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East Tower
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · FL · 30.38371, -82.33050
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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 Tower
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 127 ft.
Fire & smoke — around East 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 East Tower · National Forests in Florida · FL
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- EVEV fast charger15 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- MMechanic21 mi
- AAir-up21 mi
- RxPharmacy23 mi
- LLaundry23 mi
- WWater26 mi
- DDump26 mi
- ShShower26 mi
- OOutfitter36 mi
- PPropane40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 26-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 10 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 Tower
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
127 ft
State
FL
Coordinates
30.38371, -82.33050
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around East Tower · National Forests in Florida · FL (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWater · nearby
- Nearest townTaylor · ~4.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~10.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~26.5 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~10.1 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~26.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicEd Fraser Memorial Hospital · ~14.3 mi
EV charging — from East Tower · National Forests in Florida · FL — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger14.9 mi straight-line SE — Macclenny, FL - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach5 within 25 mi · 72 within 50 · 154 within 100 · 412 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS15.7 mi — Starbucks, Macclenny
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO15.7 mi — Starbucks, Macclenny
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)23.2 mi — FPL EVOLUTION FDOT DIST 2-1, Lake City, FL · 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 360761 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around East Tower · National Forests in Florida · FL — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaNHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 9 · ~9.8 mi SW
- Highway rest areaNHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 8 · ~9.9 mi SW
- Flush restroomOcean Pond Campground · ~11.7 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHog Pen Landing · ~12.1 mi SW · USFS
Open East Tower elsewhere
Other camps near East Tower
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Seventeen Mile~4.5 mi
- Cobb Hunt Camp~10.6 mi · fee
- Turkey Run Primitive Camp~11.4 mi
- Ocean Pond Campground~11.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages East Tower
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at East Tower are set by National Forests in Florida, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — East 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 East 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 — East Tower
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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