Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Little Salt Creek Group Site
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · IN · 39.06212, -86.11550
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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 Little Salt Creek Group Site
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 789 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Little Salt Creek Group SiteNIFC · 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 Little Salt Creek Group Site · Hoosier National Forest · IN
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- DDump9 mi
- ShShower9 mi
- WWater9 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- OOutfitter15 mi
- LLaundry16 mi
- AAir-up44 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: 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 — Little Salt Creek Group Site
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
789 ft
State
IN
Coordinates
39.06212, -86.11550
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Little Salt Creek Group Site · Hoosier National Forest · IN (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featurePine Ridge Pond (water) · nearby
- Nearest townBecks Grove · ~1.2 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.0 mi
- FuelDenny's Grocery · ~5.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~8.7 mi
- GroceriesMeyer Grocery · ~6.9 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~12.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicSchneck Medical Center · ~14.1 mi
- HardwareUnion Hardware · ~14.1 mi
EV charging — from Little Salt Creek Group Site · Hoosier National Forest · IN — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.6 mi straight-line NE — Columbus, IN - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 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 reach7 within 25 mi · 39 within 50 · 196 within 100 · 343 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS15.5 mi — Bob Poynter Ford, Seymour
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO16.1 mi — Seymour, Seymour
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.2 mi — CUMMINS CMEP, Columbus, IN · 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 322283 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Little Salt Creek Group Site · Hoosier National Forest · IN — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHickory Ridge Campgound · ~11.2 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBlackwell Campground · ~15.0 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBrooks Cabin · ~15.5 mi W · USFS
- Highway rest areaTaylorsville Rest Area Northbound (I-65N, MM73) · ~16.2 mi NE
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Other camps near Little Salt Creek Group Site
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Hickory Ridge Roadside Dispersed Campsite 8 (Hoosier NF)~8.8 mi
- Hickory Ridge Roadside Dispersed Campsite 6 (Hoosier NF)~9.1 mi
- Hickory Ridge Roadside Dispersed Campsite 7 (Hoosier NF)~9.7 mi
- Hickory Ridge Roadside Dispersed Campsite 16 (Hoosier NF)~9.8 mi
The unit that manages Little Salt Creek Group Site
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Little Salt Creek Group Site are set by Hoosier National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Little Salt Creek Group Site
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 Little Salt Creek Group Site
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 — Little Salt Creek Group Site
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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