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Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 024 Swift Run

Drive-up · public land · PA · 39.80221, -77.48005
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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: trailer access, 4 vehicle(s).

USGS topo — contours & terrain
USGS topographic map of Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 024 Swift Run
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Aerial image of Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 024 Swift Run
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Weather outlook — at Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 024 Swift Run
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,064 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 024 Swift RunNIFC · 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 Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 024 Swift Run · public land · PA

15 MI30 MI60 MIYOUR CAMPN ↑Water · 0 miWDump · 12 miDSheetz · Propane · 13 miPSheetz · Fuel · 5 miFWalmart Supercenter · Grocery · 5 miGWalmart Pharmacy · Pharmacy · 5 miRxLowe's · Hardware · 5 miHEast Trail Automotive · Mechanic · 4 miMLaundry Station · Laundry · 6 miLShower · 14 miShAir-up · 5 miAWaynesboro Walk-in Clinic · Urgent care · 5 mi+Sportsman's Warehouse · Outfitter · 12 miOSouth Mountain Post Office · Mail · 3 mi@Chambersburg Hyundai · EV fast charger · 10 miEV
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
  • WWater0 mi
  • @Mail3 mi
  • MMechanic4 mi
  • GGrocery5 mi
  • RxPharmacy5 mi
  • FFuel5 mi
  • HHardware5 mi
  • AAir-up5 mi
  • +Urgent care5 mi
  • LLaundry6 mi
  • EVEV fast charger10 mi
  • OOutfitter12 mi
  • DDump12 mi
  • PPropane13 mi
  • ShShower14 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water

The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 5 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 — Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 024 Swift Run

Access
Drive-up
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
1,064 ft
State
PA
Coordinates
39.80221, -77.48005
Cost
Fee

Nearby & resupply — around Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 024 Swift Run · public land · PA (OpenStreetMap)

  • Nearest townMont Alto · ~4.8 mi
  • Drinking waterWater · ~0.5 mi
  • FuelRutter's · ~5.0 mi
  • Propane / LPGSheetz · ~12.7 mi
  • Dump station~12.4 mi
  • GroceriesWalmart Supercenter · ~4.9 mi
  • PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~4.9 mi
  • Hospital / clinicWaynesboro Walk-in Clinic · ~5.3 mi
  • HardwareLowe's · ~5.0 mi

EV charging — from Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 024 Swift Run · public land · PA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)

Nearby restrooms — around Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 024 Swift Run · public land · PA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)

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How we know this — Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 024 Swift Run

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, Michaux State Forest (district 1), 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 "PaMAP". 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: "Michaux State Forest. Small lot, accomodates 1 trailer, snowmobile trail access. 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: Old Forge, about 0.6 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 Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 024 Swift Run

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.

Before you go — Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 024 Swift Run

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