Agency-listedUSFSFee
Reyes Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.68142, -119.30915
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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 Reyes Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,899 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Reyes CreekNIFC · 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 Reyes Creek · Los Padres National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail14 mi
- FFuel14 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- WWater16 mi
- OOutfitter17 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- DDump18 mi
- PPropane23 mi
- ShShower23 mi
- +Urgent care26 mi
- AAir-up31 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 14 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 — Reyes Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,899 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.68142, -119.30915
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Reyes Creek · Los Padres National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townPine Mountain Club · ~13.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelPine Mountain Fuel · ~14.2 mi
- Propane / LPGDon's Gas / Market · ~22.8 mi
- Dump stationLake Casitas Recreation Area · ~18.4 mi
- GroceriesPine Mountain General Store · ~14.3 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~17.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicFrazier Mountain Community Health Center · ~26.0 mi
- HardwareMeiners Oaks ACE Hardware · ~16.2 mi
EV charging — from Reyes Creek · Los Padres National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger16.8 mi straight-line S — Boku Superfoods Cafe (Ojai, CA) · Electrify America · CHAdeMO, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 100 within 50 · 698 within 100 · 1167 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)16.8 mi — Ojai, CA - W Ojai Ave - Tesla Supercharger, Ojai
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)16.0 mi — Topa Topa Elementary School, Ojai, CA · Blink Network · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports 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 187034 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Reyes Creek · Los Padres National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletReyes Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletReyes Creek Trailhead · ~0.2 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletReyes Peak · ~3.0 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPine Mountain · ~3.1 mi S · USFS
Open Reyes Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Reyes Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Ozena~1.5 mi · fee
- Upper Reyes Creek Campground~2.1 mi
- Reyes Peak~3.0 mi · fee
- Pine Mountain~3.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Reyes Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Reyes Creek are set by Los Padres National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Reyes Creek
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 2026-08-24: $30 per night for camping, $10 per extra vehicle. recreation.gov listing 273877 posts the same $30 for the season in force today (all of 2026), plus $60 for a double site and $150 for the group unit. Sources: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/lospadres/recreation/reyes-creek-campground, https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/273877.
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 Reyes Creek
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 — Reyes Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →How to read this page →All field notes →
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