Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Little Bear Spring, Pct Trail Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.30112, -116.97640
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service 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 Little Bear Spring, Pct Trail Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,594 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Little Bear Spring, Pct Trail CampNIFC · 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 Little Bear Spring, Pct Trail Camp · San Bernardino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- ShShower4 mi
- DDump4 mi
- WWater5 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- EVEV fast charger5 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- LLaundry6 mi
- PPropane6 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- RxPharmacy6 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- AAir-up18 mi
- OOutfitter24 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 — Little Bear Spring, Pct Trail Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
6,594 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.30112, -116.97640
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Little Bear Spring, Pct Trail Camp · San Bernardino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureGreenlead Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townFawnskin · ~3.0 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.8 mi
- FuelChevron · ~5.3 mi
- Propane / LPGMain Street Gas & Mart · ~20.5 mi
- Dump station~4.4 mi
- GroceriesFawnskin Market · ~2.8 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy of the Woods · ~12.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicBear Valley Community Hospital · ~6.3 mi
- HardwareRedlands Ace Hardware · ~20.7 mi
EV charging — from Little Bear Spring, Pct Trail Camp · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger5.3 mi straight-line SE — 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 reach59 within 25 mi · 240 within 50 · 1064 within 100 · 1310 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS6.3 mi — Homestreet Bank Big Bear, Big Bear Lake
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO6.3 mi — Homestreet Bank Big Bear, Big Bear Lake
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)5.4 mi — Sierra Blue Hotel and Swim Club - Tesla Destination, Big Bear Lake, CA · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- 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 Little Bear Spring, Pct Trail Camp · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomSerrano Cg · ~4.4 mi SE · USFS
- RestroomThurman Flats Picnic Area · ~13.8 mi S · USFS
- RestroomMorton Peak Lo · ~14.3 mi S · USFS
- RestroomMomyer Trailhead · ~15.2 mi S · USFS
Open Little Bear Spring, Pct Trail Camp elsewhere
Other camps near Little Bear Spring, Pct Trail Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Hanna Flat Campground~0.9 mi · fee
- Big Bear Yellow Post Sites~1.9 mi
- Ironwood Group Cg~2.0 mi · fee
- Big Pine Flat Family Campground~2.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages Little Bear Spring, Pct Trail Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Little Bear Spring, Pct Trail Camp are set by San Bernardino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Little Bear Spring, Pct Trail Camp
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
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 Little Bear Spring, Pct Trail Camp
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 — Little Bear Spring, Pct Trail Camp
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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