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Deer Tower
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AR · 35.85127, -93.20747
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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 Deer Tower
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,175 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Deer TowerNIFC · 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 Deer Tower · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest · AR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel2 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- @Mail2 mi
- WWater12 mi
- OOutfitter13 mi
- DDump21 mi
- MMechanic28 mi
- RxPharmacy28 mi
- HHardware29 mi
- +Urgent care29 mi
- EVEV fast charger31 mi
- LLaundry34 mi
- ShShower42 mi
- PPropane44 mi
- AAir-up54 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 2 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 31-mi run (and back).
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 — Deer Tower
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,175 ft
State
AR
Coordinates
35.85127, -93.20747
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Deer Tower · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest · AR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLittle Buffalo Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townDeer · ~1.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~25.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~21.2 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~20.5 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~28.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicNorth Arkansas Regional Medical Center · ~27.2 mi
EV charging — from Deer Tower · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest · AR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger31.1 mi straight-line SW — Walmart 66 (Clarksville, AR) · Electrify America · CHAdeMO, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 4 within 50 · 71 within 100 · 127 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)43.2 mi — Ozark, AR - Tesla Supercharger, Ozark
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)27.4 mi — Clay Maxey Ford, Harrison, AR · Blink Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Red Oak Station - Jasper - Tesla Destination, Jasper, 10.8 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 121814 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Deer Tower · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest · AR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletAlum Cove Natural Bridge Pg · ~1.6 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSam'S Throne · ~9.2 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFairview (Oht) · ~10.1 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHaw Creek Falls Cg · ~12.3 mi S · USFS
Open Deer Tower elsewhere
Other camps near Deer Tower
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Sam'S Throne~9.2 mi
- Haw Creek Falls Cg~12.3 mi
- Gene Rush Camping Area #2~14.0 mi
- Gene Rush Camping Area #6~14.4 mi
The unit that manages Deer Tower
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Deer Tower are set by Ozark-St. Francis National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Deer Tower
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 Deer Tower
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 — Deer Tower
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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