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Mission Spring Trail Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.12325, -116.75641
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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 Mission Spring Trail Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,034 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Mission Spring 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 Mission Spring Trail Camp · San Bernardino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower7 mi
- DDump8 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- RxPharmacy11 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- PPropane12 mi
- WWater12 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- OOutfitter24 mi
- AAir-up25 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 9 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 — Mission Spring Trail Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,034 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.12325, -116.75641
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Mission Spring Trail Camp · San Bernardino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townBig Bear · ~9.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelBest Gas · ~10.8 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~11.6 mi
- Dump station~7.5 mi
- GroceriesElkhorn General Store · ~9.2 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~11.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicYucaipa Family Clinic of Redlands Community Hospital · ~17.8 mi
- HardwareDIY Home Center · ~11.5 mi
EV charging — from Mission Spring Trail Camp · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.4 mi straight-line NW — Homestreet Bank Big Bear, Big Bear Lake, CA · LOOP · CHAdeMO, CCS · 3 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach34 within 25 mi · 226 within 50 · 1071 within 100 · 1288 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)11.5 mi — Big Bear Lake, CA - Big Bear Boulevard - Tesla Supercharger, Big Bear Lake
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.6 mi — Sunnybrook Estate, Big Bear Lake, CA · LOOP · J1772 · 9 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Big Bear Lake, Big Bear Lake, 11.3 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guest use only
- Pricing at the fast charger$1 activation fee; $0.45 per kWh (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 398968 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Mission Spring Trail Camp · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomVivian Trailhead · ~8.1 mi W · USFS
- RestroomFalls Picnic · ~8.2 mi W · USFS
- RestroomBig Falls Trailhead · ~8.3 mi W · USFS
- RestroomMomyer Trailhead · ~9.4 mi W · USFS
Open Mission Spring Trail Camp elsewhere
Other camps near Mission Spring Trail Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Mission Springs~0.2 mi
- Coon Creek Yellow Post #10~2.0 mi
- Coon Creek Yellow Post #9~2.0 mi
- Coon Creek Yellow Post #7~2.0 mi
The unit that manages Mission Spring Trail Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Mission Spring Trail Camp are set by San Bernardino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Mission Spring 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
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 2026-08-21: no rate published by the agency. The Forest Service recreation-sites record for this trail camp flags fee_charged=Y but carries no fee amount, no fee type and no page URL at all. Every slug probed under fs.usda.gov/r05/sanbernardino/recreation/ and fs.usda.gov/fs-rec-area/ returns 404; it has no recreation.gov listing (the nearest is Coon Creek Group Campground, 2.0 mi away); and the forest's Passes page describes the Adventure Pass as a DAY-USE pass without naming this camp, so it cannot be quoted as a camping rate. Checked https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/sanbernardino/recreation/camping-cabins and https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/sanbernardino/passes.
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 Mission Spring 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 — Mission Spring Trail Camp
When the high country opens →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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