Agency-listedUSFSFee
Kings
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.71642, -118.93003
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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 Kings
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,238 ft.
Fire & smoke — around KingsNIFC · 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 Kings · Los Padres National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- MMechanic7 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- PPropane7 mi
- HHardware7 mi
- RxPharmacy7 mi
- LLaundry7 mi
- EVEV fast charger7 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- WWater8 mi
- DDump8 mi
- ShShower24 mi
- OOutfitter25 mi
- AAir-up32 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Kings
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,238 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.71642, -118.93003
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Kings · Los Padres National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townFrazier Park · ~6.9 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~8.3 mi
- FuelShell · ~7.0 mi
- Propane / LPGDon's Gas / Market · ~7.3 mi
- Dump station~8.3 mi
- GroceriesFood Mart · ~7.0 mi
- PharmacyEl Tejon Pharmacy · ~7.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicFrazier Mountain Community Health Center · ~7.7 mi
- HardwareFrazier Park Lumber and Hardware · ~7.3 mi
EV charging — from Kings · Los Padres National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.4 mi straight-line N — Lebec, CA - Tesla Supercharger · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 38 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 reach7 within 25 mi · 179 within 50 · 882 within 100 · 1219 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS7.5 mi — DC CORRIDOR FRAZIERPARK DC1, Lebec
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO7.5 mi — DC CORRIDOR FRAZIERPARK DC1, Lebec
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.5 mi — DC CORRIDOR FRAZIERPARK L2, Lebec, 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 372599 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Kings · Los Padres National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletKings · at this camp · USFS
- Portable toiletGoldhill Camping Area · ~0.9 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDutchman · ~3.9 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLittle Mutau Trailhead · ~4.8 mi S · USFS
Open Kings elsewhere
Other camps near Kings
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Gold Hill Camping Area~0.9 mi · fee
- Dutchman~3.9 mi · fee
- Hardluck~5.1 mi
- Chuchupate~6.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Kings
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Kings are set by Los Padres National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Kings
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 2026-08-24: $5 per night, single site -- one of the cheapest fee campgrounds in the state. Day use is separately $5 per vehicle per day or $30 per year ($5 for a secondary annual), and an Adventure Pass at $5/day or $30/year, or an Annual, Senior or Access Interagency pass, covers the day-use side. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/lospadres/recreation/kings-campground.
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 Kings
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 — Kings
What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Bugs & critters →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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