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Delaware State Forest roadside campsite O024 Half Mile

Drive-up · public land · PA · 41.38715, -74.82209
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The land manager lists this site. Someone from the agency inventoried it, so it is a real camp — not a spot we guessed at. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.

DCNR records: fire ring, picnic table, trailer access, ADA site, 2 vehicle(s).

USGS topo — contours & terrain
USGS topographic map of Delaware State Forest roadside campsite O024 Half Mile
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Aerial image of Delaware State Forest roadside campsite O024 Half Mile
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Weather outlook — at Delaware State Forest roadside campsite O024 Half Mile
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,381 ft.
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Everything you need — measured from Delaware State Forest roadside campsite O024 Half Mile · public land · PA

15 MI30 MI60 MIYOUR CAMPN ↑Water · 9 miWDump · 12 miD7-Eleven · Propane · 21 miPSunoco · Fuel · 3 miFMirabito · Grocery · 3 miGWalmart Pharmacy · Pharmacy · 5 miRxTrue Value · Hardware · 4 miHRay's Truck & Auto Repair · Mechanic · 3 miMMilford Laundromat · Laundry · 4 miLShower · 11 miShAir-up · 9 miAUpper Delaware Valley Cancer Center · Urgent care · 4 mi+Hagemann's Tackle & Variety · Outfitter · 8 miOMillrift Post Office · Mail · 4 mi@Matamoras, PA - Tesla Supercharger · EV fast charger · 6 miEV
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
  • MMechanic3 mi
  • FFuel3 mi
  • GGrocery3 mi
  • +Urgent care4 mi
  • @Mail4 mi
  • HHardware4 mi
  • LLaundry4 mi
  • RxPharmacy5 mi
  • EVEV fast charger6 mi
  • OOutfitter8 mi
  • AAir-up9 mi
  • WWater9 mi
  • ShShower11 mi
  • DDump12 mi
  • PPropane21 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water

The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 3 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 — Delaware State Forest roadside campsite O024 Half Mile

Access
Drive-up
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
1,381 ft
State
PA
Coordinates
41.38715, -74.82209
Cost
Fee

Nearby & resupply — around Delaware State Forest roadside campsite O024 Half Mile · public land · PA (OpenStreetMap)

  • Water featurePinchot Brook (stream) · nearby
  • Nearest townPond Eddy · ~3.0 mi
  • Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.4 mi
  • FuelSunoco · ~3.4 mi
  • Propane / LPGKeystone Propane Service · ~25.5 mi
  • Dump station~12.5 mi · free · customers only · 24/7
  • GroceriesKey Food · ~4.2 mi
  • PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~5.2 mi
  • Hospital / clinicUpper Delaware Valley Cancer Center · ~4.2 mi
  • HardwareTrue Value · ~4.4 mi

EV charging — from Delaware State Forest roadside campsite O024 Half Mile · public land · PA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)

Nearby restrooms — around Delaware State Forest roadside campsite O024 Half Mile · public land · PA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)

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How we know this — Delaware State Forest roadside campsite O024 Half Mile

Stay limit
7 nights (no more than seven consecutive nights)
Permit
You must have a valid camping permit and be at a designated campsite when roadside camping. A camping permit will not be issued to anyone under the age of 18. The permit holder must occupy the site listed on the camping permit within 24 hours of the arrival date listed on the camping permit. Most campsites in Pennsylvania state forests can be reserved 11 months in advance to noon of the day of arrival.
Area rules
Individuals must vacate a site for at least 48 hours before reapplying.
Source
public land records
Confidence
Researched — The record is detailed and internally consistent, and the coordinates land where the managing agency says this site is.
How it was placed
PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry designated campsite, Delaware State Forest (district 19), DCNR type "Motorized". Coordinate is DCNR's own, from its public Designated Campsites layer read 2026-08-15: https://maps.dcnr.pa.gov/agsprod/rest/services/BOF/Camping/MapServer/0 (the layer behind https://maps.dcnr.pa.gov/bof/camping/). DCNR records the positional source for this point as "GPS". FEE. DCNR (read 2026-08-15 at https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/recreation/what-to-do/stay-overnight/overnight-prices-and-policies): "Motorized roadside, hike-in roadside, equestrian, and rustic campsites can be reserved for a fee of $10.00 a night for Pennsylvania residents and $15.00 a night for non-residents. Additional taxes and fees may apply. These prices are effective as of November 3, 2022." Reserve through the PA State Parks and Forests reservation system (888-727-2757); this site carries a reservation system ID in DCNR's layer. Stay limit: DCNR (https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/recreation/what-to-do/stay-overnight/motorized-roadside-camping) - "A camping permit will be valid for no more than seven consecutive nights." and "Individuals must vacate a site for at least 48 hours before reapplying." "Roadside camping is required to be done at designated campsites that are identified by a name or number." Fire: DCNR (https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/recreation/what-to-do/stay-overnight/backpacking-and-primitive-camping) - "No campfires are permitted when the state forest district forester determines the forest fire danger to be high, very high, or extreme." From March 1 through May 25 you must have the district's permission to have a campfire at all. Check with the district before you go. DCNR Permit field: Yes. DCNR description: "Delaware State Forest - Owego Area. Small Trailer, RV, Tent. Visit the PA State Parks and Forests Reservation System to reserve and view additional details." DCNR note: "Delaware State Forest - Owego Area. Small Trailer, RV, Tent. Visit the PA State Parks and Forests Reservation System to reserve and view additional details." Not field-checked by us. Seasonal road closures and district-level restrictions are not in this layer - check with the district office. Nearest USGS GNIS populated place: Pond Eddy, about 3.0 mi straight-line. | auto:agency-trust 2026-08-18: state agency GIS record with a source URL and coordinates, confidence not low. Fee value is the agency's own, not field-checked. Not field-verified -- confirm access, road conditions and fire rules before you go.
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 Delaware State Forest roadside campsite O024 Half Mile

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