Agency-listedBLM · dispersedUnpriced · confirm
Mecca Hills Wilderness
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · CA · 33.61626, -115.97974
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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 Mecca Hills Wilderness
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,065 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Mecca Hills 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 Mecca Hills Wilderness · Bureau of Land Management · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater4 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- RxPharmacy6 mi
- +Urgent care6 mi
- DDump9 mi
- ShShower9 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- OOutfitter11 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- PPropane36 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Mecca Hills Wilderness
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
1,065 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
33.61626, -115.97974
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Mecca Hills Wilderness · Bureau of Land Management · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureStream · nearby
- Nearest townMecca · ~6.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~4.4 mi
- FuelSpirit · ~6.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~12.9 mi
- Groceriesampm · ~7.1 mi
- PharmacyMecca Community Pharmacy · ~6.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicMecca Medical Clinic · ~6.4 mi
- HardwareThe Home Depot · ~26.7 mi
EV charging — from Mecca Hills Wilderness · Bureau of Land Management · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.0 mi straight-line W — TOWER MARKET NOT PUBLIC, Thermal, CA · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach13 within 25 mi · 45 within 50 · 515 within 100 · 1170 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)16.1 mi — Indio, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Indio
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.1 mi — COACHELLA CITY HALL · 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 177878 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Mecca Hills Wilderness · Bureau of Land Management · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaCactus City Eastbound · ~4.4 mi N
- Highway rest areaCactus City Westbound · ~4.4 mi N
- RestroomDos Palmas -San Andreas Toilet · ~11.0 mi SE · BLM
- RestroomDos Palmas -Pond Toilet · ~11.8 mi SE · BLM
Open Mecca Hills Wilderness elsewhere
Other camps near Mecca Hills Wilderness
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Orocopia Mountains Wilderness~5.3 mi
- Santa Rosa Wilderness~14.5 mi
- Chiriaco Summit BLM Campground~15.1 mi
- Palm Beach Dispersed Camp~19.7 mi
How we know this — Mecca Hills 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 Mecca Hills 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 — Mecca Hills Wilderness
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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