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Bigflat
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 41.06757, -122.93412
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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 Bigflat
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,978 ft.
Fire & smoke — around BigflatNIFC · 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 Bigflat · Klamath National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel12 mi
- GGrocery13 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- WWater19 mi
- HHardware24 mi
- OOutfitter24 mi
- EVEV fast charger24 mi
- ShShower27 mi
- MMechanic27 mi
- LLaundry27 mi
- +Urgent care27 mi
- DDump34 mi
- RxPharmacy36 mi
- AAir-up37 mi
- PPropane44 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 12 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 — Bigflat
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,978 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
41.06757, -122.93412
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Bigflat · Klamath National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featurePin Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townSummerville · ~7.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelCecilville Station · ~11.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesTrinity Center General Store · ~13.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicTrinity Hospital · ~22.7 mi
EV charging — from Bigflat · Klamath National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger24.0 mi straight-line S — 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 · 47 within 50 · 120 within 100 · 164 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS31.3 mi — GF4EVA LAKEHEAD BB DC1, Lakehead
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO31.3 mi — GF4EVA LAKEHEAD BB DC1, Lakehead
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.3 mi — Yellow Jacket Eatery - Tesla Destination, Trinity Center, 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.
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Bonanza King Resort - Tesla Destination, Coffee Creek, 11.3 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — Bonanza King Resort, Coffee Creek, 11.3 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; see front desk for access · AFDC lists it “Free” - 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 Bigflat · Klamath National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomBigflat · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSwift Creek (Trailhead) · ~9.6 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHidden Horse · ~10.5 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCarter Group · ~10.7 mi N · USFS
Open Bigflat elsewhere
Other camps near Bigflat
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Goldfield Cg-F~8.4 mi
- Hidden Horse Campground~10.5 mi
- Carter Group~10.7 mi · fee
- Eastfork~10.8 mi
The unit that manages Bigflat
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Bigflat are set by Klamath National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Bigflat
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 Bigflat
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 — Bigflat
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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