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Big Flat Cg-F
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 40.73931, -123.20341
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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 Big Flat Cg-F
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,392 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Big 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 Big Flat Cg-F · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail3 mi
- GGrocery13 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- WWater14 mi
- OOutfitter14 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- MMechanic26 mi
- LLaundry26 mi
- AAir-up26 mi
- DDump33 mi
- PPropane43 mi
- RxPharmacy43 mi
- ShShower45 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 13 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 — Big Flat Cg-F
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,392 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
40.73931, -123.20341
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Big Flat Cg-F · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townJunction · ~6.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFrontier Fuel & Propane Minimart · ~12.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~12.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~12.8 mi
- HardwarePlotzke Ace Hardware · ~14.3 mi
EV charging — from Big Flat Cg-F · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger14.5 mi straight-line E — Weaverville, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a grocery store) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 37 within 50 · 99 within 100 · 172 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS26.8 mi — Willow Creek Maintenance Station, Willow Creek
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO26.8 mi — Willow Creek Maintenance Station, Willow Creek
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)26.3 mi — RCEA EV NETWORK WILLOW CREEK · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · 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 206611 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Big Flat Cg-F · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBig Flat Cg-F · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Flat River Access Parking · ~0.8 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSkunk Point Group Camp · ~1.6 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPigeon Point Boating · ~4.2 mi NE · USFS
Open Big Flat Cg-F elsewhere
Other camps near Big Flat Cg-F
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Skunk Point Group Camp~1.6 mi · fee
- Group Campsite~4.2 mi · fee
- Public camping area~4.2 mi
- North Fork Trinity~4.5 mi
The unit that manages Big Flat Cg-F
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Big Flat Cg-F are set by Shasta-Trinity National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Big 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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-27: $12 per night, single site. The Forest Service records this as a STANDARD AMENITY FEE site. Not reservable on recreation.gov. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/shasta-trinity/recreation/big-flat-campground.
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 Big 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 — Big Flat Cg-F
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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