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Pine Glen
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AL · 33.72474, -85.60260
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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 Pine Glen
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 951 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Pine GlenNIFC · 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 Pine Glen · National Forests in Alabama · AL
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery5 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- +Urgent care10 mi
- RxPharmacy11 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- WWater12 mi
- EVEV fast charger13 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- PPropane27 mi
- AAir-up40 mi
- OOutfitter50 mi
- DDump58 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 5 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 — Pine Glen
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
951 ft
State
AL
Coordinates
33.72474, -85.60260
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Pine Glen · National Forests in Alabama · AL (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townWhite Plains · ~5.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelBP · ~6.2 mi
- Propane / LPGTexaco · ~27.4 mi
- GroceriesPiggly Wiggly · ~5.4 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~10.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicMediplex · ~10.3 mi
- HardwareWarren Hardware · ~10.3 mi
EV charging — from Pine Glen · National Forests in Alabama · AL — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.0 mi straight-line SW — Oxford, AL - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 12 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach9 within 25 mi · 37 within 50 · 431 within 100 · 604 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS13.7 mi — COMMUNITY CHARG EASTERN DIV 1, Anniston
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO13.7 mi — COMMUNITY CHARG EASTERN DIV 1, Anniston
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.6 mi — Sunny King Honda, Anniston, AL · Blink Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port 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 101977 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Pine Glen · National Forests in Alabama · AL — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPine Glen · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHenry Creek Shooting Range · ~2.3 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Oak Hunter Camp · ~2.5 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWarden Station · ~4.5 mi NE · USFS
Open Pine Glen elsewhere
Other camps near Pine Glen
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Big Oak Hunter Camp~2.5 mi
- Lower Shoals Trail Shelter Site~2.8 mi
- Laurel Trail Shelter Site~2.9 mi
- Warden Station~4.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Pine Glen
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Pine Glen are set by National Forests in Alabama, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Pine Glen
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 Pine Glen
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 — Pine Glen
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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