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Clear Spgs Rec Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MS · 31.42976, -90.98538
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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 Clear Spgs Rec Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 355 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Clear Spgs Rec AreaNIFC · 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 Clear Spgs Rec Area · National Forests in Mississippi · MS
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- @Mail21 mi
- RxPharmacy22 mi
- HHardware24 mi
- OOutfitter24 mi
- +Urgent care27 mi
- MMechanic32 mi
- AAir-up33 mi
- EVEV fast charger33 mi
- LLaundry33 mi
- DDump54 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: fuel & food sit about 5 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 33-mi run (and back).
Not within 60 mi: Water, 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 — Clear Spgs Rec Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
355 ft
State
MS
Coordinates
31.42976, -90.98538
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Clear Spgs Rec Area · National Forests in Mississippi · MS (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelDees Oil · ~5.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesCrosby Quick Stop · ~11.1 mi
- PharmacyLiberty Drug Store · ~21.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicRiverfront Urgent Care · ~27.3 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~23.6 mi
EV charging — from Clear Spgs Rec Area · National Forests in Mississippi · MS — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger32.8 mi straight-line E — McComb, MS - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 1 within 50 · 77 within 100 · 125 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS56.2 mi — Gerry Lane CDJR, Zachary
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO62.4 mi — KIRK CHEVROLET STATION 4580, Vicksburg
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)26.4 mi — North Bluff (North Broadway), Natchez, MS · CHARGELAB · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Devereaux Shields House - Tesla Destination, Natchez, 25.9 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 153420 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Clear Spgs Rec Area · National Forests in Mississippi · MS — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomClear Spgs Rec Area · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomRichardson Creek Trailhead · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomLake Okhissa · ~8.3 mi E · USFS
- RestroomNA Mt. Locust Info/Comfort Station Bldg. #364, MP 15.6 · ~21.4 mi NW · NPS
Open Clear Spgs Rec Area elsewhere
Other camps near Clear Spgs Rec Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Caston Creek WMA camp site 2~7.0 mi
- Caston Creek WMA camp site 3~7.5 mi
- Caston Creek WMA camp site 5~8.4 mi
- Caston Creek WMA camp site 4~8.4 mi
The unit that manages Clear Spgs Rec Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Clear Spgs Rec Area are set by National Forests in Mississippi, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Clear Spgs Rec Area
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 Clear Spgs Rec Area
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 — Clear Spgs Rec Area
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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