Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
North Dugger Trail Shelter Site
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AL · 33.87028, -85.49934
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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 North Dugger Trail Shelter Site
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,107 ft.
Fire & smoke — around North Dugger Trail Shelter SiteNIFC · 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 North Dugger Trail Shelter Site · National Forests in Alabama · AL
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- WWater20 mi
- ShShower30 mi
- PPropane30 mi
- OOutfitter42 mi
- AAir-up45 mi
- DDump49 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 20-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — North Dugger Trail Shelter Site
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
1,107 ft
State
AL
Coordinates
33.87028, -85.49934
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around North Dugger Trail Shelter Site · National Forests in Alabama · AL (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMathis Branch (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townOak Level · ~1.9 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~8.4 mi
- FuelYoung Oil Grub Mart · ~7.4 mi
- Propane / LPGAirgas Store · ~24.8 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~7.3 mi
- PharmacyTallapoosa Drugs · ~14.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicClinic · ~14.8 mi
- HardwareJacksonville Home Center · ~15.6 mi
EV charging — from North Dugger Trail Shelter Site · National Forests in Alabama · AL — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger17.0 mi straight-line NE — GEORGIA POWER CEDARTOWN DC1 · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach9 within 25 mi · 49 within 50 · 431 within 100 · 619 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)17.0 mi — GEORGIA POWER CEDARTOWN DC2, Cedartown
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.4 mi — PIEDMONT CITY PIEDMONT #2 · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · 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 376030 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around North Dugger Trail Shelter Site · National Forests in Alabama · AL — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomColeman Lake Recreation Area · ~6.8 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWarden Station · ~7.3 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Oak Hunter Camp · ~10.9 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPine Glen · ~11.7 mi SW · USFS
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Other camps near North Dugger Trail Shelter Site
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Choccolocco Trail Shelter Site~2.4 mi
- Coleman Lake Recreation Area~6.8 mi · fee
- Warden Station~7.3 mi · fee
- Laurel Trail Shelter Site~8.8 mi
The unit that manages North Dugger Trail Shelter Site
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at North Dugger Trail Shelter Site are set by National Forests in Alabama, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — North Dugger Trail Shelter Site
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 North Dugger Trail Shelter Site
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 — North Dugger Trail Shelter Site
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