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Hoegees
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.20778, -118.03334
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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 Hoegees
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,522 ft.
Fire & smoke — around HoegeesNIFC · 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 Hoegees · Angeles National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater1 mi
- GGrocery1 mi
- FFuel3 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- HHardware4 mi
- LLaundry4 mi
- EVEV fast charger4 mi
- RxPharmacy4 mi
- PPropane4 mi
- MMechanic4 mi
- +Urgent care4 mi
- OOutfitter4 mi
- AAir-up5 mi
- ShShower21 mi
- DDump28 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 1 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 — Hoegees
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,522 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.20778, -118.03334
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Hoegees · Angeles National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waterWater · ~1.0 mi
- FuelFuel · ~3.3 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~4.2 mi
- Dump station~27.6 mi
- GroceriesAdams' Pack Station · ~1.1 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~4.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicPasadena Park Healthcare & Wellness Center · ~4.5 mi
- HardwareArnold's Frontier Hardware · ~3.5 mi
EV charging — from Hoegees · Angeles National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger3.9 mi straight-line S — US Bank Arcadia - East Foothill · EVCS · CHAdeMO, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach310 within 25 mi · 818 within 50 · 1086 within 100 · 1332 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)4.6 mi — Pasadena, CA - 3363 E Foothill Blvd - Tesla Supercharger, Pasadena
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.4 mi — LA County DPR Arboretum, Arcadia, CA (at a park) · POWERFLEX · J1772 · 3 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-05-12 · 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 375915 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Hoegees · Angeles National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomChantry Flats · ~1.0 mi SE · USFS
- RestroomEaton Saddle · ~2.1 mi NW · USFS
- Flush restroomMt. Wilson Skyline Park · ~2.2 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSpring Camp · ~3.2 mi E · USFS
Open Hoegees elsewhere
Other camps near Hoegees
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Spruce Grove Trail Camp~0.9 mi
- Devore Trail Camp~2.5 mi
- West Fork Trail Camp~2.8 mi
- Idlehour Trail Camp~2.9 mi
The unit that manages Hoegees
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Hoegees are set by Angeles National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Hoegees
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 Hoegees
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 — Hoegees
What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Hot-weather camping →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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