Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Little Oak Flat
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.03352, -120.67133
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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 Little Oak Flat
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at the elevation shown above.
Fire & smoke — around Little Oak 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 Little Oak Flat · Tahoe National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- WWater9 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- EVEV fast charger16 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- DDump20 mi
- ShShower22 mi
- LLaundry22 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- +Urgent care22 mi
- AAir-up23 mi
- PPropane24 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, 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 — Little Oak Flat
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
State
CA
Coordinates
39.03352, -120.67133
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Little Oak Flat · Tahoe National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMiddle Fork American River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townMichigan Bluff · ~3.4 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.3 mi
- FuelGas & Go · ~12.7 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~19.4 mi
- Dump station~20.0 mi
- GroceriesWorton's Market Foresthill · ~9.1 mi
- PharmacyColfax pharmacy · ~15.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicTelecare El Dorado County PHF · ~21.9 mi
- HardwarePlacerville Hardware · ~22.1 mi
EV charging — from Little Oak Flat · Tahoe National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.5 mi straight-line W — EV Charging By Citrine, Colfax, CA (at a public site) · RED_E · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach35 within 25 mi · 131 within 50 · 409 within 100 · 1072 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)15.6 mi — ARCO - Tesla Supercharger, Colfax
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO15.7 mi — DC CORRIDOR COLFAX D&D DC2, Colfax
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.5 mi — Georgetown Library (at a library) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-01-13 · 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 450025 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Little Oak Flat · Tahoe National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletRalston · ~3.8 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletOxbow Raft Put-In · ~4.5 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDonaldson Trailhead · ~4.8 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Trees · ~6.0 mi E · USFS
Open Little Oak Flat elsewhere
Other camps near Little Oak Flat
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Peavine Road~3.2 mi
- Inter Bay~3.7 mi
- Mitchell Mine~5.0 mi
- Spruce Creek Loop~5.3 mi
The unit that manages Little Oak Flat
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Little Oak Flat are set by Tahoe National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Little Oak 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 Little Oak 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 — Little Oak Flat
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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