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USFS dispersed camp — Monterey County, CA
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · Monterey County, CA · 36.21223, -121.68099
We haven't personally camped here. Everything below is pulled from public land data, USGS maps and OpenStreetMap — a real place on U.S. Forest Service land, but not field-checked by us. Confirm road conditions, current access, stay limits and fire restrictions before you go.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,259 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · 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 camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater4 mi
- ShShower5 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- LLaundry6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- DDump8 mi
- MMechanic23 mi
- OOutfitter24 mi
- RxPharmacy24 mi
- HHardware25 mi
- AAir-up25 mi
- +Urgent care25 mi
- PPropane29 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,259 ft
County
Monterey County, CA
Coordinates
36.21223, -121.68099
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLogwood Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townPosts · ~4.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~3.7 mi
- FuelShell · ~5.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~7.9 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~6.4 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~24.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicMontage Health · ~26.4 mi
- HardwareSoledad True Value Hardware · ~24.6 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomFtord Badger Hills -Trailhd Toilet 20 · ~25.9 mi N · BLM
- RestroomFtord Badger Hills -Trailhd Toilet 10 · ~25.9 mi N · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletFtord Npld Site -Vault Toilet · ~28.0 mi N · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletFtord Creekside Terrace -Vault Toilet · ~28.7 mi N · BLM
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Dispersed camp #3 — Monterey County, CA~6.7 mi
- Dispersed camp #2 — Monterey County, CA~7.6 mi
- Wildcat Campground~7.6 mi
- Tassajara Creek Campground~8.5 mi
The unit that manages this camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions are set by the unit, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this
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)
Field check
Not verified on the ground. Nobody from here has camped it. It stays at Likely until someone does.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres 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
Before you go
Your first dispersed night →Fire rules & restrictions →Getting unstuck →Power off-grid →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →