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Minister Creek Campground & Trailhead
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · PA · 41.62140, -79.15445
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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 Minister Creek Campground & Trailhead
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,236 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Minister Creek Campground & TrailheadNIFC · 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 Minister Creek Campground & Trailhead · Allegheny National Forest · PA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel8 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- DDump16 mi
- ShShower17 mi
- OOutfitter18 mi
- AAir-up24 mi
- EVEV fast charger24 mi
- +Urgent care26 mi
- WWater26 mi
- PPropane30 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 26-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — Minister Creek Campground & Trailhead
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,236 ft
State
PA
Coordinates
41.62140, -79.15445
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Minister Creek Campground & Trailhead · Allegheny National Forest · PA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSheffield · ~8.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelAlleghney Pitstop · ~8.3 mi
- Propane / LPGCountry Fair · ~29.7 mi
- Dump station~16.0 mi
- GroceriesSheffield Pit Stop · ~8.4 mi
- PharmacySheffield Pharmacy · ~8.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicJohnsonburg Health Center · ~25.7 mi
- HardwarePeterson's Hardware Store · ~8.3 mi
EV charging — from Minister Creek Campground & Trailhead · Allegheny National Forest · PA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger24.5 mi straight-line E — Kane, PA - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 12 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 reach1 within 25 mi · 26 within 50 · 231 within 100 · 533 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS31.1 mi — Flying J 707, Brookville
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO32.4 mi — Walmart 2540 (Clarion, PA), Clarion
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.1 mi — Warren Midtown Motors Inc (at a car dealership) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-06-06 · 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 428670 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Minister Creek Campground & Trailhead · Allegheny National Forest · PA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMinister Creek Campground & Trailhead · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomFarnsworth Cabin · ~6.1 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHearts Content Day Use · ~7.0 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBeaver Meadows Day Use Area · ~7.1 mi S · USFS
Open Minister Creek Campground & Trailhead elsewhere
Other camps near Minister Creek Campground & Trailhead
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Nct-Hunter Station Shelter~3.3 mi
- Nct-Queen Creek Shelter~4.9 mi
- Nct-Big Boulder Shelter~6.7 mi
- Hearts Content Rec Area~7.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Minister Creek Campground & Trailhead
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Minister Creek Campground & Trailhead are set by Allegheny National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Minister Creek Campground & Trailhead
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 Minister Creek Campground & Trailhead
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 — Minister Creek Campground & Trailhead
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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