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Buck Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · FL · 29.09846, -81.65087
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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 Buck Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 59 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Buck LakeNIFC · 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 Buck Lake · National Forests in Florida · FL
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail2 mi
- ShShower4 mi
- DDump4 mi
- WWater7 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- AAir-up9 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- RxPharmacy11 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- OOutfitter21 mi
- PPropane39 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 — Buck Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
59 ft
State
FL
Coordinates
29.09846, -81.65087
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Buck Lake · National Forests in Florida · FL (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townPittman · ~6.9 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~6.9 mi
- FuelFuel · ~9.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~4.5 mi
- GroceriesSave-A-Lot · ~11.0 mi
- PharmacyUmatilla Drug Store · ~11.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicHealth Lodge · ~12.2 mi
- HardwareAMC Umatilla Hardware · ~11.2 mi
EV charging — from Buck Lake · National Forests in Florida · FL — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.9 mi straight-line S — 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 reach23 within 25 mi · 160 within 50 · 405 within 100 · 559 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)19.3 mi — OS MANAGED ADVENTWTRMANDC2, Tavares
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.9 mi — SEACOAST BANK MOUNT DORA · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: Mon: 9:00am-7:00pm; Tue: 9:00am-7:00pm; Wed: 9:00am-7:00pm; Thu: 9:00am-7:00pm; Fri: 9:00am-7:00pm; Sat: 9:00am-7:00pm; Sun: 9:00am-7:00pm
- 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 Buck Lake · National Forests in Florida · FL — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBuck Lake · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFarles Prairie Hunt Camp · ~1.5 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWandering Wiregrass Ohv Th · ~4.4 mi SE · USFS
- Flush restroomAlexander Springs · ~4.5 mi E · USFS
Open Buck Lake elsewhere
Other camps near Buck Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Farles Prairie Hunt Camp~1.5 mi
- Alexander Springs~4.5 mi · fee
- Lake Dorr Cg~6.0 mi · fee
- Juniper Springs~6.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Buck Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Buck Lake are set by National Forests in Florida, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Buck Lake
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 Buck Lake
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 — Buck Lake
Camping near a reservoir →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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