Agency-listedUSFSFee
Fraser Flat
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 38.16971, -120.06991
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. 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 Fraser Flat
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,751 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Fraser 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 Fraser Flat · Stanislaus National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- PPropane1 mi
- FFuel1 mi
- GGrocery1 mi
- EVEV fast charger1 mi
- LLaundry3 mi
- WWater3 mi
- ShShower4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- RxPharmacy13 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- OOutfitter20 mi
- DDump25 mi
- AAir-up56 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 1 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 — Fraser Flat
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,751 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
38.16971, -120.06991
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Fraser Flat · Stanislaus National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCold Springs · ~1.1 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~3.4 mi
- FuelChevron · ~0.9 mi
- Propane / LPGChevron · ~0.9 mi
- Dump station~24.7 mi
- GroceriesCold Springs Market · ~0.9 mi
- PharmacyTwain Harte Pharmacy · ~13.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicTuolumne MeWuk Indian Health Center · ~16.9 mi
- HardwareTwain Harte Lumber / Ace Hardware · ~12.5 mi
EV charging — from Fraser Flat · Stanislaus National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger0.9 mi straight-line SE — Cold Springs Market - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 12 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-14 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach9 within 25 mi · 23 within 50 · 439 within 100 · 1172 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS23.9 mi — Sierra Motors, Jamestown
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO24.3 mi — GF4EVA GROVELAND M DC2, Groveland
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.5 mi — The Lodge Christian Retreat Center, Mi Wuk Village, CA · CHARGELAB · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- Pricing at the fast charger$0.55 per kWh (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 466125 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Fraser Flat · Stanislaus National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletFraser Flat · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTeleli Pulaya · ~1.9 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletChina Flat · ~2.3 mi N · USFS
- Flush restroomBeardsley Dam · ~2.9 mi N · USFS
Open Fraser Flat elsewhere
Other camps near Fraser Flat
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Teleli Pulaya~1.9 mi · fee
- Beardsley Dam~2.9 mi · fee
- Meadowview~3.8 mi · fee
- Pinecrest~4.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Fraser Flat
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Fraser Flat are set by Stanislaus National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Fraser 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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-25: $28 per night, single site; $56 double site; +$10 per additional vehicle; $5 per vehicle day use. Cash only; run by Dodge Ridge Mountain Resort under special-use permit. Interagency Senior and Access passes take 50% off single sites but are not accepted on group or double sites. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/stanislaus/recreation/fraser-flat-campground.
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 Fraser 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 — Fraser Flat
What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Bugs & critters →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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