Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Paul Gerhard Tuscarora Shelter
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WV · 39.04223, -78.55889
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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 Paul Gerhard Tuscarora Shelter
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,462 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Paul Gerhard Tuscarora ShelterNIFC · 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 Paul Gerhard Tuscarora Shelter · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · WV
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- MMechanic9 mi
- WWater11 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- DDump11 mi
- PPropane11 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- ShShower15 mi
- OOutfitter15 mi
- LLaundry19 mi
- AAir-up27 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 3 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 — Paul Gerhard Tuscarora Shelter
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
2,462 ft
State
WV
Coordinates
39.04223, -78.55889
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Paul Gerhard Tuscarora Shelter · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · WV (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featurePaddy Run (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townWardensville · ~3.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- Fuel7-Eleven · ~3.0 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas · ~19.1 mi
- Dump station~11.3 mi
- GroceriesKerr's · ~3.4 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~12.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicShenandoah County Health Clinic · ~11.2 mi
- HardwareDo it Best · ~11.4 mi
EV charging — from Paul Gerhard Tuscarora Shelter · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · WV — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger8.3 mi straight-line SE — Pilot Travel Center 4642, Tom's Brook, VA · eVgo Network · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach10 within 25 mi · 36 within 50 · 417 within 100 · 824 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)12.1 mi — Strasburg, VA - Tesla Supercharger, Strasburg
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO12.0 mi — Walmart 2647 (Woodstock, VA), Woodstock
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.1 mi — Honeylight Glamping - Tesla Destination, Lost City, WV · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- 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 434131 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Paul Gerhard Tuscarora Shelter · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · WV — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPaul Gerhard Tuscarora Shelter · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSugar Knob Patc Rental Cabin · ~5.7 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHawk · ~6.0 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMill Mountain Shelter · ~6.6 mi SW · USFS
Open Paul Gerhard Tuscarora Shelter elsewhere
Other camps near Paul Gerhard Tuscarora Shelter
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Hawk Campground~6.0 mi
- Mill Mountain Shelter~6.6 mi
- Wolf Gap~10.7 mi
- Trout Pond~11.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Paul Gerhard Tuscarora Shelter
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Paul Gerhard Tuscarora Shelter are set by George Washington and Jefferson National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Paul Gerhard Tuscarora Shelter
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 Paul Gerhard Tuscarora Shelter
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 — Paul Gerhard Tuscarora Shelter
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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