Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Jenny Knob A.T. Shelter
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · VA · 37.15556, -80.97750
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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 Jenny Knob A.T. Shelter
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,775 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Jenny Knob A.T. ShelterNIFC · 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 Jenny Knob A.T. Shelter · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · VA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- +Urgent care9 mi
- RxPharmacy13 mi
- WWater13 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- ShShower18 mi
- OOutfitter18 mi
- DDump20 mi
- AAir-up23 mi
- PPropane29 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Jenny Knob A.T. Shelter
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
2,775 ft
State
VA
Coordinates
37.15556, -80.97750
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Jenny Knob A.T. Shelter · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · VA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureKimberling Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townCrandon · ~1.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~4.1 mi
- Propane / LPGFerrellgas · ~14.9 mi
- Dump station~20.5 mi
- GroceriesTrents Gas & Grocery · ~4.1 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~14.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicBland Health Clinic · ~8.6 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~16.6 mi
EV charging — from Jenny Knob A.T. Shelter · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · VA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger14.5 mi straight-line S — Circle K - Wytheville, VA (at a gas station) · CIRCLE_K · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2023-05-03 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach8 within 25 mi · 25 within 50 · 145 within 100 · 363 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)14.9 mi — Cracker Barrel - Tesla Supercharger, Wytheville
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO30.4 mi — New River Valley Mall, Christiansburg
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.2 mi — TOWN OF PULASKI TOWN OF PULASKI · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · 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 259997 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Jenny Knob A.T. Shelter · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · VA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletJenny Knob A.T. Shelter · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomRATC Jenny Knob Shelter Privy · at this camp · NPS
- RestroomBU/DEMO_VARO Morse Outhouse TR#494-48 - Non-Functional · ~0.9 mi E · NPS
- Vault / pit toiletWalnut Flats · ~5.8 mi NE · USFS
Open Jenny Knob A.T. Shelter elsewhere
Other camps near Jenny Knob A.T. Shelter
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Walnut Flats~5.8 mi
- White Cedar~6.8 mi · fee
- Helveys Mill A.T. Shelter~7.2 mi
- Wapiti A.T. Shelter~9.6 mi
The unit that manages Jenny Knob A.T. Shelter
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Jenny Knob A.T. Shelter are set by George Washington and Jefferson National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Jenny Knob A.T. Shelter
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 Jenny Knob A.T. Shelter
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 — Jenny Knob A.T. Shelter
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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