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Open Pond Recreation Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AL · 31.09153, -86.54541
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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 Open Pond Recreation Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 237 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Open Pond Recreation AreaNIFC · 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 Open Pond Recreation Area · National Forests in Alabama · AL
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump0 mi
- ShShower0 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- OOutfitter10 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- LLaundry23 mi
- EVEV fast charger25 mi
- AAir-up40 mi
- WWater48 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 48-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Open Pond Recreation Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
237 ft
State
AL
Coordinates
31.09153, -86.54541
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Open Pond Recreation Area · National Forests in Alabama · AL (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelCitgo · ~6.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~0.1 mi
- GroceriesHari Grocery · ~14.0 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~14.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicFresenius Medical Care · ~14.0 mi
- HardwareMarvins · ~14.9 mi
EV charging — from Open Pond Recreation Area · National Forests in Alabama · AL — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger24.8 mi straight-line S — Crestview, FL - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 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 · 22 within 50 · 117 within 100 · 212 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS25.5 mi — Waffle House - Crestview, Crestview
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO25.5 mi — Waffle House - Crestview, Crestview
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.4 mi — COURT SQUARE COURT SQUARE, Andalusia, AL · 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 185275 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Open Pond Recreation Area · National Forests in Alabama · AL — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomOpen Pond Recreation Area · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBlue Lake Recreation Area · ~1.6 mi N · USFS
- Highway rest areaCovington County Rest Area · ~14.7 mi E
- Vault / pit toiletConecuh Westside Range · ~14.9 mi W · USFS
Open Open Pond Recreation Area elsewhere
The unit that manages Open Pond Recreation Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Open Pond Recreation Area are set by National Forests in Alabama, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Open Pond Recreation Area
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 Open Pond Recreation Area
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 — Open Pond Recreation Area
Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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