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Round Valley Group Campground
OHV / 4×4 · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.23721, -116.70892
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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 Round Valley Group Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,960 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Round Valley Group CampgroundNIFC · 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 Round Valley Group Campground · San Bernardino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower3 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- LLaundry7 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- WWater10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- DDump10 mi
- PPropane11 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- OOutfitter24 mi
- AAir-up30 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Round Valley Group Campground
Access
OHV / 4×4
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,960 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.23721, -116.70892
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Round Valley Group Campground · San Bernardino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureJuniper Spring (water) · nearby
- Nearest townWoodlands · ~5.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~2.4 mi
- FuelBest Gas · ~8.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~10.5 mi
- GroceriesStater Bros. · ~10.0 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~23.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicBear Valley Community Hospital · ~10.3 mi
- HardwareStarr's Toolbox · ~17.3 mi
EV charging — from Round Valley Group Campground · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.1 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 reach13 within 25 mi · 183 within 50 · 994 within 100 · 1291 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)10.1 mi — Big Bear Lake, CA - Big Bear Boulevard - Tesla Supercharger, Big Bear Lake
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.5 mi — Sunnybrook Estate, Big Bear Lake, CA · LOOP · J1772 · 9 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · 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 Round Valley Group Campground · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomSerrano Cg · ~11.9 mi W · USFS
- RestroomBessemer Mine Rd (Jv4303) Cxt#1 Single/Gunnison · ~14.0 mi N · BLM
- RestroomBessemer Mine Rd (Jv4303) Cxt#2 Single/Gunnison · ~14.2 mi N · BLM
- RestroomVivian Trailhead · ~14.9 mi SW · USFS
Open Round Valley Group Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Round Valley Group Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Juniper Springs Group Cg~1.3 mi · fee
- Arrastre Trail Camp~2.4 mi
- Pipes Canyon Trail Camp~4.9 mi
- Green Canyon Group Cg~5.6 mi
The unit that manages Round Valley Group Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Round Valley Group Campground are set by San Bernardino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Round Valley Group Campground
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
likely OHV (only a rough 4wd track in) — confirm
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 Round Valley Group Campground
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 — Round Valley Group Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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