Poverty Flat Hike-in Group Camp in CA -- Campground & RV Camping in California
Poverty Flat Hike-in Group Camp in CA
CA State Parks allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
Poverty Flat Group Camp sits 4 miles from Henry W. Coe State Park headquarters in the Diablo Range, accommodating groups of 9 to 25 people. The primitive site features one vault toilet; no campfires are permitted. No potable water is available on-site; groups rely on seasonal flows from Middle Fork Coyote Creek, which must be purified and can become inaccessible after heavy rain or in late summer months. Access is by hiking only—a 1,500-foot elevation gain on the return ascent makes this site suitable for fit groups. Dogs are prohibited at this camp.
Grounded in coepark.net · read August 24, 2026The road in has not been measured -- unknown, not bad.
Secluded here -- the nearest through road is 2.5 miles off. Mount Sizer stands 2,000 ft above the site, 2.5 miles north. Little Coyote Creek runs 0.4 mi off. Night skies measure Bortle 3 -- a dark rural sky. The nearest town, Morgan Hill, is 8.5 mi off.
September normals 61–88°F, 0.1″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.