Agency-listedUSFSFree
Camp 6
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · VA · 38.53909, -78.64927
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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 Camp 6
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,295 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Camp 6NIFC · 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 Camp 6 · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · VA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- LLaundry3 mi
- ShShower3 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- HHardware4 mi
- PPropane5 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- WWater9 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- OOutfitter9 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- AAir-up11 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 3 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 — Camp 6
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,295 ft
State
VA
Coordinates
38.53909, -78.64927
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Camp 6 · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · VA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLokey Hollow (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townCatherine Furnace · ~1.5 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~8.8 mi
- FuelFuel · ~4.1 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas · ~12.5 mi
- Dump station~3.0 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~3.0 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~9.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicRMH Healthcare · ~12.7 mi
- HardwareR. L. Hensley Inc. · ~4.1 mi
EV charging — from Camp 6 · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · VA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.7 mi straight-line SW — HWY81TRUCKSTOP POWER LINK 2, Harrisonburg, VA · ChargePoint Network · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach10 within 25 mi · 39 within 50 · 374 within 100 · 764 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)13.5 mi — Harrisonburg, VA - Tesla Supercharger, Harrisonburg
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO23.7 mi — Walmart 2647 (Woodstock, VA), Woodstock
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.7 mi — Jon Henry General Store, New Market, VA · Blink Network · J1772 · 7 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 395283 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Camp 6 · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · VA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaNew Market Safety Rest Area North · ~6.0 mi NW
- Highway rest areaNew Market Safety Rest Area South · ~6.2 mi NW
- Vault / pit toiletBoones Run Massanutten Shelter · ~6.3 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomBM05-07 Big Meadows Picnic Ground Comfort Station - NPS · ~11.4 mi E · NPS
Open Camp 6 elsewhere
Other camps near Camp 6
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Boones Run Massanutten Shelter~6.3 mi
- Rapidan WMA~14.0 mi
- Camp Roosevelt~15.2 mi · fee
- High Cliff Canoe-Decommissioned~21.3 mi
The unit that manages Camp 6
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Camp 6 are set by George Washington and Jefferson National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Camp 6
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Camp 6
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 — Camp 6
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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