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Mission Springs
OHV / 4×4 · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.12528, -116.75814
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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 Mission Springs
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,909 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Mission SpringsNIFC · 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 Springs · San Bernardino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower7 mi
- DDump7 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- RxPharmacy11 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- HHardware11 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 Springs
Access
OHV / 4×4
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,909 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.12528, -116.75814
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Mission Springs · San Bernardino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureNorth Fork Mission Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townWoodlands · ~8.6 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.3 mi
- FuelBest Gas · ~10.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~7.4 mi
- GroceriesElkhorn General Store · ~9.1 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~15.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicBear Valley Community Hospital · ~11.2 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~16.4 mi
EV charging — from Mission Springs · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.2 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 reach33 within 25 mi · 225 within 50 · 1072 within 100 · 1288 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)11.3 mi — Big Bear Lake, CA - Big Bear Boulevard - Tesla Supercharger, Big Bear Lake
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.5 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
- 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 Springs · 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 · ~9.3 mi W · USFS
Open Mission Springs elsewhere
Other camps near Mission Springs
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Mission Spring Trail Camp~0.2 mi · fee
- Coon Creek Yellow Post #10~1.8 mi
- Coon Creek Yellow Post #9~1.8 mi
- Coon Creek Yellow Post #7~1.8 mi
The unit that manages Mission Springs
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Mission Springs are set by San Bernardino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Mission Springs
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
likely OHV (only a rough 4wd track in) — confirm
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 Springs
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 Springs
When the high country opens →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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