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Maple Flat Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AR · 34.70513, -90.68804
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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 Maple Flat Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 265 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Maple Flat CgNIFC · 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 Maple Flat Cg · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest · AR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail4 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- EVEV fast charger23 mi
- AAir-up24 mi
- ShShower32 mi
- DDump33 mi
- OOutfitter43 mi
- WWater55 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 55-mi drive, 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 — Maple Flat Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
265 ft
State
AR
Coordinates
34.70513, -90.68804
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Maple Flat Cg · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest · AR (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelCenex · ~6.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesEdwards Food giant · ~6.0 mi
- PharmacyMarvell Clinic Pharmacy · ~16.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~13.3 mi
- HardwareHome Hardware · ~10.5 mi
EV charging — from Maple Flat Cg · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest · AR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger23.2 mi straight-line N — Walmart 91 (Forrest City, AR) · Electrify America · CHAdeMO, 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 · 17 within 50 · 87 within 100 · 146 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)32.2 mi — Brinkley, AR - Tesla Supercharger, Brinkley
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.5 mi — Delta Inn - West Helena (at a public site) · RIVIAN_WAYPOINTS · 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 121819 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Maple Flat Cg · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest · AR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMaple Flat Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBeaver Point Pg · ~0.5 mi N · USFS
- Flush restroomBear Creek Recreation Area · ~0.6 mi NW · USFS
- Flush restroomBeech Point Cg · ~0.6 mi NW · USFS
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Other camps near Maple Flat Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Beech Point Cg~0.6 mi · fee
- Lone Pine Cg~0.8 mi · fee
- Storm Creek Lake Cg~8.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages Maple Flat Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Maple Flat Cg are set by Ozark-St. Francis National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Maple Flat Cg
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 Maple Flat Cg
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 — Maple Flat Cg
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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