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Sims Flat Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 41.06181, -122.35938
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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 Sims Flat Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,659 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Sims 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 Sims Flat Cg · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel6 mi
- WWater6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- ShShower7 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- OOutfitter11 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- DDump15 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- AAir-up23 mi
- PPropane33 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, 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 — Sims Flat Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,659 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
41.06181, -122.35938
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Sims Flat Cg · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCastella · ~8.8 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~6.3 mi
- FuelPollard Flat · ~5.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~14.7 mi
- GroceriesAmmirati's Market · ~6.4 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~17.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicShasta Cascade Health Center · ~11.9 mi
- HardwareDunsmuir Hardware · ~11.2 mi
EV charging — from Sims Flat Cg · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.9 mi straight-line N — DC CORRIDOR DUNSMUIR DC · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach13 within 25 mi · 50 within 50 · 117 within 100 · 170 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)17.2 mi — Mount Shasta, CA, Mount Shasta
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.9 mi — DC CORRIDOR DUNSMUIR L2 · 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 — Dunsmuir Lodge - Tesla Destination, Dunsmuir, 10.4 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 198184 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Sims Flat Cg · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomSims Flat Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPollard Gulch · ~5.3 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGirard Ridge Lookout · ~6.3 mi NE · USFS
- Highway rest areaLakehead Rest Area · ~10.2 mi S
Open Sims Flat Cg elsewhere
Other camps near Sims Flat Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Gray Rock~6.5 mi
- Riverview~9.7 mi
- Mccloud Bridge Cg-F~10.5 mi · fee
- Pine Point Cg-F~11.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages Sims Flat Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Sims Flat Cg are set by Shasta-Trinity National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Sims 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
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 2026-08-26: $15 per night, single site. recreation.gov listing 10315073 agrees ($15 standard non-electric, first-come 'walk in' season 1 May - 15 Nov 2026). Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/shasta-trinity/recreation/sims-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 Sims 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 — Sims Flat Cg
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