Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Keller Peak Yellow Post Sites Along 1N96
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.20654, -117.04371
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USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Keller Peak Yellow Post Sites Along 1N96
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,294 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Keller Peak Yellow Post Sites Along 1N96NIFC · 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 Keller Peak Yellow Post Sites Along 1N96 · San Bernardino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater2 mi
- FFuel2 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- MMechanic3 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- LLaundry4 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- ShShower8 mi
- DDump8 mi
- PPropane9 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- +Urgent care10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- AAir-up13 mi
- OOutfitter17 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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 — Keller Peak Yellow Post Sites Along 1N96
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
7,294 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.20654, -117.04371
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Keller Peak Yellow Post Sites Along 1N96 · San Bernardino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townRunning Springs · ~3.5 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~2.0 mi
- FuelValero · ~2.5 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~8.7 mi
- Dump station~8.4 mi
- GroceriesJensen's · ~3.5 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy of the Woods · ~8.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~9.5 mi
- HardwareDIY Home Center · ~9.6 mi
EV charging — from Keller Peak Yellow Post Sites Along 1N96 · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.6 mi straight-line E — Big Bear Lake, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 6 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 reach88 within 25 mi · 292 within 50 · 1111 within 100 · 1305 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS8.9 mi — Phillips 76 Lake Arrowhead, Lake Arrowhead
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO9.6 mi — Homestreet Bank Big Bear, Big Bear Lake
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.4 mi — Skypark Santa Village, Skyforest, CA · EVGATEWAY · J1772 · 39 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 316899 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Keller Peak Yellow Post Sites Along 1N96 · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomMorton Peak Lo · ~7.3 mi S · USFS
- RestroomThurman Flats Picnic Area · ~7.3 mi S · USFS
- Flush restroomSerrano Cg · ~8.3 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomMomyer Trailhead · ~11.1 mi SE · USFS
Open Keller Peak Yellow Post Sites Along 1N96 elsewhere
Other camps near Keller Peak Yellow Post Sites Along 1N96
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Green Valley Campground~2.9 mi · fee
- San Bernardino National Forest~4.0 mi
- Bluff Mesa Group Campground~4.0 mi
- Bench Camp, Pct Trail Camp~4.6 mi
The unit that manages Keller Peak Yellow Post Sites Along 1N96
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Keller Peak Yellow Post Sites Along 1N96 are set by San Bernardino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Keller Peak Yellow Post Sites Along 1N96
Stay limit
14 nights (14-day limit)
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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-22: FREE -- fee flag corrected to 0. The forest's own page for these sites states, in the structured fee block, 'No fees are associated with this site.' No dollar figure appears anywhere on the page and no Adventure Pass or day-use pass is required. Nine individual yellow-post sites, first-come first-served only, 8 people and 2 vehicles maximum per site, one table and one fire ring each, NO restrooms and NO drinking water, 14-day limit; pack it in, pack it out. The access road is closed and the sites are hike-in only until 1 May 2026, and no campfires are permitted until the fire rings are re-installed. NOTE THE DISAGREEMENT: the Forest Service recreation-sites record, re-read live today, still flags fee_charged=Y with no amount; the forest's own page is the more specific source and it is the one a visitor would be held to. Sources: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/sanbernardino/recreation/keller-peak-yellow-post-sites and https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_RecInfraRecreationSites_02/MapServer/0/query?where=site_name='KELLER PEAK YELLOW POST SITES ALONG 1N96' AND region='05'.
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 Keller Peak Yellow Post Sites Along 1N96
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 — Keller Peak Yellow Post Sites Along 1N96
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