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Herbert
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · SC · 34.57307, -81.45972
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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 Herbert
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 445 ft.
Fire & smoke — around HerbertNIFC · 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 Herbert · Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests · SC
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel1 mi
- GGrocery1 mi
- @Mail2 mi
- WWater20 mi
- HHardware21 mi
- MMechanic21 mi
- LLaundry21 mi
- +Urgent care21 mi
- RxPharmacy22 mi
- EVEV fast charger23 mi
- ShShower31 mi
- DDump33 mi
- OOutfitter37 mi
- AAir-up43 mi
- PPropane54 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 20-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 1 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 — Herbert
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
445 ft
State
SC
Coordinates
34.57307, -81.45972
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Herbert · Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests · SC (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~1.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~1.2 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~21.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~21.4 mi
- HardwareNewberry Hardware · ~20.6 mi
EV charging — from Herbert · Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests · SC — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger23.0 mi straight-line S — Pilot Travel Center 4580, Prosperity, SC · eVgo Network · 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 · 86 within 50 · 272 within 100 · 510 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)27.0 mi — Richburg, SC - Tesla Supercharger, Richburg
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO35.7 mi — Spinx, Irmo
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.5 mi — University of South Carolina - Union (at a college campus) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports 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 388806 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Herbert · Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests · SC — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCollins Creek · ~8.0 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWoods Ferry Picnic · ~8.9 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWoods Ferry Boat Ramp · ~8.9 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWoods Ferry Campground · ~8.9 mi N · USFS
Open Herbert elsewhere
Other camps near Herbert
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Collins Creek~8.0 mi · fee
- Woods Ferry Campground~8.9 mi · fee
- Rocky Branch~12.1 mi
- Pouluos Loop~12.2 mi
The unit that manages Herbert
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Herbert are set by Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Herbert
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 Herbert
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 — Herbert
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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