Agency-listedUSFSFree
River Forest Group Site
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · FL · 29.01269, -81.39029
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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 River Forest Group Site
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8 ft.
Fire & smoke — around River Forest Group SiteNIFC · 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 River Forest Group Site · National Forests in Florida · FL
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel3 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- MMechanic5 mi
- EVEV fast charger5 mi
- HHardware5 mi
- LLaundry5 mi
- AAir-up5 mi
- RxPharmacy6 mi
- +Urgent care6 mi
- DDump10 mi
- ShShower10 mi
- WWater13 mi
- OOutfitter23 mi
- PPropane26 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, 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 — River Forest Group Site
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8 ft
State
FL
Coordinates
29.01269, -81.39029
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around River Forest Group Site · National Forests in Florida · FL (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureDean Dead River (water) · nearby
- Nearest townCrows Bluff · ~0.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~4.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~10.2 mi
- GroceriesWinn-Dixie · ~4.1 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~5.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicFlorida Hospital Deland · ~4.9 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~6.8 mi
EV charging — from River Forest Group Site · National Forests in Florida · FL — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger5.3 mi straight-line E — DeLand, FL - 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 reach41 within 25 mi · 177 within 50 · 386 within 100 · 560 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS8.9 mi — OPTIMUS CPO RESERVE AT OC 4, Orange City
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO5.8 mi — Deland Nissan, Deland
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.9 mi — AdventHealth Deland · CHARGEUP · J1772 · 16 Level 2 ports 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 374979 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around River Forest Group Site · National Forests in Florida · FL — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomRiver Forest · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~6.6 mi N · FWS
- Flush restroomClearwater Lake · ~10.1 mi W · USFS
- Flush restroomAlexander Springs · ~12.3 mi W · USFS
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Other camps near River Forest Group Site
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Clay Lake Hunt Camp~4.1 mi
- 52 Landing~7.5 mi
- Clearwater Lake~10.1 mi · fee
- Alexander Springs~12.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages River Forest Group Site
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at River Forest Group Site are set by National Forests in Florida, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — River Forest Group Site
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 River Forest Group Site
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 — River Forest Group Site
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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