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East Morris Mountain Hunt Camp
OHV / 4×4 · U.S. Forest Service · NC · 35.43989, -79.95857
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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 Morris Mountain Hunt Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 826 ft.
Fire & smoke — around East Morris Mountain Hunt 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 Morris Mountain Hunt Camp · National Forests in North Carolina · NC
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- EVEV fast charger4 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- MMechanic7 mi
- RxPharmacy7 mi
- +Urgent care7 mi
- WWater8 mi
- ShShower8 mi
- OOutfitter9 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- AAir-up16 mi
- PPropane40 mi
- DDump47 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — East Morris Mountain Hunt Camp
Access
OHV / 4×4
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
826 ft
State
NC
Coordinates
35.43989, -79.95857
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around East Morris Mountain Hunt Camp · National Forests in North Carolina · NC (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSpencer Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townLovejoy · ~2.5 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.5 mi
- FuelBP · ~3.6 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas · ~10.3 mi
- GroceriesEldorado Outpost · ~3.6 mi
- PharmacyTroy Pharmacy · ~6.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicFirstHealth Montgomery Memorial Hospital · ~6.4 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~13.7 mi
EV charging — from East Morris Mountain Hunt Camp · National Forests in North Carolina · NC — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger3.6 mi straight-line W — REVUP1 ELDORADO, Troy, NC · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 76 within 50 · 284 within 100 · 513 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)29.1 mi — Lexington, NC - Plaza Parkway - Tesla Supercharger, Lexington
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)6.8 mi — Montgomery Ford, Troy, NC · Blink Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port 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 389686 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around East Morris Mountain Hunt Camp · National Forests in North Carolina · NC — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWest Morris Mtn. Campground · ~2.1 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletUwharrie Hunt Camp · ~3.5 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCanebrake Horse Camp · ~5.0 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletYate'S Place · ~5.8 mi S · USFS
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Other camps near East Morris Mountain Hunt Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- West Morris Mtn. Campground~2.1 mi · fee
- Uwharrie Hunt Camp~3.5 mi · fee
- Little Long Mountain Shelter~4.2 mi
- Horse Camp~4.6 mi
The unit that manages East Morris Mountain Hunt Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at East Morris Mountain Hunt Camp are set by National Forests in North Carolina, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — East Morris Mountain Hunt 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
likely OHV (only a rough 4wd track in) — confirm
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 Morris Mountain Hunt 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 Morris Mountain Hunt Camp
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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