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Chewalla Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MS · 34.73545, -89.34178
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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 Chewalla Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 426 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Chewalla 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 Chewalla Lake · National Forests in Mississippi · MS
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- RxPharmacy6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- EVEV fast charger21 mi
- +Urgent care22 mi
- HHardware22 mi
- LLaundry25 mi
- OOutfitter26 mi
- DDump27 mi
- WWater35 mi
- AAir-up41 mi
- ShShower41 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 35-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 6 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Chewalla Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
426 ft
State
MS
Coordinates
34.73545, -89.34178
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Chewalla Lake · National Forests in Mississippi · MS (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townPotts Camp · ~6.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelLove's · ~6.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~27.3 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~6.4 mi
- PharmacyMarshall Urgent Care · ~6.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicNortheast Mississippi Health Care · ~21.8 mi
- HardwareLewis Hardware · ~22.4 mi
EV charging — from Chewalla Lake · National Forests in Mississippi · MS — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger21.4 mi straight-line W — NECDC STATION 2 (R), Byhalia, MS · ChargePoint Network · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 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 · 57 within 50 · 105 within 100 · 191 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO21.4 mi — NECDC STATION 1 (L), Byhalia
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)23.6 mi — ADAPT 1 CHARGER 3, Byhalia, MS · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 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 331940 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Chewalla Lake · National Forests in Mississippi · MS — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomChewalla Lake · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPuskus Lake · ~20.7 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletUpper Sardis Trailhead · ~22.5 mi S · USFS
- RestroomCH Colbert Ferry Boat Launch Comfort Station #347 · ~23.7 mi E · NPS
Open Chewalla Lake elsewhere
Other camps near Chewalla Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Puskus Lake~20.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Chewalla Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Chewalla Lake are set by National Forests in Mississippi, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Chewalla 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 Chewalla 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 — Chewalla Lake
Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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