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McDougle Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AL · 34.34000, -87.35000
We haven't personally camped here. Everything below is pulled from public land data, USGS maps and OpenStreetMap — a real place on U.S. Forest Service land, but not field-checked by us. Confirm road conditions, current access, stay limits and fire restrictions before you go.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 905 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · 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 camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail10 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- AAir-up24 mi
- +Urgent care24 mi
- OOutfitter27 mi
- WWater28 mi
- LLaundry28 mi
- DDump29 mi
- ShShower32 mi
- PPropane41 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). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
905 ft
State
AL
Coordinates
34.34000, -87.35000
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureStream · nearby
- Nearest townHepsidam · ~1.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~11.4 mi
- Propane / LPGAirgas Store · ~25.9 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~28.8 mi
- GroceriesHamp's Country Store · ~11.4 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~23.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicLawrence Medical Center · ~10.6 mi
- HardwareGreen's True Value Hardware · ~24.0 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMcdougle · ~0.3 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPine Torch Trailhead · ~2.4 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSipsey River · ~4.7 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHurricane Creek Shooting Range · ~5.5 mi S · USFS
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Mcdougle~0.3 mi
- USFS dispersed camp #17 — Lawrence County, AL~3.1 mi
- USFS dispersed camp #18 — Lawrence County, AL~3.2 mi
- USFS dispersed camp #16 — Lawrence County, AL~3.2 mi
The unit that manages this camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions are set by the unit, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
no road or trail found nearby — check manually
Field check
Not verified on the ground. Nobody from here has camped it. It stays at Likely until someone does.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres 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
Before you go
Your first dispersed night →Fire rules & restrictions →Getting unstuck →Power off-grid →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →