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Mosquito Flat Backpacker Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 37.43451, -118.74711
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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 Mosquito Flat Backpacker Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 10,235 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Mosquito Flat Backpacker CgNIFC · 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 Mosquito Flat Backpacker Cg · Inyo National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower3 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- DDump9 mi
- OOutfitter10 mi
- WWater12 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- EVEV fast charger16 mi
- GGrocery18 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- MMechanic19 mi
- @Mail19 mi
- +Urgent care27 mi
- AAir-up31 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 9 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Mosquito Flat Backpacker Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
10,235 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
37.43451, -118.74711
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Mosquito Flat Backpacker Cg · Inyo National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureRock Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townSwall Meadows · ~7.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelShell · ~9.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~9.3 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~1.7 mi
- PharmacyVons Pharmacy · ~18.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicMammoth Hospital · ~18.7 mi
EV charging — from Mosquito Flat Backpacker Cg · Inyo National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.5 mi straight-line SE — Southern California Edison (SCE) - Fleet - Bishop · OpConnect · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach9 within 25 mi · 13 within 50 · 131 within 100 · 326 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)18.2 mi — Bishop, CA - Rocking West Drive - Tesla Supercharger, Bishop
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO20.1 mi — CalTrans - Bishop, Bishop
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.4 mi — Mammoth Lakes, CA - Old Mammoth Rd - Tesla Destination · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- 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 405399 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Mosquito Flat Backpacker Cg · Inyo National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMosquito Flat Backpacker Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLittle Lakes Valley Th · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMosquito Flat Picnic · ~0.5 mi N · USFS
- Flush restroomRock Creek Lake Cg · ~1.2 mi NE · USFS
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Other camps near Mosquito Flat Backpacker Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Rock Creek Lake Cg~1.2 mi · fee
- Rock Creek Lake Group Cg~1.5 mi · fee
- Upper Pine Grove Cg~2.7 mi · fee
- Lower Pine Grove Cg~2.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages Mosquito Flat Backpacker Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Mosquito Flat Backpacker Cg are set by Inyo National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Mosquito Flat Backpacker Cg
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Mosquito Flat Backpacker Cg
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 — Mosquito Flat Backpacker Cg
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Finding water out here →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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