Agency-listedBLM · dispersedUnpriced · confirm
Johnson Valley Ohv Area
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · CA · 34.51764, -116.75320
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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 Johnson Valley Ohv Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,349 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Johnson Valley 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 Johnson Valley Ohv Area · Bureau of Land Management · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery12 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- WWater20 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- EVEV fast charger20 mi
- DDump20 mi
- HHardware20 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- PPropane21 mi
- +Urgent care25 mi
- AAir-up26 mi
- OOutfitter36 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 12 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 — Johnson Valley Ohv Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
3,349 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.51764, -116.75320
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Johnson Valley Ohv Area · Bureau of Land Management · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCushenbury · ~12.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelBest Gas · ~18.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~19.9 mi
- GroceriesLucerne Valley Market and Hardware · ~12.2 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~25.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicBear Valley Community Hospital · ~20.3 mi
- HardwareDeels Plumbing Heating Supply Store · ~21.7 mi
EV charging — from Johnson Valley Ohv Area · Bureau of Land Management · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.8 mi straight-line S — Big Bear Lake, CA - Big Bear Boulevard - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 12 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 123 within 50 · 903 within 100 · 1375 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS19.9 mi — Homestreet Bank Big Bear, Big Bear Lake
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO19.9 mi — Homestreet Bank Big Bear, Big Bear Lake
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.8 mi — PSP AIRPORT 253646, Palm Springs, CA · 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 446609 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Johnson Valley Ohv Area · Bureau of Land Management · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomN. Anderson Cxt#1 Single/Gunnison · ~2.8 mi N · BLM
- RestroomCougar Buttes Cxt#1 Single/Gunnison · ~4.3 mi W · BLM
- RestroomCougar Buttes Cxt#2 Single/Gunnison · ~4.3 mi W · BLM
- RestroomBessemer Mine Rd (Jv4303) Cxt#2 Single/Gunnison · ~6.4 mi SE · BLM
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Other camps near Johnson Valley Ohv Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Barstow~10.8 mi
- Doble, Pct Trail Camp~15.6 mi
- Dispersed camp #11 — San Bernardino County, CA~15.7 mi
- Dispersed camp #10 — San Bernardino County, CA~15.8 mi
How we know this — Johnson Valley 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
BLM RIDB record, agency-listed. Its fee field is empty -- no fee statement -- so the cost is unpriced (field read 2026-09-19). 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 Johnson Valley 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 — Johnson Valley Ohv Area
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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