Agency-listedUSFS
Mono Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 37.35557, -118.99688
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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
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,431 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · 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 camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- LLaundry2 mi
- ShShower2 mi
- WWater10 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- DDump18 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- HHardware20 mi
- FFuel20 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- OOutfitter20 mi
- AAir-up32 mi
- PPropane55 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 12 mi out.
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The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,431 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
37.35557, -118.99688
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearby resupply is being compiled for this camp — for now, use the map links below to scout fuel, water & supplies.
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMono Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMono Creek Picnic · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomMono Creek Overflow · ~0.6 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBear Ridge Cutoff · ~0.8 mi NE · USFS
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Mono Creek Overflow~0.6 mi
- Vermillion~1.8 mi · fee
- Mono Hot Springs~2.3 mi · fee
- Bolsillo~3.7 mi
The unit that manages this camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions are set by the unit, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this
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.
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
A land record can put you within a few metres 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
Before you go
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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