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Serrano Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.26306, -116.91529
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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 Serrano Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,799 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Serrano CgNIFC · 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 Serrano Cg · San Bernardino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower0 mi
- DDump0 mi
- @Mail1 mi
- FFuel1 mi
- MMechanic1 mi
- LLaundry1 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- EVEV fast charger2 mi
- PPropane2 mi
- WWater2 mi
- HHardware2 mi
- RxPharmacy2 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- AAir-up21 mi
- OOutfitter25 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 1 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 — Serrano Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,799 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.26306, -116.91529
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Serrano Cg · San Bernardino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townBig Bear Lake · ~1.9 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~1.9 mi
- FuelValero · ~1.4 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~1.6 mi
- Dump station~0.1 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~1.5 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~2.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicYucaipa Family Clinic of Redlands Community Hospital · ~17.6 mi
- HardwareDIY Home Center · ~1.9 mi
EV charging — from Serrano Cg · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger1.5 mi straight-line S — Big Bear Lake, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach49 within 25 mi · 239 within 50 · 1066 within 100 · 1310 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS2.0 mi — Homestreet Bank Big Bear, Big Bear Lake
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO2.0 mi — Homestreet Bank Big Bear, Big Bear Lake
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)1.4 mi — Sierra Blue Hotel and Swim Club - Tesla Destination, Big Bear Lake, CA · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- 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 316899 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Serrano Cg · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomSerrano Cg · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomMomyer Trailhead · ~12.2 mi S · USFS
- RestroomThurman Flats Picnic Area · ~12.3 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomBig Falls Trailhead · ~12.6 mi S · USFS
Open Serrano Cg elsewhere
Other camps near Serrano Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Grays Peak Group Cg~1.8 mi · fee
- Yellow Post 1~2.1 mi
- Coldbrook Cg~2.1 mi
- Pineknot Campground~2.6 mi
The unit that manages Serrano Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Serrano Cg are set by San Bernardino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Serrano Cg
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 2026-08-22: $44 per night, single site -- but the agency's own page contradicts itself. Its structured fee field reads single $44, double $56, +$2 on holidays, +$8 per extra vehicle, dump station $10; the prose immediately below reads single $40 (holiday $42, 8 people max), double $79 (holiday $81, 16 people max) and a hook-up single at $51 (holiday $53). The Forest Service recreation-sites dataset carries the $44/$56 set, so that is the figure quoted here, but the double-site price is genuinely unresolved between $56 and $79 on the agency's own page. Camping fee includes entry for one vehicle; checks under $50 are not accepted. Published as Serrano Family Campground. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/sanbernardino/recreation/serrano-family-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 Serrano Cg
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 — Serrano Cg
What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Gear & rig loadout →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →