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Farles Prairie Hunt Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · FL · 29.10339, -81.67432
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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 Farles Prairie Hunt Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 58 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Farles Prairie 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 Farles Prairie Hunt Camp · National Forests in Florida · FL
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail3 mi
- ShShower6 mi
- WWater6 mi
- DDump6 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- AAir-up10 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- RxPharmacy11 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- OOutfitter21 mi
- PPropane40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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 — Farles Prairie Hunt Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
58 ft
State
FL
Coordinates
29.10339, -81.67432
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Farles Prairie Hunt Camp · National Forests in Florida · FL (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townPittman · ~7.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- Fuelnone within 30 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Groceriesnone within 30 mi
- Mapping is thin out hereAn empty row means nothing is mapped within that radius — not that nothing exists. Small stores, seasonal resorts and single fuel pumps out here often never make it onto the map. Treat these as unconfirmed and ask locally.
EV charging — from Farles Prairie Hunt Camp · National Forests in Florida · FL — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.2 mi straight-line S — Umatilla · EV Connect · CHAdeMO, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach23 within 25 mi · 156 within 50 · 407 within 100 · 560 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)19.4 mi — OS MANAGED ADVENTWTRMANDC2, Tavares
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)19.1 mi — Atwater Apartments, Tavares, FL · CHARGEUP · 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 312369 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Farles Prairie Hunt Camp · National Forests in Florida · FL — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletFarles Prairie Hunt Camp · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBuck Lake · ~1.5 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWildcat Lake · ~5.4 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWildcat Lake · ~5.5 mi NE · USFS
Open Farles Prairie Hunt Camp elsewhere
Other camps near Farles Prairie Hunt Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Buck Lake~1.5 mi · fee
- Juniper Springs~5.9 mi · fee
- Alexander Springs~6.0 mi · fee
- Big Scrub~6.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Farles Prairie Hunt Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Farles Prairie Hunt Camp are set by National Forests in Florida, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Farles Prairie Hunt Camp
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 Farles Prairie 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 — Farles Prairie Hunt Camp
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →How to read this page →All field notes →
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