Agency-listedUSFSFee
Hopkins Prairie
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · FL · 29.27587, -81.69372
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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 Hopkins Prairie
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 30 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Hopkins PrairieNIFC · 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 Hopkins Prairie · National Forests in Florida · FL
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery6 mi
- ShShower6 mi
- DDump6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- WWater6 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- AAir-up22 mi
- RxPharmacy23 mi
- LLaundry23 mi
- MMechanic23 mi
- EVEV fast charger24 mi
- +Urgent care24 mi
- OOutfitter25 mi
- PPropane37 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Hopkins Prairie
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
30 ft
State
FL
Coordinates
29.27587, -81.69372
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Hopkins Prairie · National Forests in Florida · FL (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townLake Kerr · ~7.8 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~6.4 mi
- FuelFuel · ~12.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~6.3 mi
- GroceriesConcession Stand · ~5.7 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~22.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicHealth Lodge · ~24.3 mi
- HardwareHardware · ~17.5 mi
EV charging — from Hopkins Prairie · National Forests in Florida · FL — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger24.2 mi straight-line S — Umatilla · EV Connect · CHAdeMO, 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 · 103 within 50 · 360 within 100 · 538 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)26.4 mi — Krystals, Palatka
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)26.0 mi — Quality Inn & Suites Palatka Riverfront - Tesla Destination · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- 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 312369 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Hopkins Prairie · National Forests in Florida · FL — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHopkins Prairie · at this camp · USFS
- Portable toiletSilver Glen Springs · ~3.6 mi SE · USFS
- Flush restroomSweetwater Cabin · ~4.4 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletShanty Pond Recreation Area · ~4.5 mi NW · USFS
Open Hopkins Prairie elsewhere
Other camps near Hopkins Prairie
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Shanty Pond Recreation Area~4.5 mi
- Salt Springs~6.1 mi · fee
- Juniper Springs~6.6 mi · fee
- Barrs Hammock group campsite (Lake George Conservation Area)~9.2 mi
The unit that manages Hopkins Prairie
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Hopkins Prairie are set by National Forests in Florida, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Hopkins Prairie
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 Hopkins Prairie
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 — Hopkins Prairie
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