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Pigeon Flat
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 38.34015, -119.80481
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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 Pigeon Flat
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,948 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Pigeon 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 Pigeon Flat · Stanislaus National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- ShShower14 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- FFuel15 mi
- OOutfitter15 mi
- LLaundry16 mi
- PPropane18 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- +Urgent care23 mi
- MMechanic29 mi
- HHardware30 mi
- RxPharmacy31 mi
- DDump40 mi
- AAir-up55 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Pigeon Flat
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,948 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
38.34015, -119.80481
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Pigeon Flat · Stanislaus National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townStrawberry · ~14.8 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~3.5 mi
- FuelFuel · ~15.4 mi
- Propane / LPGChevron · ~18.4 mi
- GroceriesKennedy Meadows Store · ~3.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicHealth Clinic · ~23.0 mi
EV charging — from Pigeon Flat · Stanislaus National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.4 mi straight-line SW — Cold Springs Market - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 12 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-14 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 27 within 50 · 358 within 100 · 1039 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS21.4 mi — Walker Country Store, Coleville
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO36.7 mi — GF4EVA RUSH CREEK DC, Groveland
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)27.6 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, 15.4 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- Pricing at the fast charger$0.55 per kWh (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 466125 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Pigeon Flat · Stanislaus National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPigeon Flat · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletColumn Of Giants · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomEureka Valley · ~0.7 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDardanelle · ~1.5 mi W · USFS
Open Pigeon Flat elsewhere
Other camps near Pigeon Flat
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Eureka Valley~0.7 mi · fee
- Dardanelle~1.5 mi · fee
- Brightman Flat~2.5 mi · fee
- Baker~3.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages Pigeon Flat
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Pigeon Flat are set by Stanislaus National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Pigeon 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 2026-08-20: $17 per night, single site. Cash only -- the campground is run by Dodge Ridge Mountain Resort under a Forest Service special-use permit; Interagency Senior and Access passes get 50 percent off. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/stanislaus/recreation/pigeon-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 Pigeon 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 — Pigeon Flat
What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Fire rules & restrictions →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →