Agency-listedUSFSFree
Santa Rosa Yellow Post 16
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 33.53705, -116.44469
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service 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 Santa Rosa Yellow Post 16
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,744 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Santa Rosa Yellow Post 16NIFC · 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 Santa Rosa Yellow Post 16 · San Bernardino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater1 mi
- +Urgent care5 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- RxPharmacy13 mi
- EVEV fast charger13 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- OOutfitter13 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- ShShower18 mi
- PPropane22 mi
- DDump31 mi
- AAir-up38 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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 — Santa Rosa Yellow Post 16
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,744 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
33.53705, -116.44469
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Santa Rosa Yellow Post 16 · San Bernardino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureDeep Canyon Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townPinyon Pines · ~3.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~1.3 mi
- FuelChevron · ~13.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesSmart & Final · ~13.0 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~13.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicPassport Health Palm Desert Travel Clinic · ~13.4 mi
- HardwareThe Home Depot · ~18.4 mi
EV charging — from Santa Rosa Yellow Post 16 · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.0 mi straight-line NE — La Quinta, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach34 within 25 mi · 113 within 50 · 819 within 100 · 1232 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS13.2 mi — Target T0940 (Palm Desert, CA), Palm Desert
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO13.9 mi — Palm Desert City Hall, Palm Desert
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.5 mi — MIRACOSTA EV EV 4C -2, Oceanside, CA · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 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 311243 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Santa Rosa Yellow Post 16 · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomSanta Rosa Vc · ~9.5 mi N · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletAtaxam Ma'Mta'Ash Campground · ~18.0 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~22.2 mi N · FWS
- Vault / pit toiletOak Grove Campground · ~22.4 mi SW · USFS
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Other camps near Santa Rosa Yellow Post 16
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
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- Santa Rosa Yellow Post 5~1.0 mi
- Santa Rosa Yellow Post 9~1.0 mi
The unit that manages Santa Rosa Yellow Post 16
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Santa Rosa Yellow Post 16 are set by San Bernardino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Santa Rosa Yellow Post 16
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
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 Santa Rosa Yellow Post 16
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 — Santa Rosa Yellow Post 16
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