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San Gorgonio Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.17454, -116.86733
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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 San Gorgonio Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,498 ft.
Fire & smoke — around San Gorgonio 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 San Gorgonio Campground · San Bernardino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower0 mi
- DDump0 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- RxPharmacy5 mi
- MMechanic5 mi
- PPropane5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- LLaundry5 mi
- EVEV fast charger5 mi
- HHardware5 mi
- WWater6 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- AAir-up20 mi
- OOutfitter24 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 5 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 — San Gorgonio Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,498 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.17454, -116.86733
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around San Gorgonio Campground · San Bernardino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureFrog Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townSeven Oaks · ~2.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.0 mi
- Fuel7-Eleven · ~4.9 mi
- Propane / LPGMain Street Gas & Mart · ~30.3 mi
- Dump station~0.5 mi
- Groceries7-Eleven · ~5.1 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~14.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicBear Valley Community Hospital · ~5.1 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~17.3 mi
EV charging — from San Gorgonio Campground · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger5.3 mi straight-line N — 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 reach45 within 25 mi · 259 within 50 · 1097 within 100 · 1298 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)5.4 mi — Big Bear Lake, CA - Big Bear Boulevard - Tesla Supercharger, Big Bear Lake
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.7 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
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Big Bear Lake, Big Bear Lake, 5.0 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guest use only
- 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 San Gorgonio Campground · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomVivian Trailhead · ~6.5 mi S · USFS
- RestroomFalls Picnic · ~6.6 mi S · USFS
- RestroomBig Falls Trailhead · ~6.6 mi S · USFS
- RestroomMomyer Trailhead · ~6.6 mi SW · USFS
Open San Gorgonio Campground elsewhere
Other camps near San Gorgonio Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lobo Group Campground~0.4 mi · fee
- Barton Flats Campground~0.5 mi · fee
- Council Group Campground~0.9 mi · fee
- Bald Cove Yellow Post Sites~1.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages San Gorgonio Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at San Gorgonio Campground are set by San Bernardino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — San Gorgonio Campground
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/231976
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.
Agency page
recreation.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 San Gorgonio 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 — San Gorgonio Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →How to read this page →All field notes →
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