Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Imperial Dam Long Term Visitor Area
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · CA · 32.90126, -114.49543
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management 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 Imperial Dam Long Term Visitor Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 312 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Imperial Dam Long Term Visitor AreaNIFC · 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 Imperial Dam Long Term Visitor Area · Bureau of Land Management · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump0 mi
- FFuel2 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- +Urgent care4 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- WWater11 mi
- ShShower11 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- OOutfitter15 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- PPropane19 mi
- AAir-up55 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — Imperial Dam Long Term Visitor Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
312 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
32.90126, -114.49543
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Imperial Dam Long Term Visitor Area · Bureau of Land Management · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSenator Wash Reservoir (water) · nearby
- Nearest townCastle Dome Landing · ~4.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.1 mi
- FuelGas · ~2.4 mi
- Propane / LPGYuma Oil · ~18.6 mi
- Dump station~0.0 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~2.4 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~15.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicFort Yuma Health Care Center · ~13.4 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~16.0 mi
EV charging — from Imperial Dam Long Term Visitor Area · Bureau of Land Management · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger14.0 mi straight-line SW — Yuma, AZ - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · 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 reach5 within 25 mi · 12 within 50 · 35 within 100 · 189 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS15.0 mi — Target T2083 (Yuma, AZ), Yuma
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO49.3 mi — US Bank Blythe, Blythe
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.4 mi — LQYUMA LQ YUMA 1 · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · 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 101997 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Imperial Dam Long Term Visitor Area · Bureau of Land Management · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomRestroom 1 - Senator Wash Reservoir South Mesa Ltva · at this camp · BLM
- RestroomRestroom 2 - Senator Wash Reservoir South Mesa Ltva · at this camp · BLM
- RestroomSenator Wash Reservoir Boat Ramp · ~0.6 mi NE · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletVault Toilet 3 - Senator Wash Reservoir North Shore · ~0.8 mi NE · BLM
Open Imperial Dam Long Term Visitor Area elsewhere
Other camps near Imperial Dam Long Term Visitor Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Little Picacho Wilderness~4.9 mi
- Mittry Lake Wildlife Area~5.9 mi
- BLM public land~7.9 mi
- Picacho Peak Wilderness~15.5 mi
How we know this — Imperial Dam Long Term Visitor Area
Source
Bureau of Land Management 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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Imperial Dam Long Term Visitor Area
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 — Imperial Dam Long Term Visitor Area
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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