Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Cherry Flat
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 36.63112, -118.89946
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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 Cherry Flat
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,405 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Cherry FlatNIFC · 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 Cherry Flat · Sequoia National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- ShShower4 mi
- WWater4 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- DDump10 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- OOutfitter24 mi
- EVEV fast charger29 mi
- PPropane32 mi
- AAir-up46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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 — Cherry Flat
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
4,405 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
36.63112, -118.89946
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Cherry Flat · Sequoia National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townHartland · ~3.6 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~4.3 mi
- FuelStony Creek Gasoline · ~4.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~9.7 mi
- GroceriesStony Creek Market · ~4.0 mi
- PharmacyHealthmart Pharmacy · ~14.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicFamily Healthcare Network · ~13.3 mi
- HardwareThree Rivers Mercantile · ~13.9 mi
EV charging — from Cherry Flat · Sequoia National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger29.2 mi straight-line SW — ORCHARD WALK CONYER 10, Visalia, CA · ChargePoint Network · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 51 within 50 · 190 within 100 · 378 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO29.9 mi — Nissan of Visalia, Visalia
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.0 mi — Gateway Restaurant and Lodge - Tesla Destination, Three Rivers, CA · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- 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 457423 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Cherry Flat · Sequoia National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletEshom Ohv Staging Area · ~2.8 mi W · USFS
- RestroomGFB 231 Lost Grove RR HS · ~4.2 mi E · NPS
- Flush restroomStony Creek Campground · ~4.3 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletUpper Stony Creek Campground · ~4.4 mi NE · USFS
Open Cherry Flat elsewhere
Other camps near Cherry Flat
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Pierce Pond~2.6 mi
- Fir Group Campground~3.9 mi · fee
- Cove Group Campground~4.1 mi · fee
- Stony Creek Campground~4.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Cherry Flat
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Cherry Flat are set by Sequoia National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Cherry Flat
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 Cherry Flat
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 — Cherry Flat
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