Agency-listedUSFSFee
Big Scrub
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · FL · 29.05074, -81.75607
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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 Scrub
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 140 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Big ScrubNIFC · 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 Scrub · National Forests in Florida · FL
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail8 mi
- AAir-up8 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- WWater10 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- ShShower11 mi
- DDump11 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- PPropane40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 9 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 Scrub
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
140 ft
State
FL
Coordinates
29.05074, -81.75607
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Big Scrub · National Forests in Florida · FL (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townPittman · ~7.4 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~9.7 mi
- FuelFuel · ~8.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~10.9 mi
- GroceriesSave-A-Lot · ~9.4 mi
- PharmacyUmatilla Drug Store · ~9.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicDr.Kalid, Infectious Disease · ~13.6 mi
- HardwareAMC Umatilla Hardware · ~9.6 mi
EV charging — from Big Scrub · National Forests in Florida · FL — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.1 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 reach24 within 25 mi · 166 within 50 · 417 within 100 · 560 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)13.7 mi — Lady Lake, FL - Tesla Supercharger, Lady Lake
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.0 mi — OS MANAGED SPANISH PLAINES, The Villages, FL · 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 312369 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Big Scrub · National Forests in Florida · FL — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomBig Scrub · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomDoe Lake · ~3.9 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Bass · ~4.8 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFarles Prairie Hunt Camp · ~6.1 mi NE · USFS
Open Big Scrub elsewhere
Other camps near Big Scrub
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- South Tower Hunt Camp~3.8 mi
- Doe Lake~3.9 mi · fee
- Big Bass~4.8 mi · fee
- Sunnyhill group campsite (Sunnyhill Restoration Area)~5.7 mi
The unit that manages Big Scrub
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Big Scrub are set by National Forests in Florida, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Big Scrub
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 Scrub
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 Scrub
What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Bugs & critters →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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