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Billy Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OK · 34.69071, -94.73168
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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 Billy Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 873 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Billy CreekNIFC · 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 Billy Creek · Ouachita National Forest · OK
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail2 mi
- GGrocery13 mi
- FFuel16 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- +Urgent care23 mi
- HHardware23 mi
- DDump35 mi
- ShShower35 mi
- OOutfitter36 mi
- EVEV fast charger36 mi
- LLaundry37 mi
- WWater41 mi
- AAir-up50 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 41-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 13 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 36-mi run (and back).
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Billy Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
873 ft
State
OK
Coordinates
34.69071, -94.73168
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Billy Creek · Ouachita National Forest · OK (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBilly Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townMuse · ~2.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelE-Z Mart · ~18.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesE-Z Mart · ~18.1 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~29.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicChoctaw Nation Health Care Center · ~20.5 mi
EV charging — from Billy Creek · Ouachita National Forest · OK — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger36.5 mi straight-line NW — Kiamichi, Wilburton, OK · FCN · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 44 within 100 · 167 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)57.1 mi — Van Buren, AR - Tesla Supercharger, Van Buren
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)26.7 mi — Best Western Prime Inn & Suites - Tesla Destination, Poteau, OK (at a hotel) · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-04-21 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- 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 156502 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Billy Creek · Ouachita National Forest · OK — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBilly Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHorsethief Springs · ~3.2 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWinding Stair · ~3.4 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWinding Stair · ~3.6 mi NE · USFS
Open Billy Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Billy Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Winding Stair~3.4 mi · fee
- Winding Stair~3.6 mi · fee
- Ouachita WMA (Le Flore Unit) primitive camp #3~5.4 mi
- Cedar Lake~6.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Billy Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Billy Creek are set by Ouachita National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Billy Creek
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 Billy Creek
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 — Billy Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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