Agency-listedUSFSFee
Horse Springs Campground
OHV / 4×4 · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.35210, -117.07075
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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 Horse Springs Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,724 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Horse Springs CampgroundNIFC · 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 Horse Springs Campground · San Bernardino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail8 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- MMechanic9 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- WWater10 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- ShShower10 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- DDump11 mi
- AAir-up11 mi
- PPropane12 mi
- OOutfitter23 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — Horse Springs Campground
Access
OHV / 4×4
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,724 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.35210, -117.07075
Cost
Fee · Forest Service inventory: fee charged
Nearby & resupply — around Horse Springs Campground · San Bernardino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureCoxey Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townFizzben Heights · ~4.9 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~4.0 mi
- FuelFive Points General Store Shell · ~11.5 mi
- Propane / LPGMain Street Gas & Mart · ~14.2 mi
- Dump station~10.9 mi
- GroceriesJensen's Minute Shoppe · ~8.9 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy of the Woods · ~9.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicMountains Community Hospital · ~8.2 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~15.0 mi
EV charging — from Horse Springs Campground · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.7 mi straight-line SW — Lake Arrowhead, CA - Tesla Supercharger · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 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 reach66 within 25 mi · 236 within 50 · 1061 within 100 · 1316 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS10.0 mi — Phillips 76 Lake Arrowhead, Lake Arrowhead
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO10.6 mi — US Bank Blue Jay, Blue Jay
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.5 mi — 11923 Joshua Rd, Apple Valley, CA · LOOP · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — RW Ranch - Tesla Destination, Lucerne Valley, 4.1 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 201314 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Horse Springs Campground · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomSerrano Cg · ~10.8 mi SE · USFS
- RestroomCougar Buttes Cxt#2 Single/Gunnison · ~17.2 mi NE · BLM
- RestroomCougar Buttes Cxt#1 Single/Gunnison · ~17.3 mi NE · BLM
- RestroomMorton Peak Lo · ~17.4 mi S · USFS
Open Horse Springs Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Horse Springs Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Clark'S Ranch Trail Yellow Post Site~4.0 mi
- Big Pine Flat Family Campground~4.0 mi · fee
- Big Pine Flat Equestrian Group Campground~4.0 mi
- Ironwood Group Cg~4.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages Horse Springs Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Horse Springs Campground are set by San Bernardino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Horse Springs Campground
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
How it was placed
likely OHV (only a rough 4wd track in) — confirm
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 Horse Springs Campground
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 — Horse Springs Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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