Agency-listedUSFSFee
Oak Flat
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.44302, -122.95442
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. 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 Oak Flat
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,834 ft.
Fire & smoke — around 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 Oak Flat · Mendocino National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel2 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- WWater16 mi
- ShShower17 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- HHardware21 mi
- RxPharmacy21 mi
- LLaundry21 mi
- DDump23 mi
- +Urgent care24 mi
- AAir-up24 mi
- OOutfitter25 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — Oak Flat
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,834 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
39.44302, -122.95442
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Oak Flat · Mendocino National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townPotter Valley · ~12.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSoda Creek · ~2.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~22.8 mi
- GroceriesSoda Creek General Store · ~2.0 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~21.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicUkiah Valley Rural Health Center · ~24.1 mi
- HardwareMendo Mill · ~21.2 mi
EV charging — from Oak Flat · Mendocino National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.4 mi straight-line S — Upper Lake, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a rest stop) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach7 within 25 mi · 22 within 50 · 254 within 100 · 850 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS21.3 mi — Safeway 0965 (Willits, CA), Willits
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO21.3 mi — Willits, Willits
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.0 mi — Frey Winery, Redwood Valley, CA · FLO · J1772 · 8 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 368021 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Oak Flat · Mendocino National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletOak Flat · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNavy Camp · ~0.2 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPogie Point · ~0.7 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFuller Group C.G. · ~0.8 mi W · USFS
Open Oak Flat elsewhere
Other camps near Oak Flat
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Navy Camp~0.2 mi · fee
- Fuller Group C.G.~0.8 mi · fee
- Sunset~0.8 mi · fee
- Fuller Grove Campground~0.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Oak Flat
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Oak Flat are set by Mendocino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — 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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-23: $10 per night per site in summer, $5 per night in winter. The forest gives no dates for the changeover. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/mendocino/recreation/oak-flat-campground.
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 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 — Oak Flat
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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