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Third Stream Crossing
Hike-in · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.25382, -117.57144
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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 Third Stream Crossing
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,198 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Third Stream CrossingNIFC · 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 Third Stream Crossing · San Bernardino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater3 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- +Urgent care9 mi
- EVEV fast charger9 mi
- PPropane10 mi
- OOutfitter10 mi
- AAir-up10 mi
- DDump13 mi
- ShShower13 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Third Stream Crossing
Access
Hike-in
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,198 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.25382, -117.57144
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Getting in
Park at nearest parking · ~1.79 mi in a straight line (trail will be longer)
Nearby & resupply — around Third Stream Crossing · San Bernardino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMiddle Fork Lytle Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townLytle Creek · ~4.1 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~2.7 mi
- FuelHaven Mobil · ~7.9 mi
- Propane / LPGMain Street Gas & Mart · ~19.1 mi
- Dump station~18.2 mi
- GroceriesVons · ~8.0 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~8.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicKalologie | Club Studio | Upland · ~9.0 mi
- HardwareColor Floors · ~10.1 mi
EV charging — from Third Stream Crossing · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.1 mi straight-line SE — Fontana, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 24 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach154 within 25 mi · 719 within 50 · 1120 within 100 · 1321 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS10.0 mi — Victoria Gardens, Rancho Cucamonga
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO10.0 mi — Victoria Gardens, Rancho Cucamonga
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.2 mi — Merill Gardens at Rancho Cucamonga · Blink Network · J1772 · 4 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 149310 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Third Stream Crossing · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMiddlefork Trailhead · ~1.8 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSan Antonio Falls · ~3.2 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletManker Flat · ~3.5 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletIcehouse · ~3.7 mi W · USFS
Open Third Stream Crossing elsewhere
Other camps near Third Stream Crossing
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Commanche~0.9 mi
- Stonehouse~1.1 mi
- Coldwater Canyon Yellow Post Sites~2.3 mi
- Joe Elliot Yellow Post Sites~2.7 mi
The unit that manages Third Stream Crossing
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Third Stream Crossing are set by San Bernardino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Third Stream Crossing
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 Third Stream Crossing
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 — Third Stream Crossing
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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