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Skyline Group Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.15889, -116.79418
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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 Skyline Group Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,802 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Skyline Group 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 Skyline Group Cg · San Bernardino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower4 mi
- DDump5 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- LLaundry6 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- PPropane8 mi
- WWater8 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- AAir-up23 mi
- OOutfitter25 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, 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 — Skyline Group Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,802 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.15889, -116.79418
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Skyline Group Cg · San Bernardino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townBig Bear · ~6.6 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~8.5 mi
- FuelBest Gas · ~7.7 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~8.4 mi
- Dump station~4.7 mi
- GroceriesEasy's General Store · ~6.1 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~7.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicYucaipa Family Clinic of Redlands Community Hospital · ~16.9 mi
- HardwareDIY Home Center · ~8.2 mi
EV charging — from Skyline Group Cg · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger8.1 mi straight-line NW — 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 reach48 within 25 mi · 234 within 50 · 1072 within 100 · 1287 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)8.2 mi — Big Bear Lake, CA - Big Bear Boulevard - Tesla Supercharger, Big Bear Lake
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.4 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, 8.0 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 Skyline Group Cg · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomVivian Trailhead · ~7.6 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomFalls Picnic · ~7.7 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomBig Falls Trailhead · ~7.8 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomMomyer Trailhead · ~8.5 mi SW · USFS
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Other camps near Skyline Group Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Heart Bar Cg~0.5 mi · fee
- Wildhorse Equestrian Camp~0.6 mi · fee
- Wild Horse Equestrian Campground~0.8 mi · fee
- Heart Bar Equestrian Cg~1.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Skyline Group Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Skyline Group Cg are set by San Bernardino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Skyline Group 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 2026-08-21: $127 per night for the whole GROUP site, $137 on holidays -- this is a group campground and the forest publishes no single-site rate. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/sanbernardino/recreation/skyline-group-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 Skyline Group 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 — Skyline Group Cg
What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →First-night troubleshooting →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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