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Evans Flat
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 35.64274, -118.58900
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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 Evans Flat
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,082 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Evans 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 Evans Flat · Sequoia National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- DDump7 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- EVEV fast charger24 mi
- +Urgent care27 mi
- MMechanic29 mi
- PPropane30 mi
- RxPharmacy30 mi
- ShShower34 mi
- LLaundry36 mi
- OOutfitter36 mi
- AAir-up46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Evans Flat
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,082 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
35.64274, -118.58900
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Evans Flat · Sequoia National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureGreenhorn Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townPettit Place · ~1.6 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.3 mi
- FuelShell · ~6.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~7.3 mi
- GroceriesKern Food Mart · ~6.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicKern Valley Hospital · ~10.2 mi
- HardwareTuff Shed · ~7.8 mi
EV charging — from Evans Flat · Sequoia National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger23.8 mi straight-line SW — Tony's Pizza, Bakersfield, CA · NOODOE · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 76 within 50 · 194 within 100 · 1167 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)27.6 mi — Foodsco N. Bakersfield H 384, Bakersfield
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)23.8 mi — Tony's Pizza, Bakersfield, CA · NOODOE · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- 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 388376 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Evans Flat · Sequoia National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletEvans Flat · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBlack Gulch South · ~4.9 mi SE · USFS
- RestroomKeysville Smra Staging Area Toilet · ~5.5 mi E · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletSandy Flat · ~5.5 mi SE · USFS
Open Evans Flat elsewhere
Other camps near Evans Flat
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Black Gulch South~4.9 mi
- Sandy Flat~5.5 mi · fee
- Hobo~5.8 mi · fee
- Pioneer Point~5.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages Evans Flat
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Evans Flat are set by Sequoia National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Evans 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
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 Evans 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 — Evans Flat
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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