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Big Foot Horse Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MS · 30.68321, -89.03930
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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 Big Foot Horse Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 152 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Big Foot Horse CampNIFC · 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 Big Foot Horse Camp · National Forests in Mississippi · MS
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- EVEV fast charger16 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- WWater19 mi
- OOutfitter20 mi
- PPropane20 mi
- ShShower22 mi
- LLaundry23 mi
- DDump30 mi
- AAir-up47 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 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 Foot Horse Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
152 ft
State
MS
Coordinates
30.68321, -89.03930
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Big Foot Horse Camp · National Forests in Mississippi · MS (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureAirey Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townAirey · ~3.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~1.4 mi
- FuelFuel · ~15.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~30.1 mi
- GroceriesWalmart Supercenter · ~12.8 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~16.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicMemorial Hospital Stone County · ~12.0 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~19.8 mi
EV charging — from Big Foot Horse Camp · National Forests in Mississippi · MS — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger16.3 mi straight-line S — Matt Bowers Hyundai, Gulfport, MS · Blink Network · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach6 within 25 mi · 17 within 50 · 76 within 100 · 143 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)17.8 mi — D'Iberville, MS - Tesla Supercharger, D'Iberville
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO17.8 mi — Gulfport Premium Outlets (Gulfport, MS), Gulfport
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)16.1 mi — Lux Solutions R77 - Gulfport · LOOP · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveDC fast, restricted access — Wiggins Star Chevrolet, Wiggins, 11.9 mi · CCS · hours: 8am-5pm M-Sat · AFDC lists it “$0.60 per kWh”
- 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 371782 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Big Foot Horse Camp · National Forests in Mississippi · MS — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBig Foot Horse Camp · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomAirey Lake Rec Area · ~1.3 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBethel Ohv Trailhead · ~5.9 mi SE · USFS
- Flush restroomBig Biloxi Rec Area · ~9.5 mi SW · USFS
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Other camps near Big Foot Horse Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Red Creek WMA camp site 1~7.3 mi
- Big Biloxi Rec Area~9.5 mi · fee
- Leaf River WMA camp site 1~18.9 mi
- Leaf River WMA camp site 2~19.1 mi
The unit that manages Big Foot Horse Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Big Foot Horse Camp are set by National Forests in Mississippi, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Big Foot Horse Camp
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 Big Foot Horse Camp
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 Foot Horse Camp
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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