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Rose Valley
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.53184, -119.18282
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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 Rose Valley
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,420 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Rose ValleyNIFC · 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 Rose Valley · Los Padres National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery6 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- OOutfitter6 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- LLaundry7 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- WWater8 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- DDump12 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- ShShower19 mi
- AAir-up20 mi
- PPropane24 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, 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 — Rose Valley
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,420 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.53184, -119.18282
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Rose Valley · Los Padres National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townOjai · ~6.8 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~7.7 mi
- FuelFuel · ~6.6 mi
- Propane / LPGDon's Gas / Market · ~24.1 mi
- Dump stationLake Casitas Recreation Area · ~11.9 mi
- GroceriesWestridge Market IGA · ~6.5 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~9.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicClinicas del Camino Real · ~14.1 mi
- HardwareOjai True Value Hardware · ~7.7 mi
EV charging — from Rose Valley · Los Padres National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.6 mi straight-line SW — 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 reach27 within 25 mi · 125 within 50 · 823 within 100 · 1189 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)7.6 mi — Ojai, CA - W Ojai Ave - Tesla Supercharger, Ojai
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)5.9 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 Rose Valley · Los Padres National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletRose Valley · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletUpper Rose Valley Lake Day Use Area · ~0.2 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLower Rose Valley Lake Day Use Area · ~0.7 mi NW · USFS
- Portable toiletOjai Valley Gun Club · ~1.0 mi N · USFS
Open Rose Valley elsewhere
Other camps near Rose Valley
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Middle Lion~1.5 mi · fee
- Wheeler Gorge~5.4 mi · fee
- Holiday Group~5.5 mi · fee
- Thorn Meadows Campground~7.7 mi
The unit that manages Rose Valley
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Rose Valley are set by Los Padres National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Rose Valley
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: $30 per night, single site; $10 per night for an extra vehicle. recreation.gov listing 273845 agrees ($30 standard non-electric, priced year-round for 2026). Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/lospadres/recreation/rose-valley-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 Rose Valley
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 — Rose Valley
What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Bugs & critters →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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