Agency-listedUSFSFee
Panther Flat
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 41.84306, -123.92890
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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 Panther Flat
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 534 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Panther 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 Panther Flat · Six Rivers National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery2 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- DDump9 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- ShShower15 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- WWater23 mi
- OOutfitter47 mi
- PPropane51 mi
- AAir-up53 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 23-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — Panther Flat
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
534 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
41.84306, -123.92890
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Panther Flat · Six Rivers National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townGasquet · ~2.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~8.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~8.7 mi
- GroceriesGasquet Market · ~2.1 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~14.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicIn A Good Way Place · ~16.0 mi
- HardwareThe Home Depot · ~15.0 mi
EV charging — from Panther Flat · Six Rivers National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.7 mi straight-line NW — El Rinconsito Market - Smith River (at a public site) · EVRANGE · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach9 within 25 mi · 11 within 50 · 74 within 100 · 144 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)14.9 mi — Crescent City, CA, Crescent City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.4 mi — EVRCASINO1 ELK VALLEY 3, Bertsch-Oceanview, CA · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 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 462533 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Panther Flat · Six Rivers National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomPanther Flat · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGrassy Flat · ~2.4 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSandy Beach · ~3.9 mi E · USFS
- Flush restroomPatrick Creek · ~4.7 mi NE · USFS
Open Panther Flat elsewhere
Other camps near Panther Flat
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Eighteen Mile~0.4 mi
- Grassy Flat~2.4 mi · fee
- Griffin Bridge~3.2 mi
- Coon Mtn. Shelter~3.9 mi
The unit that manages Panther Flat
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Panther Flat are set by Six Rivers National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Panther 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 2026-08-22: $15 per night per site, and that includes one vehicle; a second vehicle is $5. The forest defines a site as up to eight people and a maximum of two vehicles. recreation.gov 232322 books the same $15 standard non-electric, and a double site at $30, for the 2026-05-18 to 2026-09-14 season. Sources: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/sixrivers/recreation/panther-flat-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232322.
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 Panther 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 — Panther Flat
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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