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Wagon Flat
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.95682, -120.09806
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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 Wagon Flat
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,431 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Wagon 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 Wagon Flat · Los Padres National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery13 mi
- FFuel18 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- @Mail18 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- WWater19 mi
- PPropane19 mi
- MMechanic19 mi
- LLaundry19 mi
- +Urgent care23 mi
- DDump24 mi
- ShShower27 mi
- OOutfitter29 mi
- AAir-up38 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 13 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 — Wagon Flat
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,431 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.95682, -120.09806
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Wagon Flat · Los Padres National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSisquoc · ~12.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelChevron · ~17.8 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~19.1 mi
- Dump stationFlying Flags RV Resort · ~24.4 mi
- GroceriesGarey Store · ~13.2 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~18.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicNipomo Health Center · ~23.2 mi
- HardwareThe Home Depot · ~18.3 mi
EV charging — from Wagon Flat · Los Padres National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger17.8 mi straight-line SW — Daniel & Ana Thompson The Depot Mall (Los Alamos, CA) · Electrify America · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach17 within 25 mi · 59 within 50 · 227 within 100 · 879 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)18.0 mi — Santa Maria, CA - Nicholson Ave - Tesla Supercharger, Santa Maria
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO19.1 mi — Fairfield Inn Suites By Marriot - Santa Maria, Santa Maria
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.0 mi — Foxen Winery Public Stations, Santa Maria, CA (at a brewery / winery) · TURNONGREEN · J1772 · 6 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-12-12 · hours: 8am-5pm M-Sun
- 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 218532 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Wagon Flat · Los Padres National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHorseshoe Spring · ~3.2 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMiranda Pines · ~6.4 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBates Canyon · ~10.8 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBuck Spring · ~12.4 mi N · USFS
Open Wagon Flat elsewhere
Other camps near Wagon Flat
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Horseshoe Spring~3.2 mi · fee
- Brookshire~4.5 mi · fee
- Barrel Springs~4.6 mi
- Miranda Pines~6.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages Wagon Flat
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Wagon Flat are set by Los Padres National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Wagon 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 2026-08-24: no rate published by the agency, and no page to publish it on. The Forest Service recreation-site record for Wagon Flat carries a fee flag of type EXPANDED AMENITY FEE with no amount attached. Los Padres has no live page for this camp -- sixteen slug forms all return 404, it does not appear among the 55 campgrounds on the forest's own Camping & Cabins index, the forest site search returns nothing for "Wagon Flat", and recreation.gov has no listing for it. Carry cash for a fee tube and expect to be surprised either way. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/lospadres/recreation/camping-cabins.
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 Wagon 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 — Wagon Flat
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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