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Arbuckle Flat Cg-F
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 40.76509, -122.11923
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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 Arbuckle Flat Cg-F
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,022 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Arbuckle Flat Cg-FNIFC · 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 Arbuckle Flat Cg-F · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel9 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- WWater11 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- AAir-up14 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- OOutfitter15 mi
- EVEV fast charger16 mi
- PPropane19 mi
- DDump26 mi
- ShShower28 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 9 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 — Arbuckle Flat Cg-F
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,022 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
40.76509, -122.11923
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Arbuckle Flat Cg-F · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureArbuckle Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townIngot · ~3.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelGolden Bear · ~9.4 mi
- Propane / LPGAirgas · ~18.2 mi
- Dump station~26.0 mi
- GroceriesHoliday Harbor Resort and Marina General Store · ~10.4 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~13.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicClinic · ~14.2 mi
- HardwareDaltile · ~16.9 mi
EV charging — from Arbuckle Flat Cg-F · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.5 mi straight-line SW — ARCO Cascade Boulevard, Redding, CA · BP_PULSE · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach30 within 25 mi · 52 within 50 · 80 within 100 · 247 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)17.0 mi — Redding, CA - Old Alturas Road - Tesla Supercharger, Redding
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO16.2 mi — GF4EVA LAKEHEAD BB DC1, Lakehead
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.1 mi — Shell, Redding, CA (at a gas station) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-14 · hours: 24 hours daily
- 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 367850 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Arbuckle Flat Cg-F · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletArbuckle Flat Cg-F · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomJones Valley Boat Ramp · ~5.4 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJones Valley Cg-F (Lower) · ~6.3 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJones Valley Cg-F (Upper) · ~6.3 mi SW · USFS
Open Arbuckle Flat Cg-F elsewhere
Other camps near Arbuckle Flat Cg-F
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Jones Valley Cg-F (Lower)~6.3 mi · fee
- Jones Valley Inlet~6.4 mi
- Mariners Point Cg-F~7.1 mi · fee
- Chirpchatter Cg-F~7.2 mi
The unit that manages Arbuckle Flat Cg-F
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Arbuckle Flat Cg-F are set by Shasta-Trinity National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Arbuckle Flat Cg-F
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 Arbuckle Flat Cg-F
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 — Arbuckle Flat Cg-F
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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