Big Flat Campground
California
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What we do know
Inside Klamath National Forest
3 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Big Flat Campground
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About this campground
Big Flat campground has 9 campsites, and access to many trails in the Trinity Alps Wilderness, including the Caribou Lakes. There is no potable water or garbage service provided, but there are vault toilets in the campground. There is also a small corral. Due to elevation, accessibility determined by snow levels.
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Facts about this campground
Where it is
- Trinity Alps Wilderness · Wilderness
- Salmon River Ranger District · Ranger district
- Klamath National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1
Conditions
Active alerts for Klamath National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:
Siskiyou Crest Seasonal Safety Closure
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Trinity Alps Wilderness Area Restrictions
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Wilderness Area Restrictions - Siskiyou , Marble Mountain, and Russian Wilderness
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Contact phone number for activity levels out of service - Please Use 530-643-0279
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Camping Stay Limitations in the Klamath National Forest
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Temporarily closure of approximately 3.5 miles of National Forest System Roads 47N01
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Yellow RoseHiking0.1 mi
- Caribou LakeHiking0.1 mi
- Tri-ForestHiking0.3 mi
- Trinity AlpsRock climbing4.8 mi
- Coffee CreekCanoeing5.3 mi
- South Fork Salmon RiverCanoeing6.6 mi
- Goldfield Cg-FCamping8.4 mi
- Mary Smith CampgroundCamping9.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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