Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Chestnut Knob A.T. Shelter
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · VA · 37.05723, -81.40084
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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 Chestnut Knob A.T. Shelter
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at the elevation shown above.
Fire & smoke — around Chestnut Knob A.T. ShelterNIFC · 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 Chestnut Knob A.T. Shelter · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · VA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail4 mi
- +Urgent care7 mi
- PPropane7 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- LLaundry7 mi
- RxPharmacy7 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- AAir-up12 mi
- WWater12 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- EVEV fast charger13 mi
- OOutfitter15 mi
- DDump15 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, 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 — Chestnut Knob A.T. Shelter
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
State
VA
Coordinates
37.05723, -81.40084
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Chestnut Knob A.T. Shelter · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · VA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureStream · nearby
- Nearest townCeres · ~4.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelExxon · ~7.0 mi
- Propane / LPGFerrellgas · ~9.2 mi
- Dump station~14.7 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~7.1 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~7.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicCarilion Tazewell Community Hospital · ~6.7 mi
- HardwareStihl · ~19.8 mi
EV charging — from Chestnut Knob A.T. Shelter · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · VA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.4 mi straight-line S — Atkins, VA - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 17 within 50 · 133 within 100 · 369 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS18.2 mi — Sheetz 407 (Wytheville, VA), Wytheville
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO40.1 mi — Sustain Abingdon, Abingdon
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.1 mi — Exit 47 Dog Park, Marion, VA · AUTEL · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-05-12 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Back of the Dragon - Tesla Destination, Tazewell, 8.0 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 241142 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Chestnut Knob A.T. Shelter · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · VA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletChestnut Knob A.T. Shelter · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomPATH Chestnut Knob Shelter Privy · at this camp · NPS
- Vault / pit toiletKnot Maul A.T. Shelter · ~3.9 mi S · USFS
- RestroomPATH Knot Maul Branch Shelter Privy · ~3.9 mi S · NPS
Open Chestnut Knob A.T. Shelter elsewhere
Other camps near Chestnut Knob A.T. Shelter
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Knot Maul A.T. Shelter~3.9 mi
- Davis Farm Campsite~6.2 mi
- Jenkins A.T. Shelter~8.4 mi
- Davis Path A.T. Camping Area~10.1 mi
The unit that manages Chestnut Knob A.T. Shelter
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Chestnut Knob A.T. Shelter are set by George Washington and Jefferson National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Chestnut Knob A.T. Shelter
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Chestnut Knob A.T. Shelter
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 — Chestnut Knob A.T. Shelter
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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