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Nira
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.77049, -119.93778
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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 Nira
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,801 ft.
Fire & smoke — around NiraNIFC · 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 Nira · Los Padres National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery12 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- DDump13 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- WWater14 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- LLaundry24 mi
- PPropane24 mi
- AAir-up24 mi
- OOutfitter28 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 12 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 — Nira
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,801 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.77049, -119.93778
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Nira · Los Padres National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townLos Olivos · ~12.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~13.4 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~23.9 mi
- Dump station~13.3 mi
- GroceriesLos Olivos Grocery · ~12.1 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~16.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicSanta Ynez Tribal Health Clinic · ~14.5 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~13.7 mi
EV charging — from Nira · Los Padres National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.2 mi straight-line SW — Santa Ynez, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a grocery store) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 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 reach7 within 25 mi · 42 within 50 · 272 within 100 · 1021 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS14.7 mi — El Rancho MarketPlace, Solvang
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO14.7 mi — El Rancho MarketPlace, Solvang
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.8 mi — CHUMASH EMPLOYEE, Santa Ynez, CA · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — ForFriends Inn - Tesla Destination, Santa Ynez, 13.6 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 354677 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Nira · Los Padres National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletNira · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDavy Brown · ~1.3 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPino Alto · ~3.2 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFigueroa Lookout Day Use · ~3.3 mi SW · USFS
Open Nira elsewhere
Other camps near Nira
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Davy Brown~1.3 mi · fee
- Figueroa Campground~3.8 mi
- Water Canyon Campground~4.9 mi
- Abel Canyon Campground~5.6 mi
The unit that manages Nira
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Nira are set by Los Padres National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Nira
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 2026-08-23: $30 per night, single site; $10 for an extra vehicle, which is also the day use fee inside the campground. Parking at the Nira Trailhead (Manzana Creek Trail to Manzana Narrows) is a separate $10 per day. Interagency Senior and Access passes give 50% off the camping fee only -- not day use, not trailhead parking, not the extra vehicle fee. recreation.gov listing 273871 posts the same $30. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/lospadres/recreation/nira-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 Nira
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 — Nira
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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