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Neches Bluff Overlook
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · TX · 31.56760, -95.16360
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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 Neches Bluff Overlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 368 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Neches Bluff OverlookNIFC · 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 Neches Bluff Overlook · National Forests in Texas · TX
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- MMechanic25 mi
- EVEV fast charger29 mi
- LLaundry29 mi
- ShShower39 mi
- OOutfitter48 mi
- DDump54 mi
- AAir-up58 mi
- WWater59 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 59-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 8 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Neches Bluff Overlook
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
368 ft
State
TX
Coordinates
31.56760, -95.16360
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Neches Bluff Overlook · National Forests in Texas · TX (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureKrem Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townEasley Chapel · ~1.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~12.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesB & B Foods · ~8.0 mi
- PharmacyBrookshire Brothers Pharmacy · ~8.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicRusk State Hospital · ~16.6 mi
- HardwareTrue Value · ~16.1 mi
EV charging — from Neches Bluff Overlook · National Forests in Texas · TX — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger29.1 mi straight-line E — Nacogdoches, TX - Tesla Supercharger (at a rest stop) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 8 within 50 · 76 within 100 · 449 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS29.3 mi — PALESTINE TOY CPE250, Palestine
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO29.3 mi — PALESTINE TOY CPE250, Palestine
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)28.0 mi — Jacksonville City Hall · NOODOE · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- 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 102444 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Neches Bluff Overlook · National Forests in Texas · TX — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomRatcliff Lake · ~12.7 mi S · USFS
- Flush restroomRatcliff Lake Day Use · ~12.7 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toilet566 Piney Creek Hc · ~17.3 mi S · USFS
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~27.3 mi NW · FWS
Open Neches Bluff Overlook elsewhere
Other camps near Neches Bluff Overlook
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Ratcliff Lake Recreation Area~12.7 mi
- 566 Piney Creek Hc~17.3 mi
- White Rock Hc~21.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages Neches Bluff Overlook
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Neches Bluff Overlook are set by National Forests in Texas, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Neches Bluff Overlook
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 Neches Bluff Overlook
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 — Neches Bluff Overlook
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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