Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Seven Pines Yellow Post Sites
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 33.80949, -116.73389
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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 Seven Pines Yellow Post Sites
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,283 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Seven Pines Yellow Post SitesNIFC · 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 Seven Pines Yellow Post Sites · San Bernardino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- LLaundry4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- WWater4 mi
- +Urgent care4 mi
- HHardware4 mi
- MMechanic4 mi
- OOutfitter4 mi
- RxPharmacy5 mi
- EVEV fast charger9 mi
- PPropane11 mi
- ShShower11 mi
- DDump24 mi
- AAir-up29 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Seven Pines Yellow Post Sites
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
6,283 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
33.80949, -116.73389
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Seven Pines Yellow Post Sites · San Bernardino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waterWater · ~4.0 mi
- FuelFuel · ~3.5 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~10.9 mi
- Dump station~24.5 mi
- GroceriesPine Cove Gas & Market · ~3.5 mi
- PharmacyIdyllwild Pharmacy · ~4.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicFern Creek Medical Center · ~4.2 mi
- HardwareSandlin & Son Equipment Rental · ~4.3 mi
EV charging — from Seven Pines Yellow Post Sites · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger8.7 mi straight-line NW — Morongo Casino Resort and Spa, Cabazon, CA · eVgo Network · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach41 within 25 mi · 206 within 50 · 1099 within 100 · 1277 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)8.8 mi — Cabazon, CA - Morongo Trail - Tesla Supercharger, Cabazon
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.7 mi — Silver Pines Lodge, Idyllwild-Pine Cove, CA · Blink 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 228113 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Seven Pines Yellow Post Sites · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaWhitewater Eastbound · ~8.8 mi NE
- Highway rest areaWhitewater Westbound · ~8.8 mi NE
- Highway rest areaBrookside · ~19.3 mi NW
- RestroomFalls Picnic · ~20.8 mi NW · USFS
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Other camps near Seven Pines Yellow Post Sites
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Dark Canyon Campground~0.4 mi
- Marion Mountain Campground~1.2 mi · fee
- Fern Basin Campground~1.4 mi · fee
- Black Mountain Yellow Post #1~1.4 mi
The unit that manages Seven Pines Yellow Post Sites
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Seven Pines Yellow Post Sites are set by San Bernardino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Seven Pines Yellow Post Sites
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
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 Seven Pines Yellow Post Sites
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 — Seven Pines Yellow Post Sites
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