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Loyalsock State Forest roadside campsite 207

Drive-up · public land · PA · 41.43750, -76.60490
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The land manager lists this site. Someone from the agency inventoried it, so it is a real camp — not a spot we guessed at. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.

DCNR records: picnic table, latrine, hitching post, trailer access, ADA site, 1 vehicle(s).

USGS topo — contours & terrain
USGS topographic map of Loyalsock State Forest roadside campsite 207
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Aerial image of Loyalsock State Forest roadside campsite 207
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Weather outlook — at Loyalsock State Forest roadside campsite 207
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Everything you need — measured from Loyalsock State Forest roadside campsite 207 · public land · PA

15 MI30 MI60 MIYOUR CAMPN ↑Water · 2 miWDump · 17 miDLove's Travel Stop · Propane · 32 miPSunoco · Fuel · 4 miFGrocery · 2 miGVerilife Dispensary · Pharmacy · 22 miRxSinclair’s Hardware · Hardware · 12 miHAll Around Custom Automotive · Mechanic · 18 miMSun-Dry Laundry Inc. · Laundry · 20 miLShower · 18 miShAir-up · 20 miAGuthrie Clinic Dushore · Urgent care · 12 mi+B&D Tackle · Outfitter · 33 miOEagles Mere Post Office · Mail · 2 mi@CIOCCA HYUNDAI CUSTOMER · EV fast charger · 18 miEV
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
  • @Mail2 mi
  • WWater2 mi
  • GGrocery2 mi
  • FFuel4 mi
  • HHardware12 mi
  • +Urgent care12 mi
  • DDump17 mi
  • EVEV fast charger18 mi
  • ShShower18 mi
  • MMechanic18 mi
  • LLaundry20 mi
  • AAir-up20 mi
  • RxPharmacy22 mi
  • PPropane32 mi
  • OOutfitter33 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water

The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — Loyalsock State Forest roadside campsite 207

Access
Drive-up
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
1,860 ft
State
PA
Coordinates
41.43750, -76.60490
Cost
Fee

Nearby & resupply — around Loyalsock State Forest roadside campsite 207 · public land · PA (OpenStreetMap)

  • Water featureKettle Creek (stream) · nearby
  • Nearest townEagles Mere · ~2.1 mi
  • Drinking waterDrinking water · ~2.5 mi
  • FuelFuel · ~6.1 mi
  • Propane / LPGHeller’s Gas · ~27.6 mi
  • Dump station~17.4 mi
  • GroceriesStore · ~2.5 mi
  • PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~27.9 mi
  • Hospital / clinicGuthrie Clinic Dushore · ~12.1 mi
  • HardwareHardware · ~12.1 mi

EV charging — from Loyalsock State Forest roadside campsite 207 · public land · PA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)

Nearby restrooms — around Loyalsock State Forest roadside campsite 207 · public land · PA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)

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How we know this — Loyalsock State Forest roadside campsite 207

Stay limit
7 nights (no more than seven consecutive nights)
Permit
You must have a valid camping permit and be at a designated campsite when roadside camping. A camping permit will not be issued to anyone under the age of 18. The permit holder must occupy the site listed on the camping permit within 24 hours of the arrival date listed on the camping permit. Most campsites in Pennsylvania state forests can be reserved 11 months in advance to noon of the day of arrival.
Area rules
Individuals must vacate a site for at least 48 hours before reapplying.
Source
public land records
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
PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry designated campsite, Loyalsock State Forest (district 20), DCNR type "Motorized". Coordinate is DCNR's own, from its public Designated Campsites layer read 2026-08-15: https://maps.dcnr.pa.gov/agsprod/rest/services/BOF/Camping/MapServer/0 (the layer behind https://maps.dcnr.pa.gov/bof/camping/). DCNR records the positional source for this point as "unrecorded". FEE. DCNR (read 2026-08-15 at https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/recreation/what-to-do/stay-overnight/overnight-prices-and-policies): "Motorized roadside, hike-in roadside, equestrian, and rustic campsites can be reserved for a fee of $10.00 a night for Pennsylvania residents and $15.00 a night for non-residents. Additional taxes and fees may apply. These prices are effective as of November 3, 2022." Reserve through the PA State Parks and Forests reservation system (888-727-2757); this site carries a reservation system ID in DCNR's layer. Stay limit: DCNR (https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/recreation/what-to-do/stay-overnight/motorized-roadside-camping) - "A camping permit will be valid for no more than seven consecutive nights." and "Individuals must vacate a site for at least 48 hours before reapplying." "Roadside camping is required to be done at designated campsites that are identified by a name or number." Fire: DCNR (https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/recreation/what-to-do/stay-overnight/backpacking-and-primitive-camping) - "No campfires are permitted when the state forest district forester determines the forest fire danger to be high, very high, or extreme." From March 1 through May 25 you must have the district's permission to have a campfire at all. Check with the district before you go. DCNR Permit field: Yes. DCNR description: "Loyalsock State Forest - Bridle Trailhead Camping Area. Partially wooded site in equestrian campground. Visit the PA State Parks and Forests Reservation System to reserve and view additional details." Not field-checked by us. Seasonal road closures and district-level restrictions are not in this layer - check with the district office. Nearest USGS GNIS populated place: Eagles Mere Park, about 1.5 mi straight-line. | auto:agency-trust 2026-08-18: state agency GIS record with a source URL and coordinates, confidence not low. Fee value is the agency's own, not field-checked. Not field-verified -- confirm access, road conditions and fire rules before you go.
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 Loyalsock State Forest roadside campsite 207

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.

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