Agency-listedUSFSFree
Camp Run Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WV · 38.74646, -79.10736
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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 Run Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,621 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Camp Run 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 Camp Run Campground · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · WV
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail6 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- DDump12 mi
- OOutfitter14 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- PPropane23 mi
- LLaundry24 mi
- EVEV fast charger24 mi
- WWater25 mi
- AAir-up26 mi
- ShShower26 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 25-mi drive, 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 — Camp Run Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,621 ft
State
WV
Coordinates
38.74646, -79.10736
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around Camp Run Campground · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · WV (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureCamp Run (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townMiles · ~1.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelLong Mountain General Store · ~9.5 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas · ~22.6 mi
- Dump station~12.2 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~10.4 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~13.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicGrant Memorial Hospital · ~17.7 mi
- HardwareB & H Ace Hardware · ~14.0 mi
EV charging — from Camp Run Campground · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · WV — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger24.0 mi straight-line SE — HWY81TRUCKSTOP POWER LINK 1, 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 reach4 within 25 mi · 20 within 50 · 212 within 100 · 762 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)25.7 mi — Mt. Jackson, VA - Tesla Supercharger, Mt. Jackson
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO32.3 mi — Walmart 2647 (Woodstock, VA), Woodstock
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)22.6 mi — Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, VA (at a college campus) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-11-06 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — North Fork Mountain Inn - Tesla Destination, Cabins, 13.8 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 391550 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Camp Run Campground · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · WV — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCamp Run · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWest Side Range · ~10.2 mi S · USFS
- Flush restroomBrandywine Lake Beach · ~11.3 mi SW · USFS
- Flush restroomBrandywine Campground · ~11.6 mi SW · USFS
Open Camp Run Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Camp Run Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Brandywine Campground~11.6 mi · fee
- Jess Judy Campground~12.2 mi · fee
- Big Bend Campground~12.3 mi · fee
- Seneca Shadows Campground~15.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Camp Run Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Camp Run Campground are set by George Washington and Jefferson National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Camp Run Campground
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
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 Run 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 — Camp Run Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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