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Paddle Creek Horse Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OH · 38.63047, -82.58243
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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 Paddle Creek Horse Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 667 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Paddle Creek Horse CampgroundNIFC · 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 Paddle Creek Horse Campground · Wayne National Forest · OH
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater2 mi
- ShShower2 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- EVEV fast charger9 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- AAir-up16 mi
- OOutfitter24 mi
- DDump26 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Paddle Creek Horse Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
667 ft
State
OH
Coordinates
38.63047, -82.58243
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Paddle Creek Horse Campground · Wayne National Forest · OH (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureStorms Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townFive Forks · ~1.6 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~2.4 mi
- FuelRich Oil · ~4.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~25.6 mi
- GroceriesTipton’s · ~3.9 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~7.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicSaint Mary's Medical Center - Ironton Campus · ~8.4 mi
- HardwareLowe's · ~10.4 mi
EV charging — from Paddle Creek Horse Campground · Wayne National Forest · OH — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger8.8 mi straight-line SW — Glockner of Ironton · EV Connect · 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 · 18 within 50 · 134 within 100 · 338 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)16.0 mi — Huntington, WV - Tesla Supercharger, Huntington
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO23.6 mi — GALLIPOLIS COG S1, Gallipolis
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)16.2 mi — McDonald's, Huntington, WV (at a restaurant) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-12-12 · 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 261742 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Paddle Creek Horse Campground · Wayne National Forest · OH — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPaddle Creek Horse Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomIron Ridge Campground · ~2.2 mi SW · USFS
- Flush restroomBig Bend Beach · ~2.6 mi W · USFS
- Flush restroomOak Hill Campground · ~2.8 mi W · USFS
Open Paddle Creek Horse Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Paddle Creek Horse Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Iron Ridge Campground~2.2 mi · fee
- Oak Hill Campground~2.8 mi · fee
- Two Point Group Campground~3.0 mi
The unit that manages Paddle Creek Horse Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Paddle Creek Horse Campground are set by Wayne National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Paddle Creek Horse Campground
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 Paddle Creek Horse Campground
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 — Paddle Creek Horse Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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