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Big Flat

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USDA Forest Service

12Supported overnight records

1Published site categories

12Sites with a reported party limit

A useful starting point, not a fit guarantee. Site-specific warnings are absent from this export. Published lengths may include a tow vehicle. Check the official site page for current notes, restrictions, approach and configuration before booking. No live availability is shown.

A closer look at the campground

Overview Big Flat Campground is closed indefinitely due to the 2024 Lava Fire. The site was burned. This location is available on a first-come, first-served basis only. Visitors are required to physically arrive at the campground to purchase and claim a site. Once on-site, you may be able to pay for your campsite(s) by scanning a QR code using the Recreation.gov mobile app, and the Scan and Pay feature. If this option is available, you will need to first download the free Recreation.gov mobile app https://www.recreation.gov/mobile-app prior to your arrival as some remote areas have limited or no cellular service. Recreation You may pass the day fishing for warmwater fish, like bass, in the river. Facilities No hook-ups are available. Please Pack-It-In/Pack-It-Out. Potable water is available for cooking and drinking. The campground has handicapped accessible toilets.

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How much is documented?

Reported fields across the 12 supported campsite records here. A reported value can still need interpretation; missing values remain unknown in the planner.

Party limit

Vehicle limit

Vehicle length

Driveway entry

Shade

Bars show counts, not a quality, accessibility or suitability score.

The campsite mix

Standard Nonelectric

Operator directions

Twenty six miles south of the town of Council. From Hwy 95 turn east on Road #206 and travel approximately 16 miles to the campground entrance. Long and windy gravel road. Narrow in spots.

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THE ACTUAL SITES

12 published campsite records

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Raw published values are shown below, including zeros and ambiguous text. They are not validated capacities. The planner keeps missing, zero and questionable dimensions unknown.

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SITE / LOOP	TYPE	EQUIPMENT LIMITS	PEOPLE / VEHICLES	DRIVEWAY	ELECTRIC / SHADE
Site 01 Big Flat Source updated: 2025-12-07	Standard Nonelectric	Not reportedNumeric screening only	10 people Not reported vehicles	Not reported Not reported	N/A Shade: Not reported
Site 02 Big Flat Source updated: 2025-12-07	Standard Nonelectric	Not reportedNumeric screening only	5 people Not reported vehicles	Not reported Not reported	Not reported Shade: Not reported
Site 03 Big Flat Source updated: 2025-12-07	Standard Nonelectric	Not reportedNumeric screening only	5 people Not reported vehicles	Not reported Not reported	Not reported Shade: Not reported
Site 04 Big Flat Source updated: 2025-12-07	Standard Nonelectric	Not reportedNumeric screening only	5 people Not reported vehicles	Not reported Not reported	Not reported Shade: Not reported
Site 05 Big Flat Source updated: 2025-12-07	Standard Nonelectric	Not reportedNumeric screening only	10 people Not reported vehicles	Not reported Not reported	N/A Shade: Not reported
Site 06 Big Flat Source updated: 2025-12-07	Standard Nonelectric	Not reportedNumeric screening only	5 people Not reported vehicles	Not reported Not reported	Not reported Shade: Not reported
Site 07 Big Flat Source updated: 2025-12-07	Standard Nonelectric	Not reportedNumeric screening only	5 people Not reported vehicles	Not reported Not reported	Not reported Shade: Not reported
Site 08 Big Flat Source updated: 2025-12-07	Standard Nonelectric	Not reportedNumeric screening only	5 people Not reported vehicles	Not reported Not reported	Not reported Shade: Not reported
Site 09 Big Flat Source updated: 2025-12-07	Standard Nonelectric	Not reportedNumeric screening only	5 people Not reported vehicles	Not reported Not reported	Not reported Shade: Not reported
Site 10 Big Flat Source updated: 2025-12-07	Standard Nonelectric	Not reportedNumeric screening only	5 people Not reported vehicles	Not reported Not reported	Not reported Shade: Not reported
Site 11 Big Flat Source updated: 2025-12-07	Standard Nonelectric	Not reportedNumeric screening only	5 people Not reported vehicles	Not reported Not reported	Not reported Shade: Not reported
Site 12 Big Flat Source updated: 2025-12-07	Standard Nonelectric	Not reportedNumeric screening only	10 people Not reported vehicles	Not reported Not reported	N/A Shade: Not reported

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How much is documented?

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Operator directions

12 published campsite records

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