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Railroad Flat Campground
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · CA · 37.61764, -120.02006
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management 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 Railroad Flat Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,033 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Railroad Flat CampgroundNIFC · 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 Railroad Flat Campground · Bureau of Land Management · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery7 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- EVEV fast charger9 mi
- WWater10 mi
- ShShower10 mi
- DDump17 mi
- RxPharmacy19 mi
- MMechanic19 mi
- OOutfitter26 mi
- PPropane31 mi
- AAir-up46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Railroad Flat Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management
Elevation
1,033 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
37.61764, -120.02006
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Railroad Flat Campground · Bureau of Land Management · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMerced River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townBagby · ~6.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.8 mi
- FuelStage Stop · ~9.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~17.3 mi
- GroceriesHigh Country Health Food Store & Cafe · ~9.0 mi
- PharmacyGroveland Pharmacy · ~19.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicJohn C Fremont Healthcare District · ~8.4 mi
- HardwareCoast Hardware · ~9.7 mi
EV charging — from Railroad Flat Campground · Bureau of Land Management · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.3 mi straight-line S — Mariposa, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a grocery store) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 12 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 reach9 within 25 mi · 46 within 50 · 355 within 100 · 1167 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS14.0 mi — Innsight Buck Meadows Lodge (Groveland, CA), Groveland
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO14.0 mi — Innsight Buck Meadows Lodge (Groveland, CA), Groveland
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.4 mi — MACT MARIPOSA MACT MARIPOSA · 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 261456 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Railroad Flat Campground · Bureau of Land Management · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomMercer River -Rr Flat -Toilet 10 · at this camp · BLM
- RestroomMerced River -Willow Placer -Toilet 10 · ~0.8 mi SE · BLM
- RestroomMerced River -Mccabe Flat -Toilet 40 · ~1.7 mi SE · BLM
- RestroomMerced River -Mccabe Flat -Toilet 30 · ~1.7 mi SE · BLM
Open Railroad Flat Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Railroad Flat Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- McCabe Flat Campground~1.7 mi
- Montgomery Gulch~7.0 mi
- Anderson Valley~10.3 mi
- Dirt Flat Campground~10.5 mi · fee
How we know this — Railroad Flat Campground
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Railroad Flat Campground
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 — Railroad Flat Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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