Agency-listedUSFSFee
Lamping Homestead Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OH · 39.63018, -81.19064
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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 Lamping Homestead Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 722 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Lamping Homestead CampgroundNIFC · 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 Lamping Homestead Campground · Wayne National Forest · OH
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail7 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- WWater15 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- OOutfitter20 mi
- DDump22 mi
- AAir-up35 mi
- PPropane44 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Lamping Homestead Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
722 ft
State
OH
Coordinates
39.63018, -81.19064
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Lamping Homestead Campground · Wayne National Forest · OH (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townGraysville · ~2.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelBP · ~10.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~21.6 mi
- GroceriesRiesbeck's · ~9.9 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid Pharmacy · ~15.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicEZCare Walk-In Medical Center · ~17.8 mi
- HardwareContractors Building Supply · ~18.9 mi
EV charging — from Lamping Homestead Campground · Wayne National Forest · OH — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.4 mi straight-line NW — Pilot Travel Center 309, Caldwell, OH · 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 · 21 within 50 · 238 within 100 · 485 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)31.7 mi — Parkersburg, WV - Tesla Supercharger, Parkersburg
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO32.0 mi — MATHENY GMC 1, Parkersburg
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.2 mi — Bayer Heritage Federal Credit Union, New Martinsville, WV · CORAL_EV · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- 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 372119 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Lamping Homestead Campground · Wayne National Forest · OH — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLamping Homestead Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRing Mill Campground · ~4.0 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHune Bridge Campground · ~8.9 mi S · USFS
- Highway rest areaMonroe SR7 NB · ~10.6 mi SE
Open Lamping Homestead Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Lamping Homestead Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Ring Mill Campground~4.0 mi · fee
- Hune Bridge Campground~8.9 mi · fee
- Leith Run Campground~12.8 mi · fee
- Leith Run Recreation Area~13.0 mi
The unit that manages Lamping Homestead Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Lamping Homestead Campground are set by Wayne National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Lamping Homestead Campground
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 Lamping Homestead Campground
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 — Lamping Homestead Campground
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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