Centerville Flat Campground
More like this: first-come in California

Season & status
| Forest | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest |
| Fees | No fee |
| Rules | California camp fire permit required ( https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/htnf/passes-permits/?cid=fseprd673196 ). Dog must be on a leash at campground. |
Getting there
| Coordinates | 38.6314° N, 119.7231° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- PrescribedTmu Rx Support
25 mi from the campground
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.
Supplies & services
| Outdoor gear | Bear Valley Adventure Company ↗ | 20.8 mi |
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 22.7 mi |
| RV sales & service | Custom Truck Accessories ↗ | 35.1 mi |
Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead; hours change seasonally.
No site-by-site records, no amenities, no fee schedule or directions in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.
Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the record fills in.
Explore
Worth a stop
- 13.1 miMosquito Lakes Trailhead ↗Trailhead
- 13.7 miSandy Meadow Trailhead ↗Trailhead
Trails nearby
- 2.9 miHigh Trail ↗7.1 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, ATV
- 3 miEast Carson River ↗18.2 mi trail · hiking, horse
- 3.8 miGray'S Crossing1.8 mi trail · hiking, horse
- 4.1 miWolf Creek ↗9.9 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, 4WD
- 4.7 miBarney Riley4.3 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, 4WD
- 4.9 miNoble Canyon3.7 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.
Public land it sits in
Carson-Iceberg Wilderness begins about 3.1 miles away, and it is the closest of these.
- 3.1 miCarson-Iceberg Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 158,147 acres
- 7.8 miMokelumne Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 104,048 acres
- 12.5 miStanislaus National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 1,090,354 acres
Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.
Other campgrounds nearby
On the National Register nearby
- Alpine County CourthouseBuilding · Markleeville · 5.3 mi
- Webster Schoolhouse, OldBuilding · Markleeville · 5.4 mi
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Reference
Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Centerville Flat Campground?
No. Centerville Flat Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Source: Forest Service
How much does it cost to camp at Centerville Flat Campground?
No fee
Source: Forest Service
What if Centerville Flat Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Silver Creek (4.5 mi, partly first-come), Markleeville (5.4 mi), and Bloomfield Campground (8.5 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby


