Scott Flat Campground
Campground offers 10 campsites that can accommodate up to a 20 foot trailer. Access to facility is unpaved and there is no water system. The trailhead for the South Fork National Recreation Trail is located at this facility. Swimming, fishing, hiking on the South Fork Trinity River National Recreation Trail.
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 |
| Forest | Shasta-Trinity National Forest |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 40.3661° N, 123.3092° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- PrescribedMrrd Programatic Pile Rx
8 mi from the campground
- PrescribedHayfork Watershed Rx
15 mi from the campground
- PrescribedHayfork Watershed Rx
15 mi from the campground
- PrescribedHarrison Gulch Broadcast Rx
19 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 | Trinity Outdoors ↗ | 31.7 mi |
| RV sales & service | RV sales & service ↗ | 50 mi |
Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead; hours change seasonally.
Explore
Worth a stop
- 14.2 miNatural Bridge Picnic Area ↗Day use
Trails nearby
- 1.1 miSouth Fork Trinity River Trail ↗16 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike · national_recreation_or_other
- 1.1 miMarble Caves3.2 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 3.3 miHayfork3.8 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 2 more
- 3.5 miPickett Peak Trail2.9 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 5 miSmoky Creek ↗5.3 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 5 miLake Vista Trail1 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
Mount Lassic Wilderness begins about 11.9 miles away, and it is the closest of these.
- 11.9 miMount Lassic Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 7,272 acres
- 14.9 miShasta-Trinity National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 2,715,499 acres
- 15 miNorth Fork Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 8,158 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
Is Scott Flat Campground open right now?
Open as of Oct 26, 2026.
Source: Forest Service status
How many sites does Scott Flat Campground have?
10 sites.
Source: Forest Service
Can I bring an RV to Scott Flat Campground?
Scott Flat Campground is listed for tents only.
Source: Forest Service
What if Scott Flat Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Bailey Canyon Campground (5.2 mi, first-come), Fir Cove Campground (5.2 mi), and Mad River Campground (8.7 mi, partly first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby