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Wild Horse Equestrian Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.15587, -116.78024
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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 Wild Horse Equestrian Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,895 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Wild Horse Equestrian 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 Wild Horse Equestrian Campground · San Bernardino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower5 mi
- DDump6 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- LLaundry7 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- EVEV fast charger9 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- PPropane9 mi
- WWater9 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- AAir-up24 mi
- OOutfitter26 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, 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 — Wild Horse Equestrian Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,895 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.15587, -116.78024
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around Wild Horse Equestrian Campground · San Bernardino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSanta Ana River (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townWoodlands · ~6.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~4.7 mi
- FuelBest Gas · ~8.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~5.5 mi
- GroceriesGrocery Outlet · ~8.7 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~17.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicBear Valley Community Hospital · ~8.8 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~17.6 mi
EV charging — from Wild Horse Equestrian Campground · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger8.8 mi straight-line NW — Homestreet Bank Big Bear, Big Bear Lake, CA · LOOP · CHAdeMO, CCS · 3 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach40 within 25 mi · 227 within 50 · 1067 within 100 · 1289 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)8.9 mi — Big Bear Lake, CA - Big Bear Boulevard - Tesla Supercharger, Big Bear Lake
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.0 mi — Sunnybrook Estate, Big Bear Lake, CA · LOOP · J1772 · 9 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast charger$1 activation fee; $0.45 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 398968 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Wild Horse Equestrian Campground · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomVivian Trailhead · ~8.1 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomFalls Picnic · ~8.2 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomBig Falls Trailhead · ~8.2 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomMomyer Trailhead · ~9.0 mi SW · USFS
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Other camps near Wild Horse Equestrian Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Heart Bar Cg~0.4 mi · fee
- Wildhorse Equestrian Camp~0.4 mi · fee
- Heart Bar Equestrian Cg~0.4 mi · fee
- Coon Creek Yellow Post #1~0.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Wild Horse Equestrian Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Wild Horse Equestrian Campground are set by San Bernardino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Wild Horse Equestrian Campground
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233685
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 Wild Horse Equestrian 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 — Wild Horse Equestrian Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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