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Fishers Landing
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NC · 35.00123, -76.97592
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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 Fishers Landing
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 25 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Fishers LandingNIFC · 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 Fishers Landing · National Forests in North Carolina · NC
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- HHardware3 mi
- MMechanic5 mi
- OOutfitter5 mi
- EVEV fast charger6 mi
- RxPharmacy6 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- DDump10 mi
- ShShower10 mi
- PPropane11 mi
- WWater22 mi
- AAir-up49 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 22-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 3 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 — Fishers Landing
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
25 ft
State
NC
Coordinates
35.00123, -76.97592
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Fishers Landing · National Forests in North Carolina · NC (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureCrooked Run (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townRiverdale · ~0.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelShell · ~5.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~9.8 mi
- GroceriesHarris Teeter · ~3.1 mi
- PharmacyTrent East Pharmacy · ~6.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicMerci Free Clinic · ~9.2 mi
- HardwareCraven Precast Products · ~6.0 mi
EV charging — from Fishers Landing · National Forests in North Carolina · NC — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger5.6 mi straight-line NW — Trent Cadillac Buick GMC, New Bern, NC · EV Connect · CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach11 within 25 mi · 25 within 50 · 80 within 100 · 239 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)9.2 mi — New Bern, NC - Tesla Supercharger, New Bern
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO7.9 mi — RED BEAR STATION 2, New Bern
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)5.4 mi — KMNB KIA OF NEW BERN · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Carolina Colours Town Centre - Tesla Destination, New Bern, 2.1 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — Eastern Carolina Nissan, New Bern, 3.9 mi · J1772 · hours: Dealership business hours - 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 386992 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Fishers Landing · National Forests in North Carolina · NC — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomFlanners Beach Campground · ~2.0 mi SE · USFS
- Highway rest areaCraven County Rest Area · ~14.4 mi NW
- Vault / pit toiletDixon Fields Canoe Launch · ~16.5 mi SW · USFS
- Flush restroomCedar Point Campground · ~22.3 mi S · USFS
Open Fishers Landing elsewhere
Other camps near Fishers Landing
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Flanners Beach Campground~2.0 mi · fee
- Copperhead Landing Shelter~10.6 mi
- Siddie Fields~11.6 mi
- Dogwood Shelter~13.9 mi
The unit that manages Fishers Landing
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Fishers Landing are set by National Forests in North Carolina, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Fishers Landing
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 Fishers Landing
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 — Fishers Landing
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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