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Sweetwater Laguna Mountain Campground (Free, BLM)
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · CA · 36.36077, -120.85167
We haven't personally camped here. Everything below is pulled from public land data, USGS maps and OpenStreetMap — a real place on Bureau of Land Management land, but not field-checked by us. Confirm road conditions, current access, stay limits and fire restrictions before you go.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,800 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · 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 camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel17 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- GGrocery18 mi
- @Mail18 mi
- WWater19 mi
- RxPharmacy19 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- DDump19 mi
- ShShower19 mi
- +Urgent care19 mi
- LLaundry19 mi
- AAir-up36 mi
- PPropane45 mi
- OOutfitter52 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 17 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management
Elevation
2,800 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
36.36077, -120.85167
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLaguna Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townLonoak · ~7.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelValero · ~17.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~18.8 mi
- GroceriesOzzy's Minimart · ~18.2 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~26.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicMee Memorial Children's Health & Wellness Center · ~18.9 mi
- HardwareSoledad Hardware & Lbr Inc · ~26.8 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLaguna Mtn Upper Sweetwater Cg -Vault Toilet · at this camp · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletLaguna Mtn Lower Cg -Vault Toilet · at this camp · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletLaguna Mtn Lower Sweetwater Access Vault Toilet · at this camp · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletLaguna Mtn Upper Sweetwater Trailhd-Vault Toilet · at this camp · BLM
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Laguna Mountain~1.3 mi
- Condon Peak~10.5 mi
- Griswold Hills~14.0 mi
- Tumey Hills~21.2 mi
How we know this
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)
Field check
Not verified on the ground. Nobody from here has camped it. It stays at Likely until someone does.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres 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
Before you go
Your first dispersed night →Fire rules & restrictions →Getting unstuck →Power off-grid →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 →