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Pouluos Loop
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · SC · 34.74916, -81.45374
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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 Pouluos Loop
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 453 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Pouluos LoopNIFC · 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 Pouluos Loop · Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests · SC
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- EVEV fast charger21 mi
- HHardware21 mi
- MMechanic21 mi
- RxPharmacy21 mi
- +Urgent care24 mi
- LLaundry26 mi
- WWater27 mi
- OOutfitter30 mi
- ShShower31 mi
- AAir-up38 mi
- PPropane42 mi
- DDump45 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 27-mi drive, 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 — Pouluos Loop
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
453 ft
State
SC
Coordinates
34.74916, -81.45374
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Pouluos Loop · Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests · SC (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBroad River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townRed Hill · ~2.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~3.7 mi
- Propane / LPGPilot Travel Center · ~28.8 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~3.7 mi
- PharmacyIron City Pharmacy · ~25.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicUnion Medical Center · ~10.9 mi
- HardwareRobinsons Hardware · ~14.2 mi
EV charging — from Pouluos Loop · Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests · SC — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger20.8 mi straight-line NE — OPTIMUS CPO BTC CITYOFYORK1 · ChargePoint Network · CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach7 within 25 mi · 92 within 50 · 272 within 100 · 505 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)23.9 mi — Richburg, SC - Tesla Supercharger, Richburg
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO30.6 mi — Rock Hill Nissan - Nayax Energy, Rock Hill
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)2.1 mi — Lockhart Power (at an utility) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 6 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-14 · 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 458167 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Pouluos Loop · Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests · SC — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWoods Ferry Picnic · ~3.3 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWoods Ferry Boat Ramp · ~3.3 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWoods Ferry Campground · ~3.3 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSedalia Campground · ~18.0 mi SW · USFS
Open Pouluos Loop elsewhere
Other camps near Pouluos Loop
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Woods Ferry Campground~3.3 mi · fee
- Herbert~12.2 mi
- Sedalia Campground~18.0 mi · fee
- Collins Creek~19.6 mi · fee
The unit that manages Pouluos Loop
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Pouluos Loop are set by Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Pouluos Loop
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 Pouluos Loop
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 — Pouluos Loop
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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