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Sycamore Camp
Hike-in · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.80667, -119.80542
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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 Sycamore Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,010 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Sycamore CampNIFC · 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 Sycamore Camp · Los Padres National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel12 mi
- ShShower18 mi
- DDump18 mi
- GGrocery20 mi
- EVEV fast charger20 mi
- @Mail20 mi
- HHardware21 mi
- WWater21 mi
- +Urgent care22 mi
- RxPharmacy23 mi
- MMechanic25 mi
- LLaundry25 mi
- AAir-up25 mi
- PPropane26 mi
- OOutfitter28 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 21-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 12 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 — Sycamore Camp
Access
Hike-in
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,010 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.80667, -119.80542
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Sycamore Camp · Los Padres National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSisquoc River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townNew Cuyama · ~11.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~11.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~18.0 mi
- GroceriesCielo Store · ~20.4 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~23.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicSanta Ynez Valley Hospital · ~23.0 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~20.7 mi
EV charging — from Sycamore Camp · Los Padres National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.8 mi straight-line SW — Santa Ynez, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a grocery store) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 53 within 50 · 352 within 100 · 1065 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS21.8 mi — El Rancho MarketPlace, Solvang
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO21.8 mi — El Rancho MarketPlace, Solvang
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.9 mi — CSB Sta 27 New Cuyama (at a fire station) · POWERFLEX · J1772 · 5 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-11-13 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Cuyama Buckhorn - Tesla Destination, New Cuyama, 11.7 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 354677 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Sycamore Camp · Los Padres National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletAliso Park · ~7.3 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNira · ~7.9 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDavy Brown · ~9.1 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPino Alto · ~11.0 mi SW · USFS
Open Sycamore Camp elsewhere
Other camps near Sycamore Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Abel Canyon Campground~3.4 mi
- Aliso Park~7.3 mi · fee
- Nira~7.9 mi · fee
- Water Canyon Campground~8.2 mi
The unit that manages Sycamore Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Sycamore Camp are set by Los Padres National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Sycamore Camp
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: hike (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 Sycamore Camp
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 — Sycamore Camp
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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