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Oakwilde
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.24612, -118.18223
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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 Oakwilde
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,830 ft.
Fire & smoke — around OakwildeNIFC · 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 Oakwilde · Angeles National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater1 mi
- PPropane3 mi
- FFuel3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- +Urgent care3 mi
- RxPharmacy3 mi
- LLaundry3 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- MMechanic3 mi
- HHardware4 mi
- EVEV fast charger4 mi
- OOutfitter9 mi
- AAir-up10 mi
- ShShower14 mi
- DDump26 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 3 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 — Oakwilde
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,830 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.24612, -118.18223
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Oakwilde · Angeles National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBrown Canyon (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townAltacanyada · ~2.4 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.8 mi
- FuelFuel · ~3.0 mi
- Propane / LPGLava Propane · ~27.8 mi
- Dump station~26.3 mi
- Groceries7-Eleven · ~3.0 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~3.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicUSC Keck Clinic · ~3.0 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~5.0 mi
EV charging — from Oakwilde · Angeles National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger4.0 mi straight-line W — Vons 2598 (La Crescenta, CA) · Electrify America · J1772, CCS · 3 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach325 within 25 mi · 738 within 50 · 1078 within 100 · 1334 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)7.3 mi — Glendale, CA - Harvey Drive - Tesla Supercharger, Glendale
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO5.9 mi — City of Pasadena - Robinson Park, Pasadena
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)3.0 mi — LCF PARK&RIDE; CIVIC CENTER, La Cañada Flintridge, CA · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port 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 145657 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Oakwilde · Angeles National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletClear Creek Information Station · ~2.3 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSwitzers · ~2.4 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMillard · ~2.8 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGould Mesa · ~2.8 mi SW · USFS
Open Oakwilde elsewhere
Other camps near Oakwilde
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Gould Mesa Trail Camp~1.7 mi
- Bear Canyon Trail Camp~2.4 mi
- Gould Mesa~2.8 mi
- Bear Canyon~2.8 mi
The unit that manages Oakwilde
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Oakwilde are set by Angeles National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Oakwilde
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Oakwilde
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 — Oakwilde
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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