Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Otay Mountain Wilderness
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · CA · 32.59489, -116.83855
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
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,868 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
- WWater4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- ShShower8 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- PPropane10 mi
- DDump11 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- AAir-up12 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
2,868 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
32.59489, -116.83855
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townJamul · ~8.7 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~4.1 mi
- FuelFuel · ~6.4 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~9.6 mi
- Dump stationDump · ~11.3 mi
- GroceriesPio Pico Country Store · ~4.1 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~7.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~8.5 mi
- HardwareThe Home Depot · ~8.1 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomBoulder Oaks Trailhead · ~11.2 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomHorsethief Trailhead · ~14.4 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~16.1 mi W · FWS
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~16.8 mi W · FWS
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Corral Canyon Campground~17.5 mi
- Bobcat Meadow Campground~18.3 mi
- Boulder Oaks Campground~22.6 mi
How we know this
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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
Your first dispersed night →Fire rules & restrictions →Getting unstuck →Power off-grid →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →