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Mcdougle
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AL · 34.33775, -87.34547
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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 Mcdougle
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 937 ft.
Fire & smoke — around McdougleNIFC · 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 Mcdougle · National Forests in Alabama · AL
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail10 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- AAir-up24 mi
- +Urgent care24 mi
- OOutfitter27 mi
- WWater28 mi
- LLaundry28 mi
- DDump29 mi
- ShShower32 mi
- PPropane40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 28-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 11 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 — Mcdougle
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
937 ft
State
AL
Coordinates
34.33775, -87.34547
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Mcdougle · National Forests in Alabama · AL (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureStream · nearby
- Nearest townHepsidam · ~1.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~11.7 mi
- Propane / LPGAirgas Store · ~25.8 mi
- Dump station~28.7 mi
- GroceriesWalmart Supercenter · ~11.6 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~24.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicLawrence Medical Center · ~10.6 mi
- HardwareLowe's · ~24.1 mi
EV charging — from Mcdougle · National Forests in Alabama · AL — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger17.3 mi straight-line SW — Alabama Power - Haleyville Business Office - ULTRA · FLO · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 34 within 50 · 160 within 100 · 350 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)24.5 mi — HARTSELLE 1 STATION 2 (R), Hartselle
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO24.5 mi — HARTSELLE 1 STATION 1 (L), Hartselle
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)22.5 mi — FIRST SOLAR DRT STATION 1, Trinity, AL · 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 447125 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Mcdougle · National Forests in Alabama · AL — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMcdougle · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPine Torch Trailhead · ~2.3 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSipsey River · ~4.7 mi SW · USFS
- Flush restroomBrushy Lake Recreation Area · ~5.2 mi SE · USFS
Open Mcdougle elsewhere
Other camps near Mcdougle
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- McDougle Camp~0.3 mi
- USFS dispersed camp #18 — Lawrence County, AL~3.3 mi
- USFS dispersed camp #17 — Lawrence County, AL~3.3 mi
- USFS dispersed camp #19 — Lawrence County, AL~3.4 mi
The unit that manages Mcdougle
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Mcdougle are set by National Forests in Alabama, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Mcdougle
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 Mcdougle
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 — Mcdougle
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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