Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Sand To Snow National Monument
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · CA · 34.06778, -116.62791
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management 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 Sand To Snow National Monument
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,554 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Sand To Snow National MonumentNIFC · 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 Sand To Snow National Monument · Bureau of Land Management · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- PPropane10 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- WWater14 mi
- DDump14 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- OOutfitter18 mi
- AAir-up32 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 3 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 — Sand To Snow National Monument
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
4,554 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.06778, -116.62791
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Sand To Snow National Monument · Bureau of Land Management · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureStream · nearby
- Nearest townMorongo Valley · ~3.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelValero · ~3.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~13.6 mi
- GroceriesCircle K · ~3.0 mi
- PharmacyLas Palmas Pharmacy · ~16.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicClinic · ~11.5 mi
- HardwareStarr's Toolbox · ~11.3 mi
EV charging — from Sand To Snow National Monument · Bureau of Land Management · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.4 mi straight-line SE — G&M OIL CHEVRON #184, Palm Springs, CA · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach38 within 25 mi · 185 within 50 · 1013 within 100 · 1277 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)12.7 mi — Yucca Valley, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Yucca Valley
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.6 mi — SCE DHSHS EAGLES 5, Desert Hot Springs, CA · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: Mon: 6:00am-6:00pm; Tue: 6:00am-6:00pm; Wed: 6:00am-6:00pm; Thu: 6:00am-6:00pm; Fri: 6:00am-6:00pm; Sat: 6:00am-6:00pm; Sun: 6:00am-6:00pm
- 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 158758 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Sand To Snow National Monument · Bureau of Land Management · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaWhitewater Westbound · ~10.2 mi S
- Highway rest areaWhitewater Eastbound · ~10.3 mi S
- RestroomBR CG Comfort Stn 304 · ~13.5 mi E · NPS
- RestroomBR CG Comfort Stn 302 · ~13.6 mi E · NPS
Open Sand To Snow National Monument elsewhere
Other camps near Sand To Snow National Monument
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- San Gorgonio Wilderness~0.5 mi
- Coon Creek Group Campground~7.3 mi · fee
- Coon Creek Yellow Post #19~7.8 mi
- Coon Creek Yellow Post #18~7.9 mi
How we know this — Sand To Snow National Monument
Source
Bureau of Land Management 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 Sand To Snow National Monument
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 — Sand To Snow National Monument
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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