Agency-listedUSFSFee
Sycamore Flat
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.41346, -117.82501
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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 Sycamore Flat
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,253 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Sycamore FlatNIFC · 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 Flat · Angeles National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater2 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- PPropane18 mi
- EVEV fast charger20 mi
- LLaundry21 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- AAir-up24 mi
- ShShower25 mi
- DDump28 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 8 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 Flat
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,253 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.41346, -117.82501
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Sycamore Flat · Angeles National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBig Rock Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townOld Point Comfort · ~0.5 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~1.9 mi
- FuelChevron · ~7.6 mi
- Propane / LPGMain Street Gas & Mart · ~29.6 mi
- GroceriesFood Mart · ~10.3 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~15.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicLake Los Angeles Community Clinic · ~14.1 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~14.1 mi
EV charging — from Sycamore Flat · Angeles National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.5 mi straight-line NW — Palmdale Water District · EVCS · CHAdeMO, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach50 within 25 mi · 732 within 50 · 1087 within 100 · 1323 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)19.7 mi — Azusa, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Azusa
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.7 mi — AVUHSD LITTLE ROCK HS1, Littlerock, CA · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: Mon: 6:00am-11:00pm; Tue: 6:00am-11:00pm; Wed: 6:00am-11:00pm; Thu: 6:00am-11:00pm; Fri: 6:00am-11:00pm
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Grand Pine Cabins - Tesla Destination, Wrightwood, 11.5 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 371477 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Sycamore Flat · Angeles National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSycamore Flat · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSouth Fork · ~1.4 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Rock · ~3.3 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJarvi Memorial · ~4.4 mi SW · USFS
Open Sycamore Flat elsewhere
Other camps near Sycamore Flat
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- South Fork~1.3 mi · fee
- Big Rock Campground~3.3 mi
- Little Jimmy Campground~4.6 mi
- Jackson Flat Campground~5.6 mi
The unit that manages Sycamore Flat
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Sycamore Flat are set by Angeles National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Sycamore Flat
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 Sycamore Flat
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 Flat
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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