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Clarion River Campsites
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · PA · 41.35975, -79.00695
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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 Clarion River Campsites
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,235 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Clarion River CampsitesNIFC · 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 Clarion River Campsites · Allegheny National Forest · PA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail8 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- ShShower10 mi
- EVEV fast charger13 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- AAir-up14 mi
- OOutfitter14 mi
- +Urgent care19 mi
- WWater21 mi
- PPropane23 mi
- DDump28 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 21-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Clarion River Campsites
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,235 ft
State
PA
Coordinates
41.35975, -79.00695
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Clarion River Campsites · Allegheny National Forest · PA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureClarion River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townBelltown · ~1.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~10.7 mi
- Propane / LPGPraxis · ~20.7 mi
- Dump station~28.3 mi
- GroceriesMartino's · ~13.7 mi
- PharmacyMeans Lauf Super Drug · ~13.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicPenn Highlands Brookville · ~14.8 mi
- HardwareReynoldsville Hardware · ~19.1 mi
EV charging — from Clarion River Campsites · Allegheny National Forest · PA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.2 mi straight-line S — LOVE'S 829 - PA #829 DC1, Brookville, PA · ChargePoint Network · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach6 within 25 mi · 14 within 50 · 207 within 100 · 562 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO21.3 mi — Walmart 1769 (DuBois, PA), DuBois
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)22.5 mi — Faller's Furniture - Tesla Destination, Clarion, PA (at a parking lot) · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- 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 390731 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Clarion River Campsites · Allegheny National Forest · PA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletClarion River Campsites · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRobin Island Canoe Launch · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMillstone Canoe Launch · ~3.3 mi W · USFS
- Flush restroomLoleta Day Use Area · ~4.8 mi NW · USFS
Open Clarion River Campsites elsewhere
Other camps near Clarion River Campsites
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Clear Creek State Forest roadside campsite 005 Spring Creek~3.1 mi · fee
- Clear Creek State Forest roadside campsite 003 Fire Tower~4.0 mi · fee
- Clear Creek State Forest roadside campsite 004 McNeil Station~4.1 mi · fee
- Clear Creek State Forest roadside campsite 002 Clear Run 2~4.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Clarion River Campsites
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Clarion River Campsites are set by Allegheny National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Clarion River Campsites
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 Clarion River Campsites
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 — Clarion River Campsites
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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