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Letney
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · TX · 31.08111, -94.14421
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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 Letney
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 165 ft.
Fire & smoke — around LetneyNIFC · 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 Letney · National Forests in Texas · TX
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- LLaundry27 mi
- +Urgent care32 mi
- EVEV fast charger37 mi
- DDump40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: fuel & food sit about 4 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 37-mi run (and back).
Not within 60 mi: Water, Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Letney
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
165 ft
State
TX
Coordinates
31.08111, -94.14421
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Letney · National Forests in Texas · TX (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureAngelina River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townHarveytown · ~0.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelConoco · ~3.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesParkway Pantry & Grocery · ~9.5 mi
- PharmacyBrookshire Brothers Pharmacy · ~14.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicCHRISTUS Southeast Texas - Jasper Memorial · ~14.4 mi
- HardwareOrange County Building Materials · ~15.6 mi
EV charging — from Letney · National Forests in Texas · TX — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger36.6 mi straight-line NW — Pilot Travel Center 1023, Lufkin, TX · eVgo Network · CCS · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 3 within 50 · 48 within 100 · 276 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)50.5 mi — Nacogdoches, TX - Tesla Supercharger, Nacogdoches
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO65.3 mi — Walmart 457 (Vidor, TX), Vidor
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)37.0 mi — Hyundai Of Lufkin · Blink Network · J1772, CCS · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — La Paz Bed and Breakfast - Tesla Destination, Jasper, 2.5 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 462550 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Letney · National Forests in Texas · TX — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCaney Creek · ~7.7 mi NW · USFS
- Flush restroomBoykin Spring · ~8.0 mi W · USFS
- Portable toiletTownsend · ~21.3 mi NW · USFS
- RestroomVault Toilet at Beech Creek Day-Use Area · ~25.5 mi S · NPS
Open Letney elsewhere
Other camps near Letney
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Caney Creek Recreation Area~7.6 mi
- Boykin Springs Recreation Area~8.0 mi
- Bouton Lake Campground~10.9 mi
- Bouton Lake~10.9 mi
The unit that manages Letney
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Letney are set by National Forests in Texas, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Letney
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Letney
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 — Letney
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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