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East Four Notch Hiker Camp
Hike-in · U.S. Forest Service · TX · 30.64319, -95.36081
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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 East Four Notch Hiker Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 341 ft.
Fire & smoke — around East Four Notch Hiker CampNIFC · 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 East Four Notch Hiker Camp · National Forests in Texas · TX
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- RxPharmacy13 mi
- EVEV fast charger13 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- ShShower15 mi
- WWater20 mi
- +Urgent care21 mi
- AAir-up31 mi
- OOutfitter39 mi
- DDump48 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 20-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 6 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: 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 — East Four Notch Hiker Camp
Access
Hike-in
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
341 ft
State
TX
Coordinates
30.64319, -95.36081
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around East Four Notch Hiker Camp · National Forests in Texas · TX (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelShell · ~6.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesBubba's · ~6.4 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~13.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicAction Behavior Centers - ABA Therapy for Autism · ~21.2 mi
- HardwareThe Home Depot · ~14.0 mi
EV charging — from East Four Notch Hiker Camp · National Forests in Texas · TX — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.2 mi straight-line NW — Huntsville, TX - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 6 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 reach7 within 25 mi · 47 within 50 · 220 within 100 · 376 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS13.4 mi — Walmart 285 (Huntsville, TX), Huntsville
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO13.4 mi — Walmart 285 (Huntsville, TX), Huntsville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.9 mi — SHSU Z3-55, Huntsville, TX · 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 102436 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around East Four Notch Hiker Camp · National Forests in Texas · TX — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toilet233 Trailhead · ~14.6 mi SW · USFS
- Flush restroomDouble Lake · ~15.0 mi SE · USFS
- Flush restroomCagle · ~16.0 mi SW · USFS
- Flush restroomStubblefield Lake · ~17.4 mi W · USFS
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Other camps near East Four Notch Hiker Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Big Woods Trail Camp~5.7 mi
- Double Lake Recreation Area~15.0 mi
- Cagle Recreation Area~15.7 mi
- Cagle~16.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages East Four Notch Hiker Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at East Four Notch Hiker Camp are set by National Forests in Texas, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — East Four Notch Hiker Camp
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.
How it was placed
auto: hike (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 East Four Notch Hiker Camp
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 — East Four Notch Hiker Camp
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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