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Yellow Post 1
OHV / 4×4 · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.26657, -116.95160
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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 Yellow Post 1
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,058 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Yellow Post 1NIFC · 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 Yellow Post 1 · San Bernardino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail0 mi
- GGrocery0 mi
- ShShower2 mi
- WWater2 mi
- DDump2 mi
- FFuel3 mi
- EVEV fast charger3 mi
- MMechanic3 mi
- LLaundry3 mi
- PPropane3 mi
- HHardware4 mi
- RxPharmacy4 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- AAir-up20 mi
- OOutfitter23 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 0 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 — Yellow Post 1
Access
OHV / 4×4
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,058 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.26657, -116.95160
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around Yellow Post 1 · San Bernardino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureStream · nearby
- Nearest townFawnskin · ~0.5 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.4 mi
- FuelChevron · ~2.6 mi
- Propane / LPGMain Street Gas & Mart · ~22.9 mi
- Dump station~2.2 mi
- GroceriesFawnskin Market · ~0.3 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy of the Woods · ~13.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicBear Valley Community Hospital · ~3.8 mi
- HardwareRedlands Ace Hardware · ~19.6 mi
EV charging — from Yellow Post 1 · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger2.6 mi straight-line SE — Big Bear Lake, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 6 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 reach58 within 25 mi · 244 within 50 · 1066 within 100 · 1310 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS4.0 mi — Homestreet Bank Big Bear, Big Bear Lake
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO4.0 mi — Homestreet Bank Big Bear, Big Bear Lake
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)2.7 mi — Sierra Blue Hotel and Swim Club - Tesla Destination, Big Bear Lake, CA · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- 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 316899 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Yellow Post 1 · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomSerrano Cg · ~2.1 mi E · USFS
- RestroomThurman Flats Picnic Area · ~11.8 mi S · USFS
- RestroomMorton Peak Lo · ~12.5 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomMomyer Trailhead · ~12.6 mi S · USFS
Open Yellow Post 1 elsewhere
Other camps near Yellow Post 1
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Grays Peak Group Cg~0.4 mi · fee
- Big Bear Yellow Post Sites~1.9 mi
- Hanna Flat Campground~2.0 mi · fee
- Serrano Cg~2.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Yellow Post 1
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Yellow Post 1 are set by San Bernardino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Yellow Post 1
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
likely OHV (only a rough 4wd track in) — confirm
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 Yellow Post 1
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 — Yellow Post 1
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →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 →