshaft Flat Camp~2.5 mi
- Dry Lake Lodgepole Camp~2.5 mi
The unit that manages High Creek Trail Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at High Creek Trail Camp are set by San Bernardino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — High Creek 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 High Creek 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 — High Creek Trail Camp
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Finding water out here →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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