Agency-listedBLM · dispersedUnpriced · confirm
Manly Peak Wilderness
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · CA · 35.90447, -117.13721
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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 Manly Peak Wilderness
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,825 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Manly Peak WildernessNIFC · 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 Manly Peak Wilderness · Bureau of Land Management · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery15 mi
- @Mail17 mi
- FFuel17 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- WWater25 mi
- MMechanic35 mi
- +Urgent care35 mi
- LLaundry35 mi
- ShShower35 mi
- HHardware35 mi
- AAir-up36 mi
- PPropane36 mi
- RxPharmacy36 mi
- OOutfitter41 mi
- DDump41 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 25-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 15 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 — Manly Peak Wilderness
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
5,825 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
35.90447, -117.13721
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Manly Peak Wilderness · Bureau of Land Management · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townBallarat · ~11.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~17.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesPioneer Point Market · ~14.9 mi
EV charging — from Manly Peak Wilderness · Bureau of Land Management · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger17.3 mi straight-line SW — The Industrial Store, Searles Valley, CA · EVGATEWAY · CHAdeMO, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 13 within 50 · 77 within 100 · 811 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)41.8 mi — Inyokern, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Inyokern
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.1 mi — Tis Gasoline, Trona, CA · EVGATEWAY · J1772 · 10 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 223354 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Manly Peak Wilderness · Bureau of Land Management · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHistorical -Neuman Outhouse · ~3.0 mi S · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletHistorical -Keystone Outhouse · ~3.1 mi S · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletHistorical -Stone Cabin Site -Vault Toilet · ~6.4 mi N · BLM
- RestroomHistorical -Briggs Cabin Toilet · ~6.6 mi N · BLM
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How we know this — Manly Peak Wilderness
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 Manly Peak Wilderness
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 — Manly Peak Wilderness
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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