Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Centerville Flat Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 38.63168, -119.72001
Ask an AI about this campsiteOpens Grok already loaded with this site. It reads the same records this page is built from, and links whatever it tells you.
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 Centerville Flat Campground
Loading the latest forecast…
Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,853 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Centerville Flat CampgroundNIFC · AirNow
Checking active fires & air quality…
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 Centerville Flat Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery4 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- WWater11 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- ShShower12 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- HHardware20 mi
- RxPharmacy21 mi
- OOutfitter21 mi
- DDump23 mi
- PPropane25 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Centerville Flat Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
5,853 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
38.63168, -119.72001
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Centerville Flat Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townMarkleeville · ~6.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~5.5 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~24.8 mi
- Dump station~22.7 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~4.1 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~21.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicHealth Clinic · ~16.0 mi
- HardwareAhern Equipment Rental · ~20.2 mi
EV charging — from Centerville Flat Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.3 mi straight-line NE — Gardnerville, NV - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · 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 reach8 within 25 mi · 28 within 50 · 303 within 100 · 765 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS15.2 mi — Walker Country Store, Coleville
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO21.2 mi — Raley's, Gardnerville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.0 mi — ALPINE CO. BHS 1, Markleeville, CA · 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 122335 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Centerville Flat Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCenterville Flat Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHigh Trail Trailhead · ~2.8 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWolf Creek Trailhead · ~4.4 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSilver Creek Campground · ~4.7 mi SW · USFS
Open Centerville Flat Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Centerville Flat Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Centerville Flat Campground~0.1 mi
- Silver Creek Campground~4.7 mi · fee
- Markleeville Campground~5.4 mi · fee
- Indian Creek Recreation Area~8.1 mi
The unit that manages Centerville Flat Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Centerville Flat Campground are set by Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Centerville Flat Campground
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Centerville Flat Campground
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 — Centerville Flat Campground
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →First-night troubleshooting →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 →