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Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MD · 39.51263, -75.98263
We haven't personally camped here. Everything below is pulled from public land data, USGS maps and OpenStreetMap — a real place on U.S. Forest Service land, but not field-checked by us. Confirm road conditions, current access, stay limits and fire restrictions before you go.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 30 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · 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 camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail4 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- WWater6 mi
- RxPharmacy6 mi
- PPropane6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- LLaundry6 mi
- OOutfitter6 mi
- HHardware7 mi
- +Urgent care7 mi
- DDump7 mi
- AAir-up7 mi
- ShShower44 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
30 ft
State
MD
Coordinates
39.51263, -75.98263
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureStream · nearby
- Nearest townRed Point · ~0.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~4.4 mi
- FuelFuel · ~5.3 mi
- Propane / LPGKeen Compressed Gas Company · ~9.8 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~7.1 mi
- GroceriesFood Lion · ~6.1 mi
- PharmacyCitizens Pharmacy · ~5.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicConcentra · ~6.7 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~10.4 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaNHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 23 · ~5.2 mi N
- Highway rest areaNHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 5 · ~7.0 mi N
- Highway rest areaNHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 14 · ~7.0 mi NW
- Highway rest areaNHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 15 · ~7.3 mi NW
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How we know this
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)
Field check
Not verified on the ground. Nobody from here has camped it. It stays at Likely until someone does.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres 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
Before you go
Your first dispersed night →Fire rules & restrictions →Getting unstuck →Power off-grid →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →