Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Horseshoe Hole
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AK · 55.81406, -133.13143
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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 Horseshoe Hole
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 37 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Horseshoe HoleNIFC · 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 Horseshoe Hole · Tongass National Forest · AK
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel18 mi
- GGrocery18 mi
- @Mail18 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- RxPharmacy23 mi
- HHardware23 mi
- WWater55 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 55-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 18 mi out, no EV fast charger is listed within 150 mi.
Not within 60 mi: Dump, Propane. Plan those before you head up.
EV fast charger: none listed within 150 straight-line mi (US DOE data). Charge before the turn-off.
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 — Horseshoe Hole
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
37 ft
State
AK
Coordinates
55.81406, -133.13143
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Horseshoe Hole · Tongass National Forest · AK (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureStaney Creek (river) · nearby
- Nearest townNaukati Bay · ~4.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~18.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesAC Klawock · ~18.2 mi
- PharmacyWhale Tail Pharmacy · ~23.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicSEARHC Alicia Roberts Medical Center · ~18.4 mi
EV charging — from Horseshoe Hole · Tongass National Forest · AK — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast chargerNone listed within 150 straight-line miles. Plan the charge before the turn-off.
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)78.5 mi — ELECTRIC BUS MPL ELEC BUSS, Metlakatla, AK · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- 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 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Horseshoe Hole · Tongass National Forest · AK — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomHorseshoe Hole · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomStaney Bridge · ~0.6 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletStaney Creek Cabin · ~0.8 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSarkar Lake Boating Site · ~8.9 mi NW · USFS
Open Horseshoe Hole elsewhere
Other camps near Horseshoe Hole
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Staney Bridge~0.6 mi
- Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area~13.5 mi · fee
- Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area~24.8 mi
The unit that manages Horseshoe Hole
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Horseshoe Hole are set by Tongass National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Horseshoe Hole
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Horseshoe Hole
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 — Horseshoe Hole
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →