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Hayden Flat Group Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 40.78390, -123.34333
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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 Hayden Flat Group Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,079 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Hayden Flat Group CampNIFC · 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 Hayden Flat Group Camp · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail5 mi
- WWater13 mi
- GGrocery18 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- FFuel18 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- AAir-up18 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- DDump35 mi
- ShShower37 mi
- RxPharmacy39 mi
- PPropane51 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 18 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 — Hayden Flat Group Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,079 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
40.78390, -123.34333
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Hayden Flat Group Camp · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townBurnt Ranch · ~8.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFrontier Fuel & Propane Minimart · ~18.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~17.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~17.9 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~18.3 mi
EV charging — from Hayden Flat Group Camp · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.1 mi straight-line NW — Willow Creek Maintenance Station (at a parking lot) · Non-Networked · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-08-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 17 within 50 · 96 within 100 · 166 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)22.2 mi — Weaverville, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Weaverville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.5 mi — RCEA EV NETWORK WILLOW CREEK · 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 chargerFree (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 218607 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Hayden Flat Group Camp · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHayden Flat Group Camp · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWhites Bar Picnic-F · ~3.7 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCedar Flat Picnic-F · ~4.2 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSkunk Point Group Camp · ~6.6 mi SE · USFS
Open Hayden Flat Group Camp elsewhere
Other camps near Hayden Flat Group Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Skunk Point Group Camp~6.6 mi · fee
- Burnt Ranch Cg-F~7.9 mi · fee
- Big Flat Cg-F~7.9 mi · fee
- Gray Falls Campground~9.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Hayden Flat Group Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Hayden Flat Group Camp are set by Shasta-Trinity National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Hayden Flat Group Camp
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 2026-08-20: $40 per night for the GROUP site (reservations for groups only), which is what this record is; the same page prices an ordinary single site at $12. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/shasta-trinity/recreation/hayden-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 Hayden Flat Group Camp
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 — Hayden Flat Group Camp
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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