Agency-listedUSFSFree
Hazard Mill Canoe Camp-Decommissioned
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · VA · 38.82834, -78.36195
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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 Hazard Mill Canoe Camp-Decommissioned
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 568 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Hazard Mill Canoe Camp-DecommissionedNIFC · 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 Hazard Mill Canoe Camp-Decommissioned · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · VA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail2 mi
- FFuel2 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- DDump3 mi
- WWater7 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- EVEV fast charger9 mi
- MMechanic9 mi
- PPropane9 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- ShShower11 mi
- OOutfitter11 mi
- AAir-up12 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, 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 — Hazard Mill Canoe Camp-Decommissioned
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
568 ft
State
VA
Coordinates
38.82834, -78.36195
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Hazard Mill Canoe Camp-Decommissioned · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · VA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSouth Fork Shenandoah River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townOverall · ~1.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.8 mi
- FuelSouth River Grocery · ~2.5 mi
- Propane / LPGHoltzman Propane · ~15.5 mi
- Dump station~3.0 mi
- GroceriesFoodway Supermarket · ~2.7 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~9.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicShenandoah County Health Clinic · ~8.4 mi
- HardwareDo it Best · ~8.6 mi
EV charging — from Hazard Mill Canoe Camp-Decommissioned · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · VA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger8.9 mi straight-line W — Woodstock, VA - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach9 within 25 mi · 52 within 50 · 474 within 100 · 810 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS9.5 mi — Walmart 2647 (Woodstock, VA), Woodstock
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO9.5 mi — Walmart 2647 (Woodstock, VA), Woodstock
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.2 mi — Tombolo, Seven Fountains, VA · AMPUP · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2023-06-12 · hours: Contact station for hours of availability
- 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 191695 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Hazard Mill Canoe Camp-Decommissioned · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · VA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBatzell · ~2.0 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletVeach Gap Tuscarora-Massanutten Shelter · ~3.0 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGoods Landing Boating Site (Moody) · ~4.4 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLittle Fort Picnic · ~5.1 mi NW · USFS
Open Hazard Mill Canoe Camp-Decommissioned elsewhere
Other camps near Hazard Mill Canoe Camp-Decommissioned
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Hazard Mills Campground~0.4 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — Warren County, VA~1.6 mi
- Veach Gap Tuscarora-Massanutten Shelter~3.0 mi
- High Cliff Canoe-Decommissioned~4.3 mi
The unit that manages Hazard Mill Canoe Camp-Decommissioned
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Hazard Mill Canoe Camp-Decommissioned are set by George Washington and Jefferson National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Hazard Mill Canoe Camp-Decommissioned
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 Hazard Mill Canoe Camp-Decommissioned
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 — Hazard Mill Canoe Camp-Decommissioned
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