Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Horse Flat
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 41.73188, -123.88640
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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 Horse Flat
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,016 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Horse 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 Horse Flat · Six Rivers National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery9 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- DDump11 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- ShShower15 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- EVEV fast charger16 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- @Mail16 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- WWater26 mi
- OOutfitter55 mi
- PPropane56 mi
- AAir-up56 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 26-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 9 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 — Horse Flat
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
1,016 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
41.73188, -123.88640
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Horse Flat · Six Rivers National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureHurdygurdy Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townGasquet · ~9.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~10.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~11.2 mi
- GroceriesGasquet Market · ~8.9 mi
- PharmacySafeway · ~15.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicSutter Coast Hospital · ~16.1 mi
EV charging — from Horse Flat · Six Rivers National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.9 mi straight-line W — Walmart 1910 (Crescent City, CA) · Electrify America · CHAdeMO, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach8 within 25 mi · 11 within 50 · 74 within 100 · 145 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)15.9 mi — Crescent City, CA, Crescent City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.5 mi — EVRCASINO1 ELK VALLEY 3, Bertsch-Oceanview, CA · 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 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 126268 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Horse Flat · Six Rivers National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletDry Lake · ~0.9 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletChimney Flat · ~2.5 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Flat · ~3.3 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSand Camp · ~4.9 mi W · USFS
Open Horse Flat elsewhere
Other camps near Horse Flat
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Cedar Rustic~0.8 mi
- Ore Grande~1.9 mi
- Big Flat~3.3 mi · fee
- Coon Mtn. Shelter~5.9 mi
The unit that manages Horse Flat
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Horse Flat are set by Six Rivers National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Horse 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 Horse 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 — Horse Flat
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →How to read this page →All field notes →
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