Agency-listedUSFSFee
Big Bass
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · FL · 28.98515, -81.78410
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. 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 Big Bass
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 74 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Big BassNIFC · AirNow
Checking active fires & air quality…
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 Big Bass · National Forests in Florida · FL
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery8 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- AAir-up8 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- WWater9 mi
- +Urgent care10 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- OOutfitter11 mi
- ShShower14 mi
- DDump14 mi
- PPropane38 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — Big Bass
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
74 ft
State
FL
Coordinates
28.98515, -81.78410
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Big Bass · National Forests in Florida · FL (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townLisbon · ~7.1 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~9.0 mi
- FuelFuel · ~7.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~13.9 mi
- GroceriesSave-A-Lot · ~7.8 mi
- PharmacyUmatilla Drug Store · ~7.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicCurelogics · ~9.7 mi
- HardwareAMC Umatilla Hardware · ~7.9 mi
EV charging — from Big Bass · National Forests in Florida · FL — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger8.1 mi straight-line SE — Umatilla · EV Connect · CHAdeMO, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach25 within 25 mi · 179 within 50 · 423 within 100 · 555 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)9.6 mi — Lady Lake, FL - Tesla Supercharger, Lady Lake
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.8 mi — Plaza Cadillac, LEESBURG, FL · EV Connect · 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 312369 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Big Bass · National Forests in Florida · FL — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBig Bass · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomDoe Lake · ~4.4 mi NW · USFS
- Flush restroomBig Scrub · ~4.8 mi N · USFS
- Flush restroomLake Dorr Cg · ~8.9 mi E · USFS
Open Big Bass elsewhere
Other camps near Big Bass
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- South Tower Hunt Camp~1.1 mi
- Doe Lake~4.4 mi · fee
- Big Scrub~4.8 mi · fee
- Sunnyhill group campsite (Sunnyhill Restoration Area)~5.8 mi
The unit that manages Big Bass
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Big Bass are set by National Forests in Florida, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Big Bass
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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified.
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 Big Bass
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 — Big Bass
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