Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Dogwood Shelter
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NC · 34.86314, -76.79851
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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 Dogwood Shelter
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 12 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Dogwood ShelterNIFC · 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 Dogwood Shelter · National Forests in North Carolina · NC
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- RxPharmacy7 mi
- +Urgent care7 mi
- MMechanic7 mi
- OOutfitter7 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- WWater20 mi
- DDump20 mi
- PPropane25 mi
- AAir-up50 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 5 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 — Dogwood Shelter
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
12 ft
State
NC
Coordinates
34.86314, -76.79851
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Dogwood Shelter · National Forests in North Carolina · NC (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCherry Branch · ~5.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelShell · ~5.1 mi
- Propane / LPGShell · ~25.0 mi
- Dump station~20.0 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~5.6 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~6.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicNaval Health Clinic Cherry Point · ~6.6 mi
- Hardwarewest marine · ~8.5 mi
EV charging — from Dogwood Shelter · National Forests in North Carolina · NC — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger8.3 mi straight-line S — Lookout Ford, Morehead City, NC (at a public site) · FORD_CHARGE · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach11 within 25 mi · 16 within 50 · 73 within 100 · 215 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)10.1 mi — Morehead City, NC - Tesla Supercharger, Morehead City
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO21.5 mi — RED BEAR STATION 2, New Bern
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.5 mi — HAVELOCK NC PARKS AND REC · 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 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 446295 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Dogwood Shelter · National Forests in North Carolina · NC — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomFlanners Beach Campground · ~11.8 mi NW · USFS
- RestroomRestroom · ~12.7 mi SE · NPS
- RestroomSB BD Shackleford Dock Restroom · ~15.1 mi SE · NPS
- RestroomSB BD Vault Restroom Shackleford Wade Shore · ~16.3 mi SE · NPS
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Other camps near Dogwood Shelter
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Copperhead Landing Shelter~3.3 mi
- Siddie Fields~4.6 mi
- Blackjack Lodge Shelter~5.0 mi
- Oyster Point Campground~7.4 mi
The unit that manages Dogwood Shelter
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Dogwood Shelter are set by National Forests in North Carolina, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Dogwood Shelter
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Dogwood Shelter
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 — Dogwood Shelter
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