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Davenport Landing
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · FL · 29.47343, -81.77344
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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 Davenport Landing
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 24 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Davenport LandingNIFC · 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 Davenport Landing · National Forests in Florida · FL
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump8 mi
- ShShower8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- OOutfitter13 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- WWater20 mi
- RxPharmacy21 mi
- +Urgent care23 mi
- AAir-up31 mi
- PPropane39 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 20-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 — Davenport Landing
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
24 ft
State
FL
Coordinates
29.47343, -81.77344
Cost
Free · Forest Service inventory: no fee
Nearby & resupply — around Davenport Landing · National Forests in Florida · FL (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureOcklawaha River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townNorwalk · ~4.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelCitgo · ~12.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~8.2 mi
- GroceriesDollar General Market · ~12.5 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~20.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicPutnam Community Medical Center · ~12.7 mi
- HardwareHardware · ~13.8 mi
EV charging — from Davenport Landing · National Forests in Florida · FL — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger14.1 mi straight-line NE — Krystals, Palatka, FL (at a restaurant) · FPLEV · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-09-12 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 91 within 50 · 329 within 100 · 523 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO27.7 mi — DeConna Ice Cream, Reddick
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.1 mi — FPL EVOLUTION STJOHNS1, Palatka, FL · 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 charger$0.30 per kWh (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 420588 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Davenport Landing · National Forests in Florida · FL — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletDelancy Loops Th · ~2.8 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRodman Th · ~3.2 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLake Delancy West Recreation Area · ~3.4 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMotorcycle Loop Th · ~4.3 mi SW · USFS
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Other camps near Davenport Landing
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Davenport Landing~0.1 mi
- Lake Delancy East~3.1 mi
- Lake Delancy West Recreation Area~3.4 mi · fee
- Grassy pond~6.9 mi
The unit that manages Davenport Landing
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Davenport Landing are set by National Forests in Florida, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Davenport Landing
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 Davenport Landing
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 — Davenport Landing
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →How to read this page →All field notes →
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