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566 Piney Creek Hc
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · TX · 31.31751, -95.18612
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at 566 Piney Creek Hc
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 372 ft.
Fire & smoke — around 566 Piney Creek HcNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from 566 Piney Creek Hc · National Forests in Texas · TX
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel3 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- +Urgent care25 mi
- HHardware25 mi
- LLaundry27 mi
- EVEV fast charger28 mi
- WWater46 mi
- ShShower48 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 46-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 3 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Dump, Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — 566 Piney Creek Hc
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
372 ft
State
TX
Coordinates
31.31751, -95.18612
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around 566 Piney Creek Hc · National Forests in Texas · TX (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townKennard · ~2.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelCurry's Grocery & Hardward Auto Parts & Feed · ~2.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesBrookshire Brothers Express · ~14.4 mi
- PharmacyBrookshire Brothers Pharmacy · ~16.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicWoodland Heights Medical Center · ~25.5 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~25.4 mi
EV charging — from 566 Piney Creek Hc · National Forests in Texas · TX — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger28.3 mi straight-line E — Hyundai Of Lufkin · Blink Network · J1772, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 16 within 50 · 108 within 100 · 392 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)37.7 mi — Nacogdoches, TX - Tesla Supercharger, Nacogdoches
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO38.5 mi — PALESTINE TOY CPE250, Palestine
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)28.3 mi — Hyundai Of Lufkin · Blink Network · J1772, CCS · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 348914 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around 566 Piney Creek Hc · National Forests in Texas · TX — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toilet566 Piney Creek Hc · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomRatcliff Lake · ~5.0 mi NE · USFS
- Flush restroomRatcliff Lake Day Use · ~5.0 mi NE · USFS
- Flush restroomKickapoo · ~19.3 mi S · USFS
Open 566 Piney Creek Hc elsewhere
Other camps near 566 Piney Creek Hc
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- White Rock Hc~4.2 mi · fee
- Ratcliff Lake Recreation Area~5.0 mi
- Neches Bluff Overlook~17.3 mi
The unit that manages 566 Piney Creek Hc
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at 566 Piney Creek Hc are set by National Forests in Texas, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — 566 Piney Creek Hc
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about 566 Piney Creek Hc
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — 566 Piney Creek Hc
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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