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Upper Shake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.69112, -118.52973
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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 Upper Shake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,417 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Upper ShakeNIFC · 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 Upper Shake · Angeles National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- ShShower14 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- PPropane14 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- WWater18 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- DDump22 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- AAir-up26 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 5 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 — Upper Shake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,417 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.69112, -118.52973
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Upper Shake · Angeles National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townLake Hughes · ~4.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~5.2 mi
- Propane / LPGPilot Travel Center · ~14.5 mi
- Dump station~21.5 mi
- GroceriesNeenach Market · ~5.8 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~14.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicSamuel Dixon Family Health Center · ~18.5 mi
- HardwareThe Home Depot · ~17.5 mi
EV charging — from Upper Shake · Angeles National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger14.3 mi straight-line S — Castaic Village Shopping Center - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 32 fast ports listed · listed open, no confirmation date on the record · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach32 within 25 mi · 309 within 50 · 995 within 100 · 1288 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO18.1 mi — Bridgeport Marketplace, Valencia
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)16.7 mi — AVUHSD QUARTZ HILL HS, Lancaster, 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
- Pricing at the fast charger$0.66 per kWh (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 468055 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Upper Shake · Angeles National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletUpper Shake · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSawmill · ~2.5 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLake Elizabeth · ~6.9 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletOak Flat · ~12.6 mi SW · USFS
Open Upper Shake elsewhere
Other camps near Upper Shake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Sawmill~2.5 mi · fee
- Cottonwood~3.9 mi
- Prospect~4.9 mi
- Bear~6.0 mi
The unit that manages Upper Shake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Upper Shake are set by Angeles National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Upper Shake
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Upper Shake
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 — Upper Shake
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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