Agency-listedBLM · dispersedUnpriced · confirm
Mojave Trails National Monument
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · CA · 34.54484, -115.79060
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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 Mojave Trails National Monument
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 847 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Mojave Trails National MonumentNIFC · 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 Mojave Trails National Monument · Bureau of Land Management · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- LLaundry27 mi
- HHardware27 mi
- WWater32 mi
- +Urgent care32 mi
- MMechanic32 mi
- EVEV fast charger32 mi
- RxPharmacy33 mi
- OOutfitter41 mi
- DDump41 mi
- PPropane48 mi
- ShShower59 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 32-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 3 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 32-mi run (and back).
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 — Mojave Trails National Monument
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
847 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.54484, -115.79060
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Mojave Trails National Monument · Bureau of Land Management · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelRoy's Gasoline · ~2.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesRoy's Café · ~2.8 mi
- HardwareHardware · ~27.3 mi
EV charging — from Mojave Trails National Monument · Bureau of Land Management · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger32.2 mi straight-line SW — COMMUNITYCENTER FASTCHARGE2, Twentynine Palms, 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 9 within 50 · 195 within 100 · 1130 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)32.9 mi — Twentynine Palms, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Twentynine Palms
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)31.0 mi — 73663 Manana Dr, Twentynine Palms, CA · LOOP · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · 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 206440 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Mojave Trails National Monument · Bureau of Land Management · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletAmboy Crater -Vault Toilet · ~1.0 mi NE · BLM
- RestroomKD Kelso Dunes Vault Toilet 220 · ~24.6 mi N · NPS
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Other camps near Mojave Trails National Monument
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Amboy Crater National Natural Landmark~1.4 mi
- Trilobite Wilderness~13.2 mi
- Chambless Rock Collecting Area ~15.3 mi
- Big Pine Flat Cg~20.0 mi · fee
How we know this — Mojave Trails National Monument
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 Mojave Trails National Monument
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 — Mojave Trails National Monument
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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