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Scott Flat Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 40.36608, -123.30920
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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 Scott Flat Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,399 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Scott Flat 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 Scott Flat Cg · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- LLaundry27 mi
- WWater28 mi
- EVEV fast charger29 mi
- ShShower30 mi
- HHardware32 mi
- RxPharmacy32 mi
- OOutfitter32 mi
- AAir-up42 mi
- DDump42 mi
- MMechanic43 mi
- PPropane49 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 28-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Scott Flat Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,399 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
40.36608, -123.30920
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Scott Flat Cg · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureRattlesnake Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townForest Glen · ~1.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelPatriot Fuel · ~5.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesJourneys End Market · ~5.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicHayfork Clinic · ~14.5 mi
EV charging — from Scott Flat Cg · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger28.6 mi straight-line W — Miranda Market (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 reachnone within 25 mi · 11 within 50 · 105 within 100 · 199 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)31.6 mi — Weaverville, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Weaverville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)28.6 mi — Miranda Market (at a public site) · EVRANGE · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- 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 462383 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Scott Flat Cg · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletScott Flat Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHell Gate Cg-F · ~0.4 mi NW · USFS
- Flush restroomForest Glen Guard Station (Historical) · ~1.1 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletForest Glen Cg-F · ~1.2 mi NW · USFS
Open Scott Flat Cg elsewhere
Other camps near Scott Flat Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Scott Flat Campground~0.3 mi
- Hell Gate Cg-F~0.4 mi · fee
- Forest Glen Cg-F~1.2 mi · fee
- Bailey Canyon~5.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Scott Flat Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Scott Flat Cg are set by Shasta-Trinity National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Scott Flat 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 Scott Flat 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 — Scott Flat Cg
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →How to read this page →All field notes →
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