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Handsome Lake Boat To
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · PA · 41.92251, -78.93084
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. 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 Handsome Lake Boat To
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,377 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Handsome Lake Boat ToNIFC · 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 Handsome Lake Boat To · Allegheny National Forest · PA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater3 mi
- DDump4 mi
- ShShower6 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- PPropane14 mi
- AAir-up14 mi
- OOutfitter15 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 11 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 — Handsome Lake Boat To
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,377 ft
State
PA
Coordinates
41.92251, -78.93084
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Handsome Lake Boat To · Allegheny National Forest · PA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townRussell · ~10.8 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~2.9 mi
- FuelTurtle Pit Cafe and Smoke Shop · ~11.4 mi
- Propane / LPGCrosby's · ~14.0 mi
- Dump station~3.5 mi
- GroceriesALDI · ~11.4 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~12.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicApria Healthcare · ~14.7 mi
- HardwareLowe's · ~11.3 mi
EV charging — from Handsome Lake Boat To · Allegheny National Forest · PA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.5 mi straight-line NE — Salamanca, NY - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach10 within 25 mi · 28 within 50 · 171 within 100 · 478 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS19.5 mi — EVolve NY Jamestown, Jamestown
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO19.9 mi — JAMESTOWN BPU PREND.4TH #2, Jamestown
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.1 mi — Warren Midtown Motors Inc (at a car dealership) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-06-06 · 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 117729 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Handsome Lake Boat To · Allegheny National Forest · PA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHandsome Lake Boat To · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHopewell Boat To · ~0.7 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRoper Hollow Boat Launch · ~0.8 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHooks Brook Boat To · ~2.8 mi N · USFS
Open Handsome Lake Boat To elsewhere
Other camps near Handsome Lake Boat To
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Hopewell Boat To~0.7 mi · fee
- Nct-Tracy Run North Shelter~2.8 mi
- Hooks Brook Boat To~2.8 mi · fee
- Tracy Ridge Rec Area~3.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Handsome Lake Boat To
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Handsome Lake Boat To are set by Allegheny National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Handsome Lake Boat To
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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified.
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 Handsome Lake Boat To
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 — Handsome Lake Boat To
Camping near a reservoir →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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