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South Fork Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.16952, -116.82736
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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 South Fork Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,289 ft.
Fire & smoke — around South Fork CampgroundNIFC · 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 South Fork Campground · San Bernardino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower2 mi
- DDump3 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- LLaundry6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- RxPharmacy6 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- EVEV fast charger6 mi
- PPropane6 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- WWater7 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- AAir-up22 mi
- OOutfitter25 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 5 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 — South Fork Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,289 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.16952, -116.82736
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around South Fork Campground · San Bernardino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSouth Fork (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townMoonridge · ~4.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~2.1 mi
- FuelMoonridge Fuel · ~6.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~2.7 mi
- GroceriesGrocery Outlet · ~6.3 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~16.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicBear Valley Community Hospital · ~6.4 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~17.5 mi
EV charging — from South Fork Campground · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger6.4 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 reach47 within 25 mi · 250 within 50 · 1082 within 100 · 1294 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)6.5 mi — Big Bear Lake, CA - Big Bear Boulevard - Tesla Supercharger, Big Bear Lake
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)5.7 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, 6.3 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 South Fork Campground · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomVivian Trailhead · ~7.0 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomFalls Picnic · ~7.1 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomBig Falls Trailhead · ~7.1 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomMomyer Trailhead · ~7.6 mi SW · USFS
Open South Fork Campground elsewhere
Other camps near South Fork Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lobo Group Campground~2.0 mi · fee
- Skyline Group Cg~2.0 mi · fee
- San Gorgonio Campground~2.3 mi · fee
- Heart Bar Cg~2.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages South Fork Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at South Fork Campground are set by San Bernardino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — South Fork Campground
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 South Fork Campground
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 — South Fork Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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