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Leith Run Recreation Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OH · 39.44468, -81.15121
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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 Leith Run Recreation Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 611 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Leith Run Recreation 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 Leith Run Recreation Area · Wayne National Forest · OH
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower0 mi
- MMechanic3 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- RxPharmacy3 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- WWater15 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- EVEV fast charger24 mi
- DDump32 mi
- PPropane44 mi
- AAir-up46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 3 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 — Leith Run Recreation Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
611 ft
State
OH
Coordinates
39.44468, -81.15121
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Leith Run Recreation Area · Wayne National Forest · OH (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureElephant Run (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townRaven Rock · ~0.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelGo-Mart · ~4.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesSt Marys Galaxy Food Center · ~2.9 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid Pharmacy · ~3.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicSistersville General Hospital · ~11.1 mi
- HardwareIndoor Lumber Yard · ~14.4 mi
EV charging — from Leith Run Recreation Area · Wayne National Forest · OH — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger24.5 mi straight-line SW — Parkersburg, WV - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 20 within 50 · 183 within 100 · 481 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS25.2 mi — MATHENY GMC 1, Parkersburg
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO25.2 mi — MATHENY GMC 1, Parkersburg
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.9 mi — Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Williamstown, WV · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2023-03-08 · 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 122309 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Leith Run Recreation Area · Wayne National Forest · OH — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomLeith Run Campground · ~0.2 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFrontier Boat Launch · ~1.2 mi E · USFS
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~3.8 mi SW · FWS
- Vault / pit toiletKinderhook Trailhead · ~4.8 mi SW · USFS
Open Leith Run Recreation Area elsewhere
Other camps near Leith Run Recreation Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Leith Run Campground~0.2 mi · fee
- Hune Bridge Campground~6.9 mi · fee
- Lane Farm Campground~11.1 mi · fee
- Ring Mill Campground~11.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Leith Run Recreation Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Leith Run Recreation Area are set by Wayne National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Leith Run Recreation Area
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Leith Run Recreation 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 — Leith Run Recreation Area
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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