Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Red Mill Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · PA · 41.49029, -78.79278
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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 Red Mill Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,525 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Red Mill CampgroundNIFC · 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 Red Mill Campground · Allegheny National Forest · PA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- AAir-up6 mi
- +Urgent care6 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- ShShower9 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- PPropane13 mi
- EVEV fast charger16 mi
- DDump21 mi
- WWater25 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 25-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Red Mill Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
1,525 ft
State
PA
Coordinates
41.49029, -78.79278
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Red Mill Campground · Allegheny National Forest · PA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureStream · nearby
- Nearest townMontmorenci · ~2.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelNittany Energy · ~12.7 mi
- Propane / LPGPraxis · ~25.3 mi
- Dump station~20.6 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~5.6 mi
- PharmacySMP Pharmacy · ~12.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicPenn Highlands Elk · ~11.9 mi
- HardwareC. W. Hardware · ~12.2 mi
EV charging — from Red Mill Campground · Allegheny National Forest · PA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger16.0 mi straight-line N — Kane, PA - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 12 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 22 within 50 · 182 within 100 · 553 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS25.3 mi — Walmart 1769 (DuBois, PA), DuBois
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO25.3 mi — Walmart 1769 (DuBois, PA), DuBois
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)21.4 mi — Kinzua Bridge State Park, Kane, PA (at a park) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-04-14 · hours: 8am to sunset 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 428670 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Red Mill Campground · Allegheny National Forest · PA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBrush Hollow Mill Creek Trailhead · ~3.6 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLaurel Mill Trailhead · ~5.7 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTimberline Atv Trailhead · ~6.3 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLittle Drummer Trailhead · ~6.9 mi SW · USFS
Open Red Mill Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Red Mill Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Red Mill Pond~3.4 mi
- Twin Lakes Campground~8.8 mi
- Kelly Pines Campground~11.3 mi · fee
- Nct-Cherry Run Shelter~14.1 mi
The unit that manages Red Mill Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Red Mill Campground are set by Allegheny National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Red Mill Campground
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 Red Mill Campground
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 — Red Mill Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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