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Pinyon Flat Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 33.58488, -116.45678
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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 Pinyon Flat Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,017 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Pinyon Flat CgNIFC · 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 Pinyon Flat Cg · San Bernardino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater3 mi
- +Urgent care5 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- OOutfitter10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- LLaundry16 mi
- ShShower16 mi
- PPropane19 mi
- DDump32 mi
- AAir-up37 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 5 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 — Pinyon Flat Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,017 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
33.58488, -116.45678
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Pinyon Flat Cg · San Bernardino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townIndian Wells · ~10.8 mi
- Drinking waterSanta Rosa Spring · ~3.2 mi
- FuelSanta Rosa Pit Stop · ~5.3 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~18.7 mi
- GroceriesSanta Rosa Pit Stop · ~5.3 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~10.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicSanta Rosa Indian Health Clinic · ~4.6 mi
- HardwareTrue Value · ~10.4 mi
EV charging — from Pinyon Flat Cg · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.2 mi straight-line N — Target T0940 (Palm Desert, CA) · Electrify America · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach35 within 25 mi · 114 within 50 · 840 within 100 · 1234 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)11.2 mi — Rancho Mirage, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Rancho Mirage
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO10.9 mi — Rancho Las Palmas Shopping Center, Rancho Mirage
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.6 mi — MIRACOSTA EV EV 4C -2, Oceanside, 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 — Bighorn Golf Club - Tesla Destination, Palm Desert, 7.0 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 171424 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Pinyon Flat Cg · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomSanta Rosa Vc · ~6.6 mi NE · BLM
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~19.4 mi NE · FWS
- Vault / pit toiletAtaxam Ma'Mta'Ash Campground · ~20.1 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletOak Grove Campground · ~23.6 mi SW · USFS
Open Pinyon Flat Cg elsewhere
Other camps near Pinyon Flat Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Ribbonwood Equestrian Camp~0.6 mi · fee
- Santa Rosa Yellow Post Sites~2.9 mi
- Santa Rosa Yellow Post 9~3.0 mi
- Santa Rosa Yellow Post 11~3.1 mi
The unit that manages Pinyon Flat Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Pinyon Flat Cg are set by San Bernardino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Pinyon Flat Cg
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 2026-08-26: $8 per night, single site, one vehicle included; +$5 per day per additional vehicle. recreation.gov listing 10192122 exists but publishes no rate block covering today, so the $8 is the forest's own figure. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/sanbernardino/recreation/pinyon-flat-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 Pinyon Flat Cg
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 — Pinyon Flat Cg
What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Hot-weather camping →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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