Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Fullhardt Knob A.T. Shelter
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · VA · 37.39806, -79.85528
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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 Fullhardt Knob A.T. Shelter
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,593 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Fullhardt Knob A.T. ShelterNIFC · 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 Fullhardt Knob A.T. Shelter · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · VA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery2 mi
- MMechanic2 mi
- @Mail2 mi
- HHardware2 mi
- FFuel3 mi
- LLaundry3 mi
- +Urgent care3 mi
- RxPharmacy3 mi
- EVEV fast charger4 mi
- WWater6 mi
- OOutfitter6 mi
- PPropane7 mi
- AAir-up8 mi
- ShShower25 mi
- DDump32 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — Fullhardt Knob A.T. Shelter
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
2,593 ft
State
VA
Coordinates
37.39806, -79.85528
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Fullhardt Knob A.T. Shelter · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · VA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townTroutville · ~1.8 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~5.5 mi
- FuelONE9 · ~2.6 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~6.8 mi
- GroceriesTroutville Grocery & Goods · ~1.7 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~3.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~3.2 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~2.4 mi
EV charging — from Fullhardt Knob A.T. Shelter · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · VA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger4.1 mi straight-line N — Brughs Mill Country Store (Fincastle, VA) · Electrify America · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach16 within 25 mi · 38 within 50 · 143 within 100 · 385 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)7.1 mi — Roanoke, VA - Tesla Supercharger, Roanoke
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO6.5 mi — STHR HYUNDAI 2, Hollins
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)6.9 mi — First Team Nissan, Roanoke, VA (at a car dealership) · Non-Networked · CHAdeMO, J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-01-13 · hours: Dealership business hours
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Comfort Inn Troutville - Roanoke North - Tesla Destination, Troutville, 2.8 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 170318 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Fullhardt Knob A.T. Shelter · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · VA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletFullhardt Knob A.T. Shelter · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomRATC Fullhardt Knob Shelter Privy · at this camp · NPS
- RestroomRATC Wilson Creek Shelter Privy · ~4.1 mi E · NPS
- Vault / pit toiletWilson Creek A.T. Shelter · ~4.1 mi E · USFS
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Other camps near Fullhardt Knob A.T. Shelter
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Wilson Creek A.T. Shelter~4.1 mi
- Bobblets Gap A.T. Shelter~9.7 mi
- Cove Mountain A.T. Shelter~13.7 mi
- Havens WMA~15.8 mi
The unit that manages Fullhardt Knob A.T. Shelter
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Fullhardt Knob A.T. Shelter are set by George Washington and Jefferson National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Fullhardt Knob A.T. Shelter
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Fullhardt Knob A.T. Shelter
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 — Fullhardt Knob A.T. Shelter
What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dumping grey & black →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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