Agency-listedUSFSFee
Mt Pinos
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.81088, -119.11058
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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 Mt Pinos
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,854 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Mt PinosNIFC · 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 Mt Pinos · Los Padres National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- LLaundry4 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- MMechanic4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- PPropane9 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- EVEV fast charger13 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- DDump14 mi
- WWater14 mi
- OOutfitter26 mi
- ShShower36 mi
- AAir-up40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Mt Pinos
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,854 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.81088, -119.11058
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Mt Pinos · Los Padres National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townPine Mountain Club · ~3.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelPine Mountain Fuel · ~4.2 mi
- Propane / LPGDon's Gas / Market · ~9.4 mi
- Dump station~13.5 mi
- GroceriesPine Mountain General Store · ~4.2 mi
- PharmacyEl Tejon Pharmacy · ~9.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicFrazier Mountain Community Health Center · ~12.9 mi
- HardwareFrazier Park Lumber and Hardware · ~9.6 mi
EV charging — from Mt Pinos · Los Padres National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.8 mi straight-line E — Lebec, CA - Tesla Supercharger · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 38 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach6 within 25 mi · 125 within 50 · 743 within 100 · 1203 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS12.9 mi — DC CORRIDOR FRAZIERPARK DC1, Lebec
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO12.9 mi — DC CORRIDOR FRAZIERPARK DC1, Lebec
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.9 mi — DC CORRIDOR FRAZIERPARK L2, Lebec, CA · 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 372599 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Mt Pinos · Los Padres National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMt Pinos · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMcgill · ~0.4 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMcgill Group I And Ii · ~0.6 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletChula Vista · ~0.9 mi W · USFS
Open Mt Pinos elsewhere
Other camps near Mt Pinos
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Mcgill~0.4 mi · fee
- Mcgill Group I And Ii~0.6 mi · fee
- Chula Vista Campground~0.8 mi · fee
- Sheep Camp~3.7 mi
The unit that manages Mt Pinos
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Mt Pinos are set by Los Padres National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Mt Pinos
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 2026-08-20: $30 per night for a single site with one vehicle; $10 per night per extra vehicle; day use only is $10. The forest's fee table also lists $32 per night for weekends. recreation.gov prices the 2026-05-15 to 2026-10-31 season at $30. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/lospadres/recreation/mt-pinos-campground.
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 Mt Pinos
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 — Mt Pinos
When the high country opens →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →How to read this page →All field notes →
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