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Kiasutha Rec Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · PA · 41.78529, -78.90389
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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 Kiasutha Rec Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,367 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Kiasutha Rec AreaNIFC · 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 Kiasutha Rec Area · Allegheny National Forest · PA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower0 mi
- DDump0 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- MMechanic9 mi
- OOutfitter10 mi
- WWater11 mi
- AAir-up12 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- PPropane17 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 9 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 — Kiasutha Rec Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,367 ft
State
PA
Coordinates
41.78529, -78.90389
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Kiasutha Rec Area · Allegheny National Forest · PA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSheffield · ~8.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~8.8 mi
- Propane / LPGCrosby's · ~17.2 mi
- Dump station~0.1 mi
- GroceriesTops · ~8.8 mi
- PharmacySheffield Pharmacy · ~8.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicApria Healthcare · ~17.7 mi
- HardwarePeterson's Hardware Store · ~8.8 mi
EV charging — from Kiasutha Rec Area · Allegheny National Forest · PA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.0 mi straight-line SE — Kane, PA - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 12 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 reach1 within 25 mi · 24 within 50 · 180 within 100 · 509 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS27.6 mi — JAMESTOWN BPU 1 W 2ND ST #1, Jamestown
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO27.6 mi — JAMESTOWN BPU 1 W 2ND ST #1, Jamestown
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.2 mi — Warren Midtown Motors Inc (at a car dealership) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port 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 428670 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Kiasutha Rec Area · Allegheny National Forest · PA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomKiasutha Rec Area · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomRed Bridge Rec Area · ~1.0 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMorrison Boat To · ~2.8 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletElijah Run Boat Launch · ~3.2 mi NW · USFS
Open Kiasutha Rec Area elsewhere
Other camps near Kiasutha Rec Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Red Bridge Rec Area~1.0 mi · fee
- Nct-Chappel Fork Shelter~1.9 mi
- Morrison Boat To~2.8 mi · fee
- Dewdrop Rec Area~4.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Kiasutha Rec Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Kiasutha Rec Area are set by Allegheny National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Kiasutha Rec Area
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 Kiasutha Rec Area
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 — Kiasutha Rec Area
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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