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Moody's Landing - USFS
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MS · 31.05120, -89.11656
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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 Moody's Landing - USFS
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 124 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Moody's Landing - USFSNIFC · 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 Moody's Landing - USFS · National Forests in Mississippi · MS
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail4 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- LLaundry21 mi
- EVEV fast charger21 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- AAir-up24 mi
- PPropane44 mi
- WWater44 mi
- ShShower48 mi
- DDump52 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 44-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Moody's Landing - USFS
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
124 ft
State
MS
Coordinates
31.05120, -89.11656
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Moody's Landing - USFS · National Forests in Mississippi · MS (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBatson Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townCurrie · ~4.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelChevron · ~10.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesCamp Shelby A A F E S · ~11.3 mi
- PharmacyGreer's Cash Saver · ~14.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicBeaumont Family Health Center · ~14.1 mi
- HardwareDirt Cheap Building Supplies · ~21.6 mi
EV charging — from Moody's Landing - USFS · National Forests in Mississippi · MS — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger21.3 mi straight-line NW — Walt Massey Chevrolet of Hattiesburg · EV Connect · CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 16 within 50 · 78 within 100 · 140 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)24.5 mi — Hattiesburg, MS - Tesla Supercharger, Hattiesburg
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO42.9 mi — Gulfport Premium Outlets (Gulfport, MS), Gulfport
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)21.5 mi — Mississippi Power, Hattiesburg, MS (at an utility) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2023-04-06 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveDC fast, restricted access — Wiggins Star Chevrolet, Wiggins, 15.2 mi · CCS · hours: 8am-5pm M-Sat · AFDC lists it “$0.60 per kWh”
- 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 316459 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Moody's Landing - USFS · National Forests in Mississippi · MS — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomMoodys Landing · ~0.2 mi N · USFS
- Flush restroomAshe Lake Rec Area · ~3.4 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJanice Landing · ~5.5 mi SE · USFS
- Flush restroomCypress Creek Landing · ~8.8 mi SE · USFS
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Other camps near Moody's Landing - USFS
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Cypress Creek Landing~8.8 mi · fee
- Leaf River WMA camp site 10~11.6 mi
- Leaf River WMA camp site 12~11.8 mi
- Leaf River WMA camp site 11~11.9 mi
The unit that manages Moody's Landing - USFS
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Moody's Landing - USFS are set by National Forests in Mississippi, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Moody's Landing - USFS
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Moody's Landing - USFS
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 — Moody's Landing - USFS
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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