Agency-listedUSFSFree
Tool Box Springs Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 33.61219, -116.66103
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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 Tool Box Springs Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,112 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Tool Box Springs CampgroundNIFC · 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 Tool Box Springs Campground · San Bernardino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail4 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- +Urgent care5 mi
- EVEV fast charger7 mi
- WWater9 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- OOutfitter10 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- ShShower16 mi
- PPropane17 mi
- AAir-up26 mi
- DDump35 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Tool Box Springs Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,112 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
33.61219, -116.66103
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around Tool Box Springs Campground · San Bernardino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureStream · nearby
- Nearest townThomas Mountain · ~2.0 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.3 mi
- FuelMobil · ~4.1 mi
- Propane / LPGFallbrook Propane · ~28.7 mi
- Groceriesdollar general · ~4.0 mi
- PharmacyIdyllwild Pharmacy · ~9.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicVIP Urgent Care · ~16.5 mi
- HardwareSandlin & Son Equipment Rental · ~10.0 mi
EV charging — from Tool Box Springs Campground · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger6.7 mi straight-line SW — MSTC EV CHARGER CHARGEPOINT 1, Anza, CA · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach35 within 25 mi · 202 within 50 · 1008 within 100 · 1253 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)16.0 mi — DC MUSEUM DC4, Palm Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.0 mi — Anza Electric Cooperative · Blink 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 163725 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Tool Box Springs Campground · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomSanta Rosa Vc · ~15.1 mi E · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletOak Grove Campground · ~17.3 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAtaxam Ma'Mta'Ash Campground · ~18.2 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDripping Springs Campground · ~20.7 mi SW · USFS
Open Tool Box Springs Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Tool Box Springs Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Ramona Campground~0.3 mi
- San Bernardino National Forest~1.3 mi
- Goff Flat Yellow Post Site~4.1 mi
- Apple Canyon Yellow Post Sites~4.5 mi
The unit that manages Tool Box Springs Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Tool Box Springs Campground are set by San Bernardino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Tool Box Springs Campground
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
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 Tool Box Springs Campground
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 — Tool Box Springs Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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