Oak Flat Campground
General Camping Info: Find helpful guidance and tips for an enjoyable trip to the forest! Know Fire & Other Restrictions Before You Go! These conditions can affect your entire trip. For example, Extreme and Critical fire use restrictions mean no campfires and no portable cooking systems/stoves. Bring cold food and no S'mores. Be Bear Aware! Bear safety is critical, for the safety of your group and/or you, as well as our bears. Help keep bears wild by following these tips. Overview of Site. Elevation: 2,800-feet in elevation. Amenities: 20 campsites with picnic tables and campfire rings, vault toilets.
More like this: first-come in California · tent only in California
Amenities & rules
| Equipment | Tents |
Individual sites vary. Confirm on Recreation.gov or with the managing office.
Season & status
| Status | Open |
| Season | Year-round |
| Forest | Angeles National Forest |
| Booking | Reserving or holding of sites not allowed. |
| Rules | See current fire restrictions. |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 34.6005° N, 118.7221° W · Directions ↗ |
Supplies & services
| Outdoor gear | Camping World of Valencia ↗ | 17.5 mi |
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 17.8 mi |
| RV sales & service | El Monte RV ↗ | 32.1 mi |
Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead; hours change seasonally.
Explore
Worth a stop
- 1.7 mi
- 4.3 miSerrano Picnic Site ↗Day use
- 9.3 miBuck Creek Trailhead- 18W01 ↗Trailhead
- 11.2 miDough Flat Trailhead ↗Trailhead
Trails nearby
- 0.1 miOak Flat Nature Trail0.4 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 0.2 miOak Flat Trail1.3 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 1.7 miFrenchmen2.1 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 1.8 miPiru Creek0.7 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 3.4 miGillette Mine ↗10.9 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 4.2 miFish Canyon Trail ↗11.5 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
Sespe Wilderness begins about 6.6 miles away, and it is the closest of these.
- 6.6 miSespe Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 219,209 acres
- 11.4 miHopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge ↗National Wildlife Refuge · Fish and Wildlife Service · 2,335 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.
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Reference
Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Oak Flat Campground?
No. Oak Flat Campground is first-come, first-served. Reserving or holding of sites not allowed. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Source: Forest Service
Is Oak Flat Campground open right now?
Open as of Oct 26, 2026. Season Year-round.
Source: Forest Service status
How many sites does Oak Flat Campground have?
20 sites.
Source: Forest Service
Can I bring an RV to Oak Flat Campground?
Oak Flat Campground is listed for tents only.
Source: Forest Service
What if Oak Flat Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Pyramid Lake - Los Alamos Campground (4.3 mi), Los Alamos Campground (8.6 mi), and Bear Campground (9.3 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby