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Bald Eagle State Forest roadside campsite 015 White Deer Creek Road

Drive-up · public land · PA · 41.03399, -77.10449
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The land manager lists this site. Someone from the agency inventoried it, so it is a real camp — not a spot we guessed at. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.

DCNR records: fire ring, picnic table, 1 vehicle(s).

USGS topo — contours & terrain
USGS topographic map of Bald Eagle State Forest roadside campsite 015 White Deer Creek Road
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
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Everything you need — measured from Bald Eagle State Forest roadside campsite 015 White Deer Creek Road · public land · PA

15 MI30 MI60 MIYOUR CAMPN ↑Water · 5 miWDump · 5 miDSheetz · Propane · 12 miPSunoco · Fuel · 4 miFForest Hill General Store · Grocery · 5 miGCVS Pharmacy · Pharmacy · 8 miRxHardware · 10 miHSteve Shannon Tire and Auto Center · Mechanic · 12 miMWash Tubs · Laundry · 13 miLShower · 14 miShAir-up · 8 miAEvangelical Urgent Care · Urgent care · 12 mi+B&D Tackle · Outfitter · 26 miOWest Milton Post Office · Mail · 12 mi@Williamsport, PA - Tesla Supercharger · EV fast charger · 14 miEV
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
  • FFuel4 mi
  • GGrocery5 mi
  • DDump5 mi
  • WWater5 mi
  • RxPharmacy8 mi
  • AAir-up8 mi
  • HHardware10 mi
  • MMechanic12 mi
  • +Urgent care12 mi
  • PPropane12 mi
  • @Mail12 mi
  • LLaundry13 mi
  • ShShower14 mi
  • EVEV fast charger14 mi
  • OOutfitter26 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water

The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 4 mi out.

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 — Bald Eagle State Forest roadside campsite 015 White Deer Creek Road

Access
Drive-up
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
1,284 ft
State
PA
Coordinates
41.03399, -77.10449
Cost
Fee

Nearby & resupply — around Bald Eagle State Forest roadside campsite 015 White Deer Creek Road · public land · PA (OpenStreetMap)

  • Water featureWhite Deer Creek (stream) · nearby
  • Nearest townShakespeare Club · ~4.1 mi
  • Drinking waterDrinking water · ~5.2 mi
  • FuelCitgo · ~5.0 mi
  • Propane / LPGUGI Williamsport · ~13.8 mi
  • Dump station~5.2 mi
  • GroceriesForest Hill General Store · ~5.0 mi
  • PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~13.1 mi
  • Hospital / clinicEvangelical Urgent Care · ~11.9 mi
  • HardwareAce Hardware · ~15.3 mi

EV charging — from Bald Eagle State Forest roadside campsite 015 White Deer Creek Road · public land · PA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)

Nearby restrooms — around Bald Eagle State Forest roadside campsite 015 White Deer Creek Road · public land · PA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)

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How we know this — Bald Eagle State Forest roadside campsite 015 White Deer Creek Road

Stay limit
7 nights (no more than seven consecutive nights)
Permit
You must have a valid camping permit and be at a designated campsite when roadside camping. A camping permit will not be issued to anyone under the age of 18. The permit holder must occupy the site listed on the camping permit within 24 hours of the arrival date listed on the camping permit. Most campsites in Pennsylvania state forests can be reserved 11 months in advance to noon of the day of arrival.
Area rules
Individuals must vacate a site for at least 48 hours before reapplying.
Source
public land records
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
PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry designated campsite, Bald Eagle State Forest (district 7), DCNR type "Motorized". Coordinate is DCNR's own, from its public Designated Campsites layer read 2026-08-15: https://maps.dcnr.pa.gov/agsprod/rest/services/BOF/Camping/MapServer/0 (the layer behind https://maps.dcnr.pa.gov/bof/camping/). DCNR records the positional source for this point as "PaMAP". FEE. DCNR (read 2026-08-15 at https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/recreation/what-to-do/stay-overnight/overnight-prices-and-policies): "Motorized roadside, hike-in roadside, equestrian, and rustic campsites can be reserved for a fee of $10.00 a night for Pennsylvania residents and $15.00 a night for non-residents. Additional taxes and fees may apply. These prices are effective as of November 3, 2022." Reserve through the PA State Parks and Forests reservation system (888-727-2757); this site carries a reservation system ID in DCNR's layer. Stay limit: DCNR (https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/recreation/what-to-do/stay-overnight/motorized-roadside-camping) - "A camping permit will be valid for no more than seven consecutive nights." and "Individuals must vacate a site for at least 48 hours before reapplying." "Roadside camping is required to be done at designated campsites that are identified by a name or number." Fire: DCNR (https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/recreation/what-to-do/stay-overnight/backpacking-and-primitive-camping) - "No campfires are permitted when the state forest district forester determines the forest fire danger to be high, very high, or extreme." From March 1 through May 25 you must have the district's permission to have a campfire at all. Check with the district before you go. DCNR Permit field: Yes. DCNR description: "Bald Eagle State Forest. On north side of road, west of camp site 006. Visit the PA State Parks and Forests Reservation System to reserve and view additional details." DCNR note: "Old Landing" Not field-checked by us. Seasonal road closures and district-level restrictions are not in this layer - check with the district office. Nearest USGS GNIS populated place: Shakespeare Club, about 4.1 mi straight-line. | auto:agency-trust 2026-08-18: state agency GIS record with a source URL and coordinates, confidence not low. Fee value is the agency's own, not field-checked. Not field-verified -- confirm access, road conditions and fire rules before you go.
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 Bald Eagle State Forest roadside campsite 015 White Deer Creek Road

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