Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Prewitt Ridge
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 35.96949, -121.45061
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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 Prewitt Ridge
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,187 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Prewitt RidgeNIFC · 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 Prewitt Ridge · Los Padres National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater3 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- @Mail21 mi
- MMechanic24 mi
- LLaundry24 mi
- EVEV fast charger24 mi
- RxPharmacy24 mi
- HHardware24 mi
- ShShower25 mi
- DDump29 mi
- AAir-up38 mi
- OOutfitter45 mi
- PPropane49 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Prewitt Ridge
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
3,187 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
35.96949, -121.45061
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Prewitt Ridge · Los Padres National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWild Cattle Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townPlaskett · ~3.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~2.7 mi
- FuelFuel · ~6.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~28.6 mi
- GroceriesGorda General Store · ~6.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicAgile Occupational Medicine · ~23.8 mi
EV charging — from Prewitt Ridge · Los Padres National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger24.1 mi straight-line NE — King City, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a restaurant) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 16 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 reach6 within 25 mi · 38 within 50 · 238 within 100 · 898 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS24.1 mi — DC CORRIDOR KC SHOPS DC1, King City
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO24.1 mi — DC CORRIDOR KC SHOPS DC1, King City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)24.1 mi — DC CORRIDOR KC SHOPS L2, King City, 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 — Esalen Institute - Tesla Destination, Big Sur, 14.9 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 311244 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Prewitt Ridge · Los Padres National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWilliams Hill -Bldg Vault Toilet · ~24.6 mi E · BLM
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Other camps near Prewitt Ridge
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Kirk Creek~2.9 mi · fee
- ABC Camp~3.4 mi
- Plaskett Creek~3.6 mi · fee
- Nacimiento Campground~3.7 mi
The unit that manages Prewitt Ridge
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Prewitt Ridge are set by Los Padres National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Prewitt Ridge
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Prewitt Ridge
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 — Prewitt Ridge
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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