Agency-listedUSFSFree
Streamside
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.55002, -118.43196
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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 Streamside
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,367 ft.
Fire & smoke — around StreamsideNIFC · 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 Streamside · Angeles National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- WWater8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- PPropane9 mi
- +Urgent care10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- ShShower10 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- OOutfitter14 mi
- AAir-up16 mi
- DDump31 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 — Streamside
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,367 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.55002, -118.43196
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Streamside · Angeles National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMystic Canyon (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townLas Cantilles · ~3.2 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~7.9 mi
- FuelBackroad Market Gasoline · ~4.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesMexican supermarket · ~7.1 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~9.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicAFC Urgent Care Santa Clarita · ~9.5 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~11.0 mi
EV charging — from Streamside · Angeles National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.6 mi straight-line SW — William S. Hart UHSD, Santa Clarita, CA (at a parking lot) · Non-Networked · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-05-09 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach48 within 25 mi · 439 within 50 · 1024 within 100 · 1365 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)10.8 mi — Santa Clarita, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Valencia
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO10.8 mi — SANTA CLARITA SC METROLINK, Santa Clarita
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.6 mi — PLUM CANYON PLUM CANYON 2, Santa Clarita, 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 334115 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Streamside · Angeles National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletRowher Flat · ~4.5 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLake Elizabeth · ~8.2 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletUpper Shake · ~11.2 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletIndian Canyon Trailhead · ~11.9 mi SE · USFS
Open Streamside elsewhere
Other camps near Streamside
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Zuni~3.1 mi
- Rowher Flats OHV Area #1~3.2 mi
- Spunky~4.8 mi
- Cottonwood~7.4 mi
The unit that manages Streamside
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Streamside are set by Angeles National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Streamside
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Streamside
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 — Streamside
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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