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Indian Valley Dispersed Camping Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 40.51533, -123.32636
We haven't personally camped here. Everything below is pulled from public land data, USGS maps and OpenStreetMap — a real place on U.S. Forest Service land, but not field-checked by us. Confirm road conditions, current access, stay limits and fire restrictions before you go.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,940 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · 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 camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- +Urgent care8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- WWater23 mi
- HHardware25 mi
- OOutfitter25 mi
- LLaundry31 mi
- ShShower33 mi
- MMechanic33 mi
- AAir-up33 mi
- RxPharmacy38 mi
- DDump40 mi
- PPropane48 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 23-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 8 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
3,940 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
40.51533, -123.32636
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureIndian Valley Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townFriend Place · ~2.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFrontier Fuel & Propane Minimart · ~8.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~7.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicHayfork Clinic · ~7.8 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletIndian Valley Camp · ~1.1 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPhilpot Cg-F · ~7.9 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletForest Glen Cg-F · ~9.7 mi S · USFS
- Flush restroomForest Glen Guard Station (Historical) · ~9.8 mi S · USFS
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Indian Valley Camp~1.1 mi
- Philpot Campground~7.9 mi
- Scott Flat Cg~10.4 mi
- Scott Flat Campground~10.6 mi
The unit that manages this camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions are set by the unit, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
Confidence
Researched — The record is detailed and internally consistent, and the coordinates land where the managing agency says this site is.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
Field check
Not verified on the ground. Nobody from here has camped it. It stays at Researched until someone does.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres 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
Before you go
Your first dispersed night →Fire rules & restrictions →Getting unstuck →Power off-grid →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →