Agency-listedUSFSFree
Yellow Post 2
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 33.77140, -116.76708
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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 2
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,483 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Yellow Post 2NIFC · 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 2 · San Bernardino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel2 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- LLaundry2 mi
- @Mail2 mi
- WWater3 mi
- HHardware3 mi
- MMechanic3 mi
- +Urgent care3 mi
- RxPharmacy4 mi
- OOutfitter4 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- ShShower12 mi
- PPropane14 mi
- DDump25 mi
- AAir-up26 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 2 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 2
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,483 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
33.77140, -116.76708
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Yellow Post 2 · San Bernardino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureStone Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townPine Cove · ~1.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~2.1 mi
- FuelFuel · ~3.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~24.6 mi
- GroceriesPine Cove Gas & Market · ~1.8 mi
- PharmacyIdyllwild Pharmacy · ~3.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicHemet Valley Medical Center · ~11.2 mi
- HardwareSandlin & Son Equipment Rental · ~3.8 mi
EV charging — from Yellow Post 2 · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.6 mi straight-line N — Morongo Casino Resort and Spa, Cabazon, CA · eVgo Network · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach42 within 25 mi · 246 within 50 · 1105 within 100 · 1280 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)10.7 mi — Cabazon, CA - Morongo Trail - Tesla Supercharger, Cabazon
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)3.4 mi — Strawberry Creek Inn, Idyllwild - Pine Cove, CA · EVCS · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- 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 228113 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Yellow Post 2 · San Bernardino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaWhitewater Eastbound · ~12.0 mi NE
- Highway rest areaWhitewater Westbound · ~12.0 mi NE
- Highway rest areaBrookside · ~19.4 mi NW
- RestroomSanta Rosa Vc · ~21.8 mi E · BLM
Open Yellow Post 2 elsewhere
Other camps near Yellow Post 2
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Fern Basin Campground~2.1 mi · fee
- Marion Mountain Campground~2.5 mi · fee
- Dark Canyon Campground~3.0 mi
- Seven Pines Yellow Post Sites~3.2 mi
The unit that manages Yellow Post 2
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Yellow Post 2 are set by San Bernardino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Yellow Post 2
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 Yellow Post 2
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 2
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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