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Pipes Canyon Trail Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.18028, -116.65862
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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 Pipes Canyon Trail Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,430 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Pipes Canyon Trail CampNIFC · 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 Pipes Canyon Trail Camp · San Bernardino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower6 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- PPropane12 mi
- DDump12 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- WWater14 mi
- OOutfitter20 mi
- AAir-up31 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Pipes Canyon Trail Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,430 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.18028, -116.65862
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Pipes Canyon Trail Camp · San Bernardino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townRimrock · ~6.1 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~5.2 mi
- FuelCircle K · ~10.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~12.4 mi
- GroceriesCountry Market Liquor · ~9.8 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~21.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicClinic · ~13.4 mi
- HardwareStarr's Toolbox · ~13.1 mi
EV charging — from Pipes Canyon Trail Camp · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.8 mi straight-line W — Homestreet Bank Big Bear, Big Bear Lake, CA · LOOP · CHAdeMO, CCS · 3 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach18 within 25 mi · 161 within 50 · 972 within 100 · 1288 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)13.8 mi — Big Bear Lake, CA - Big Bear Boulevard - Tesla Supercharger, Big Bear Lake
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.8 mi — OPP-130321 Yucca Valley Founders Plaza · Blink Network · J1772 · 8 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast charger$1 activation fee; $0.45 per kWh (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 398968 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Pipes Canyon Trail Camp · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomVivian Trailhead · ~14.9 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomFalls Picnic · ~15.0 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomBig Falls Trailhead · ~15.0 mi SW · USFS
- Flush restroomSerrano Cg · ~15.7 mi W · USFS
Open Pipes Canyon Trail Camp elsewhere
Other camps near Pipes Canyon Trail Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Coon Creek Group Campground~3.6 mi · fee
- Coon Creek Yellow Post #19~4.2 mi
- Juniper Springs Group Cg~4.3 mi · fee
- Coon Creek Yellow Post #18~4.3 mi
The unit that manages Pipes Canyon Trail Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Pipes Canyon Trail Camp are set by San Bernardino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Pipes Canyon Trail Camp
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 Pipes Canyon Trail Camp
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 — Pipes Canyon Trail Camp
What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Fire rules & restrictions →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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