Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Maupin Field A.T. Shelter
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · VA · 37.88473, -78.99361
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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 Maupin Field A.T. Shelter
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,699 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Maupin Field A.T. ShelterNIFC · 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 Maupin Field A.T. Shelter · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · VA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater3 mi
- DDump3 mi
- PPropane3 mi
- FFuel3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- ShShower8 mi
- MMechanic9 mi
- AAir-up10 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- RxPharmacy11 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- OOutfitter24 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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 — Maupin Field A.T. Shelter
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
2,699 ft
State
VA
Coordinates
37.88473, -78.99361
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Maupin Field A.T. Shelter · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · VA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureCampbell Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townLove · ~0.9 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~2.6 mi
- FuelHickman's Exxon · ~3.2 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas · ~17.4 mi
- Dump station~8.1 mi
- GroceriesHickman's Grocery · ~3.2 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~13.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicSentara · ~11.3 mi
- HardwareJohn Deere · ~13.8 mi
EV charging — from Maupin Field A.T. Shelter · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · VA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.8 mi straight-line N — Stuarts Draft, VA - 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 reach12 within 25 mi · 42 within 50 · 161 within 100 · 637 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS11.2 mi — Exxon Lovingston, Lovingston
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO14.1 mi — TWH SALES, Waynesboro
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)3.5 mi — Wintergarden Pacific - Parking Lot, Roseland, VA · Blink Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Vrbo Wintergreen Briarpatch - Tesla Destination, Wintergreen Resort, 3.2 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 311997 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Maupin Field A.T. Shelter · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · VA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMaupin Field A.T. Shelter · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomTATC Maupin Field Shelter Privy · at this camp · NPS
- Vault / pit toiletHarpers Creek A.T. Shelter · ~2.0 mi S · USFS
- RestroomTATC Harpers Creek Shelter Vault Privy · ~2.0 mi S · NPS
Open Maupin Field A.T. Shelter elsewhere
Other camps near Maupin Field A.T. Shelter
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Harpers Creek A.T. Shelter~2.0 mi
- Sherando Lake Campground~2.6 mi · fee
- Sherando Lake Group Campground~2.7 mi · fee
- Dispersed camp — Nelson County, VA~3.6 mi
The unit that manages Maupin Field A.T. Shelter
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Maupin Field A.T. Shelter are set by George Washington and Jefferson National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Maupin Field A.T. Shelter
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 Maupin Field A.T. Shelter
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 — Maupin Field A.T. Shelter
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