Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Flattop Mountain Rock Collecting Area
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · CA · 34.83208, -114.83149
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management 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 Flattop Mountain Rock Collecting Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,515 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Flattop Mountain Rock Collecting AreaNIFC · 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 Flattop Mountain Rock Collecting Area · Bureau of Land Management · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel12 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- WWater12 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- HHardware20 mi
- ShShower22 mi
- DDump22 mi
- RxPharmacy23 mi
- LLaundry24 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 12 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Flattop Mountain Rock Collecting Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
2,515 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.83208, -114.83149
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Flattop Mountain Rock Collecting Area · Bureau of Land Management · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townNeedles · ~12.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelShell · ~11.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~22.5 mi
- GroceriesMobil Mart · ~11.8 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~22.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicNeedles Public Health Clinic · ~12.0 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~23.0 mi
EV charging — from Flattop Mountain Rock Collecting Area · Bureau of Land Management · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.8 mi straight-line E — Mobil - Coral Charge, Needles, CA (at a gas station) · Non-Networked · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-10-13 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach7 within 25 mi · 11 within 50 · 104 within 100 · 273 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)11.8 mi — Needles, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Needles
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO20.0 mi — Najah Hi Sahara Oasis (Essex Fenner, CA), Essex Fenner
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)25.9 mi — Harrah's Laughlin Casino & Hotel (at an other entertainment) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 20 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-11 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Mojave Desert Heritage & Cultural Center - Tesla Destination, Essex, 14.7 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · 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 428666 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Flattop Mountain Rock Collecting Area · Bureau of Land Management · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomSection 10 Colorado River Nature Center · ~19.6 mi NE · BLM
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~20.5 mi E · FWS
- Highway rest areaJohn Wilkie Eastbound · ~22.1 mi W
- Highway rest areaJohn Wilkie Westbound · ~22.1 mi W
Open Flattop Mountain Rock Collecting Area elsewhere
Other camps near Flattop Mountain Rock Collecting Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Camp Ibis-Patton ~9.5 mi
- Dead Mountains Wilderness~12.3 mi
- Historic Route 66 California Gateway Site Day Use Area~15.2 mi
- Piute Mountains Wilderness~15.3 mi
How we know this — Flattop Mountain Rock Collecting Area
Source
Bureau of Land Management 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 Flattop Mountain Rock Collecting Area
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 — Flattop Mountain Rock Collecting Area
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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