Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Jawbone Canyon Ohv Area
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · CA · 35.31257, -118.05002
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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 Jawbone Canyon Ohv Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,454 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Jawbone Canyon Ohv 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 Jawbone Canyon Ohv Area · Bureau of Land Management · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- WWater5 mi
- DDump5 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- @Mail14 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- ShShower24 mi
- PPropane25 mi
- AAir-up28 mi
- OOutfitter47 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 3 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 — Jawbone Canyon Ohv Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
2,454 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
35.31257, -118.05002
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Jawbone Canyon Ohv Area · Bureau of Land Management · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCalifornia · ~15.3 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~5.0 mi
- FuelJawbone Canyon Store · ~2.7 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~25.1 mi
- Dump station~5.3 mi
- GroceriesJawbone Canyon Store · ~2.7 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~13.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicCalifornia City Family Health Center · ~13.4 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~13.3 mi
EV charging — from Jawbone Canyon Ohv Area · Bureau of Land Management · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.3 mi straight-line SW — Mojave, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a restaurant) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 12 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 reach12 within 25 mi · 43 within 50 · 686 within 100 · 1240 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS18.9 mi — Mojave Air & Spaceport (Building 1), Mojave
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO18.9 mi — Mojave Air & Spaceport (Building 1), Mojave
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.5 mi — California City (at a standalone station) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-05-12 · 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 102041 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Jawbone Canyon Ohv Area · Bureau of Land Management · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletJawbone Vc -Vault Toilet · ~2.9 mi E · BLM
- RestroomJawbone Vc · ~2.9 mi E · BLM
- RestroomJawbone Vc Interpretive Center · ~2.9 mi E · BLM
- RestroomDove Springs Ohv - Staging Area #1 Cxt · ~8.1 mi N · BLM
Open Jawbone Canyon Ohv Area elsewhere
Other camps near Jawbone Canyon Ohv Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Jawbone Canyon Dispersed Camping~0.7 mi
- Dove Springs Ohv Area~8.3 mi
- Bright Star Wilderness~16.0 mi
- Kiavah Wilderness~19.1 mi
How we know this — Jawbone Canyon Ohv 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 Jawbone Canyon Ohv 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 — Jawbone Canyon Ohv Area
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