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Big Oak Hunter Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AL · 33.72140, -85.56010
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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 Oak Hunter Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,442 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Big Oak Hunter 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 Oak Hunter Camp · National Forests in Alabama · AL
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery5 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- RxPharmacy13 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- WWater15 mi
- EVEV fast charger15 mi
- ShShower22 mi
- PPropane30 mi
- AAir-up43 mi
- OOutfitter50 mi
- DDump57 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 5 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 Oak Hunter Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,442 ft
State
AL
Coordinates
33.72140, -85.56010
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Big Oak Hunter Camp · National Forests in Alabama · AL (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBurton Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townEdwardsville · ~3.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelLove's · ~6.0 mi
- Propane / LPGAirgas Store · ~16.0 mi
- GroceriesPiggly Wiggly · ~5.3 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~12.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicClinic · ~15.7 mi
- HardwareWarren Hardware · ~12.6 mi
EV charging — from Big Oak Hunter Camp · National Forests in Alabama · AL — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger14.9 mi straight-line SW — Oxford, AL - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 12 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach12 within 25 mi · 37 within 50 · 429 within 100 · 606 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS15.9 mi — COMMUNITY CHARG EASTERN DIV 1, Anniston
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO15.9 mi — COMMUNITY CHARG EASTERN DIV 1, Anniston
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.3 mi — PIEDMONT CITY PIEDMONT #2 · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports 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 101977 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Big Oak Hunter Camp · National Forests in Alabama · AL — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBig Oak Hunter Camp · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHenry Creek Shooting Range · ~1.8 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPine Glen · ~2.5 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWarden Station · ~4.3 mi N · USFS
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Other camps near Big Oak Hunter Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Pine Glen~2.5 mi · fee
- Laurel Trail Shelter Site~3.0 mi
- Lower Shoals Trail Shelter Site~4.3 mi
- Warden Station~4.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Big Oak Hunter Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Big Oak Hunter Camp are set by National Forests in Alabama, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Big Oak Hunter 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 Oak Hunter 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 Oak Hunter Camp
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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