Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Kennedy Flat
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 38.54305, -119.88477
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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 Kennedy Flat
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,145 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Kennedy 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 Kennedy Flat · Stanislaus National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater5 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- OOutfitter10 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- EVEV fast charger21 mi
- LLaundry22 mi
- ShShower22 mi
- +Urgent care23 mi
- RxPharmacy26 mi
- HHardware26 mi
- PPropane27 mi
- DDump28 mi
- AAir-up52 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Kennedy Flat
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
7,145 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
38.54305, -119.88477
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Kennedy Flat · Stanislaus National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureNorth Fork Mokelumne River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townCape Horn · ~5.7 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~5.3 mi
- FuelFuel · ~10.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~28.1 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~7.8 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~26.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicHealth Clinic · ~23.3 mi
- Hardwareace hardware · ~26.4 mi
EV charging — from Kennedy Flat · Stanislaus National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger21.0 mi straight-line NE — Gardnerville, NV - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 29 within 50 · 338 within 100 · 1018 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS21.9 mi — Walker Country Store, Coleville
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO26.4 mi — GF4EVA SOUTH LAKE DC1, South Lake Tahoe
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.8 mi — VIP LOT STATION 3, Kirkwood, CA · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Bear Valley Lodge - Tesla Destination, Bear Valley, 10.0 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 122335 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Kennedy Flat · Stanislaus National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHermit Valley · ~0.8 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHermit Valley · ~0.9 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPacific Valley · ~2.2 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPacific Valley · ~2.2 mi SW · USFS
Open Kennedy Flat elsewhere
Other camps near Kennedy Flat
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Grouse Flat~0.2 mi
- Hermit Valley~0.8 mi
- Highway 4 Ohv-Hermit Valley~1.0 mi
- Pacific Valley~2.2 mi
The unit that manages Kennedy Flat
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Kennedy Flat are set by Stanislaus National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Kennedy 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 Kennedy 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 — Kennedy Flat
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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