Agency-listedUSFSFree
Buzzard Roost Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · IN · 38.12167, -86.47284
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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 Buzzard Roost Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 674 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Buzzard Roost CampgroundNIFC · 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 Buzzard Roost Campground · Hoosier National Forest · IN
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- RxPharmacy19 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- WWater22 mi
- DDump22 mi
- ShShower22 mi
- +Urgent care24 mi
- AAir-up29 mi
- OOutfitter29 mi
- PPropane49 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 22-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Buzzard Roost Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
674 ft
State
IN
Coordinates
38.12167, -86.47284
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Buzzard Roost Campground · Hoosier National Forest · IN (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureOhio River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townMagnet · ~1.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~7.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~21.8 mi
- GroceriesThe Derby Market · ~7.0 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~20.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicPerry County Memorial Hospital · ~17.7 mi
- HardwareHardware · ~19.4 mi
EV charging — from Buzzard Roost Campground · Hoosier National Forest · IN — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.4 mi straight-line E — John Jones Chev Buick of Corydon · EV Connect · CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 31 within 50 · 98 within 100 · 349 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)40.1 mi — Meijer - Tesla Supercharger, New Albany
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO19.7 mi — Corydon, Corydon
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)20.0 mi — Holiday Inn Express Cordyon, Corydon, IN · VIALYNK · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Quality Inn & Suites Brandenburg - Tesla Destination, Brandenburg, 18.8 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — Saint Meinrad Archabbey, St. Meinrad, 18.8 mi · J1772 · hours: School business hours; call 812-357-6611 if you wish to make a reservation · AFDC lists it “$1.50 per hour” - 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 313070 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Buzzard Roost Campground · Hoosier National Forest · IN — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBuzzard Roost Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMano Point Boat Ramp · ~6.0 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRainbow Lake · ~7.0 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTipsaw Recreation Area · ~7.5 mi W · USFS
Open Buzzard Roost Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Buzzard Roost Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Perry County~0.4 mi
- Oriole Roadside Dispersed Campsite 5 (Hoosier NF)~2.6 mi
- Oriole Roadside Dispersed Campsite 4 (Hoosier NF)~3.6 mi
- Oriole Roadside Dispersed Campsite 3 (Hoosier NF)~4.3 mi
The unit that manages Buzzard Roost Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Buzzard Roost Campground are set by Hoosier National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Buzzard Roost Campground
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 Buzzard Roost Campground
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 — Buzzard Roost Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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