Agency-listedUSFSFee
Owl Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AL · 34.32363, -87.23869
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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 Owl Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 869 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Owl CreekNIFC · 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 Owl Creek · National Forests in Alabama · AL
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel9 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- RxPharmacy17 mi
- MMechanic19 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- +Urgent care19 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- AAir-up20 mi
- OOutfitter23 mi
- LLaundry24 mi
- WWater24 mi
- DDump25 mi
- ShShower33 mi
- PPropane36 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 24-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 9 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 — Owl Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
869 ft
State
AL
Coordinates
34.32363, -87.23869
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Owl Creek · National Forests in Alabama · AL (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townAddison · ~9.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelTexaco · ~9.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~24.6 mi
- GroceriesWalmart Supercenter · ~12.1 mi
- PharmacyMoultrie Pharmacy · ~16.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicCedar Street Primary Care · ~19.0 mi
- HardwareLowe's · ~19.0 mi
EV charging — from Owl Creek · National Forests in Alabama · AL — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.2 mi straight-line NE — HARTSELLE 1 STATION 2 (R) · ChargePoint Network · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach13 within 25 mi · 39 within 50 · 165 within 100 · 358 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO19.2 mi — HARTSELLE 1 STATION 1 (L), Hartselle
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)19.2 mi — HARTSELLE 1 HARTSELLE 1 · 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 322876 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Owl Creek · National Forests in Alabama · AL — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletOwl Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomBrushy Lake Recreation Area · ~2.7 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFlint Creek Multiple Use Trailhead · ~3.6 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPine Torch Trailhead · ~4.9 mi NW · USFS
Open Owl Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Owl Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Mcdougle~6.2 mi
- McDougle Camp~6.5 mi
- USFS dispersed camp #18 — Lawrence County, AL~8.9 mi
- USFS dispersed camp #19 — Lawrence County, AL~8.9 mi
The unit that manages Owl Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Owl Creek are set by National Forests in Alabama, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Owl Creek
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 Owl Creek
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 — Owl Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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