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Nct-Hunter Station Shelter
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · PA · 41.64996, -79.10222
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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 Nct-Hunter Station Shelter
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,623 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Nct-Hunter Station ShelterNIFC · 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 Nct-Hunter Station Shelter · Allegheny National Forest · PA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- HHardware5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- RxPharmacy5 mi
- LLaundry5 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- DDump14 mi
- ShShower14 mi
- OOutfitter15 mi
- AAir-up22 mi
- EVEV fast charger22 mi
- WWater23 mi
- +Urgent care24 mi
- PPropane31 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 23-mi drive, 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 — Nct-Hunter Station Shelter
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,623 ft
State
PA
Coordinates
41.64996, -79.10222
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Nct-Hunter Station Shelter · Allegheny National Forest · PA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featurePell Run (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townTruemans · ~2.7 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~8.3 mi
- FuelSheffield Pit Stop · ~5.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~13.8 mi
- GroceriesTops · ~5.1 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~13.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicWarren General Hospital · ~13.6 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~13.9 mi
EV charging — from Nct-Hunter Station Shelter · Allegheny National Forest · PA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger21.5 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 · 226 within 100 · 532 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS31.6 mi — JAMESTOWN BPU 1 W 2ND ST #1, Jamestown
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO31.6 mi — JAMESTOWN BPU 1 W 2ND ST #1, Jamestown
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.4 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 Nct-Hunter Station Shelter · Allegheny National Forest · PA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMinister Creek Campground & Trailhead · ~3.3 mi SW · USFS
- Flush restroomFarnsworth Cabin · ~5.3 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHearts Content Day Use · ~8.3 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHearts Content Rec Area · ~8.6 mi W · USFS
Open Nct-Hunter Station Shelter elsewhere
Other camps near Nct-Hunter Station Shelter
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Minister Creek Campground & Trailhead~3.3 mi · fee
- Nct-Cherry Run Shelter~6.4 mi
- Nct-Queen Creek Shelter~7.1 mi
- Hearts Content Rec Area~8.6 mi · fee
The unit that manages Nct-Hunter Station Shelter
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Nct-Hunter Station Shelter are set by Allegheny National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Nct-Hunter Station Shelter
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 Nct-Hunter Station Shelter
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 — Nct-Hunter Station Shelter
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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