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Manker Flat
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.26501, -117.63084
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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 Manker Flat
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,012 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Manker FlatNIFC · 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 Manker Flat · Angeles National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater1 mi
- @Mail2 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- MMechanic9 mi
- +Urgent care9 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- PPropane11 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
- AAir-up12 mi
- DDump16 mi
- ShShower16 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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 — Manker Flat
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,012 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.26501, -117.63084
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Manker Flat · Angeles National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townWrightwood · ~5.6 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.6 mi
- FuelShell · ~8.0 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~11.0 mi
- Dump station~15.9 mi
- GroceriesJensen's Foods · ~6.6 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~9.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicKalologie | Club Studio | Upland · ~9.1 mi
- HardwareThe Home Depot · ~9.1 mi
EV charging — from Manker Flat · Angeles National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.0 mi straight-line S — Upland Town Center (Upland, CA) · Electrify America · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach139 within 25 mi · 760 within 50 · 1113 within 100 · 1324 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)12.0 mi — Rancho Cucamonga, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Rancho Cucamonga
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO11.6 mi — RANCHOCUCAMONGA DCFC CITY HALL, Rancho Cucamonga
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.2 mi — Merill Gardens at Rancho Cucamonga · Blink Network · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Grand Pine Cabins - Tesla Destination, Wrightwood, 6.6 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 183748 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Manker Flat · Angeles National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletManker Flat · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSan Antonio Falls · ~0.3 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletIcehouse · ~1.1 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMt. Baldy Wayside · ~1.6 mi SW · USFS
Open Manker Flat elsewhere
Other camps near Manker Flat
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Coldwater Canyon Yellow Post Sites~2.1 mi
- Stockton Flats Yellow Post Sites~3.2 mi
- Commanche~3.3 mi
- Third Stream Crossing~3.5 mi
The unit that manages Manker Flat
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Manker Flat are set by Angeles National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Manker Flat
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: $20 per night, single site (8 people), $5 per night for each extra vehicle. The forest page carries an in-effect notice that the campground amenity fee rose from $12 to $20 on 1 May 2025, so $12 quoted anywhere else is out of date. Senior and Access America the Beautiful passes get 50% off; the Adventure Pass is explicitly NOT accepted in lieu of the camping fee. Payment is cash, check or money order in the envelope, into the fee tube. Day use is separately $20 per vehicle. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/angeles/recreation/manker-flat-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 Manker Flat
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 — Manker Flat
What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →First-night troubleshooting →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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