Agency-listedUSFSFree
Haley's Ferry Boat Ramp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · TX · 31.77080, -93.93270
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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 Haley's Ferry Boat Ramp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 253 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Haley's Ferry Boat RampNIFC · 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 Haley's Ferry Boat Ramp · National Forests in Texas · TX
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail14 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- GGrocery15 mi
- FFuel15 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- EVEV fast charger15 mi
- DDump19 mi
- MMechanic29 mi
- HHardware30 mi
- LLaundry45 mi
- OOutfitter50 mi
- AAir-up56 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: fuel & food sit about 15 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Water, Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Haley's Ferry Boat Ramp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
253 ft
State
TX
Coordinates
31.77080, -93.93270
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Haley's Ferry Boat Ramp · National Forests in Texas · TX (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townNew Harmony · ~2.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelEZ Mart · ~15.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~19.1 mi
- GroceriesBrookshire Brothers · ~14.8 mi
- PharmacyBrookshire Brothers Pharmacy · ~15.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicNacogdoches Medical Center Locations · ~14.7 mi
- HardwareNichols Retail Department Store · ~29.8 mi
EV charging — from Haley's Ferry Boat Ramp · National Forests in Texas · TX — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.4 mi straight-line W — Center Motor Company (at a public site) · FORD_CHARGE · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 7 within 50 · 40 within 100 · 129 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)34.2 mi — Carthage, TX - Tesla Supercharger, Carthage
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO53.2 mi — FAMILY VW MOFFITT VOLKSWA, Bossier City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.5 mi — Holliday Inn Express & Suites Center, an IHG Hotel · NOODOE · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- 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 416853 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Haley's Ferry Boat Ramp · National Forests in Texas · TX — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomBoles Field · ~1.5 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRed Hills Lake · ~21.3 mi S · USFS
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Other camps near Haley's Ferry Boat Ramp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Boles Field~1.5 mi · fee
- Boles Field Campground~2.1 mi
- Ragtown~8.8 mi
- Red Hills Lake~21.4 mi
The unit that manages Haley's Ferry Boat Ramp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Haley's Ferry Boat Ramp are set by National Forests in Texas, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Haley's Ferry Boat Ramp
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
no road or trail found nearby — check manually
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 Haley's Ferry Boat Ramp
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 — Haley's Ferry Boat Ramp
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