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Paynatha Trail Head - USFS
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MS · 33.98465, -88.93637
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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 Paynatha Trail Head - USFS
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 367 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Paynatha Trail Head - USFSNIFC · 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 Paynatha Trail Head - USFS · National Forests in Mississippi · MS
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail2 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- WWater5 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- EVEV fast charger21 mi
- HHardware22 mi
- RxPharmacy22 mi
- LLaundry22 mi
- MMechanic23 mi
- ShShower25 mi
- OOutfitter26 mi
- DDump36 mi
- AAir-up54 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 — Paynatha Trail Head - USFS
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
367 ft
State
MS
Coordinates
33.98465, -88.93637
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around Paynatha Trail Head - USFS · National Forests in Mississippi · MS (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWater · nearby
- Nearest townParkersburg · ~1.6 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~4.9 mi
- FuelShell · ~4.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesBlueSky · ~7.1 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~22.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicProgressive Health of Houston · ~6.9 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~21.5 mi
EV charging — from Paynatha Trail Head - USFS · National Forests in Mississippi · MS — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger20.6 mi straight-line NE — 1410 South Gloster Street Tupelo, MS 38801 · EV Connect · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 30 within 50 · 90 within 100 · 230 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)21.6 mi — PEPA STATION 1, Pontotoc
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO21.6 mi — PEPA STATION 2, Pontotoc
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)26.1 mi — BC CPF50 2, Tupelo, MS · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Red Roof Inn Tupelo - Tesla Destination, Tupelo, 23.7 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 346725 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Paynatha Trail Head - USFS · National Forests in Mississippi · MS — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPayamataha Th · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomDavis Lake Rec Area · ~4.3 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletChickasaw Atv Trailhead · ~4.7 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomOwl Creek Mounds · ~5.0 mi N · USFS
Open Paynatha Trail Head - USFS elsewhere
Other camps near Paynatha Trail Head - USFS
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Davis Lake Rec Area~4.3 mi · fee
- Witch Dance bicycle-only campground (Natchez Trace Parkway milepost 234)~5.1 mi
The unit that manages Paynatha Trail Head - USFS
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Paynatha Trail Head - USFS are set by National Forests in Mississippi, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Paynatha Trail Head - USFS
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Paynatha Trail Head - USFS
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 — Paynatha Trail Head - USFS
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →How to read this page →All field notes →
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