Agency-listedPA DCNR Bureau of Forestry - Rothrock State Forest · dispersedFee
Rothrock State Forest roadside campsite 002 Colerain Road
Drive-up · Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry · PA · 40.61867, -78.11555
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Ask about this camp →Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry lists this site. Someone from the agency inventoried it, so it is a real camp — not a spot we guessed at. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
DCNR records: fire ring, picnic table, trailer access, 2 vehicle(s).
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Rothrock State Forest roadside campsite 002 Colerain Road
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,508 ft.
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Everything you need — measured from Rothrock State Forest roadside campsite 002 Colerain Road · Rothrock State Forest · PA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- OOutfitter1 mi
- @Mail1 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- MMechanic5 mi
- RxPharmacy7 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- WWater11 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- PPropane15 mi
- AAir-up18 mi
- DDump19 mi
- ShShower23 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Rothrock State Forest roadside campsite 002 Colerain Road
Access
Drive-up
Land
Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry · dispersed
Elevation
1,508 ft
State
PA
Coordinates
40.61867, -78.11555
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Rothrock State Forest roadside campsite 002 Colerain Road · Rothrock State Forest · PA (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~4.3 mi
- Propane / LPGSheetz · ~14.7 mi
- Dump station~18.7 mi
- GroceriesMartins · ~4.3 mi
- PharmacyCommunity Pharamacy · ~7.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicFresenius Kidney Care · ~10.9 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~7.5 mi
EV charging — from Rothrock State Forest roadside campsite 002 Colerain Road · Rothrock State Forest · PA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.5 mi straight-line NW — Sheetz Store 015 (Tyrone, PA) · Electrify America · CCS · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach7 within 25 mi · 28 within 50 · 209 within 100 · 905 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)16.6 mi — Altoona, PA - Tesla Supercharger, Altoona
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO16.7 mi — Sheetz Store 287 (State College, PA), State College
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.8 mi — Williamsburg Public Library (at a library) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-05-12 · hours: 2pm-7pm M, T and Th, 11am-4pm W, 12pm-4pm Sat
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — The Wilson House Bed & Breakfast - Tesla Destination, Tyrone, 7.6 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 467586 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Rothrock State Forest roadside campsite 002 Colerain Road · Rothrock State Forest · PA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Restroom6-10 Comfort Station · ~23.2 mi SW · NPS
- RestroomVisitor Center Building "(ME)" · ~25.4 mi SW · NPS
- RestroomPicnic Area Comfort Station · ~25.8 mi SW · NPS
- Highway rest areaNHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 12 · ~28.6 mi N
Coming out here — Rothrock State Forest roadside campsite 002 Colerain Road · Rothrock State Forest · PA
- No surface water within about a mile and a half in our records — which is not proof there is none, only that we found none. Plan to carry washing water as well as drinking water.
- Assume no services at all. Most dispersed camping in a national forest has none: no tap, no power, no dump, often no toilet. Everything you need, you bring.
- Power: Dave carries his own — batteries or solar. A generator will run your rig and it is also the thing everybody camped near you can hear.
- Getting online: Dave recommends Starlink. He has had it since SpaceX introduced it, used it for four years living on the road, and it delivers as promised — several hundred nights out, and he can count on one hand the places he could not connect. The cable on his unit runs 150 feet, which is usually all it takes to find enough sky. Starlink → Referral link — Starlink pays Dave $100 in cash if you sign up through it, and that money funds this site and the next trip. It costs you nothing and does not change the recommendation.
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The unit that manages Rothrock State Forest roadside campsite 002 Colerain Road
Roadside campsite 002 Colerain Road is in Rothrock State Forest, a state forest managed by PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry. Stay limits, permits, road closures and fire restrictions are set there, not at the campsite — check before you go. Its page maps every camp in it.
How we know this — Rothrock State Forest roadside campsite 002 Colerain Road
Stay limit
7 nights (no more than seven consecutive nights)
Permit
You must have a valid camping permit and be at a designated campsite when roadside camping. A camping permit will not be issued to anyone under the age of 18. The permit holder must occupy the site listed on the camping permit within 24 hours of the arrival date listed on the camping permit. Most campsites in Pennsylvania state forests can be reserved 11 months in advance to noon of the day of arrival.
Area rules
Individuals must vacate a site for at least 48 hours before reapplying.
Source
public land records
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
PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry designated campsite, Rothrock State Forest (district 5), DCNR type "Motorized". Coordinate is DCNR's own, from its public Designated Campsites layer read 2026-08-15: https://maps.dcnr.pa.gov/agsprod/rest/services/BOF/Camping/MapServer/0 (the layer behind https://maps.dcnr.pa.gov/bof/camping/). DCNR records the positional source for this point as "NAIP". FEE. DCNR (read 2026-08-15 at https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/recreation/what-to-do/stay-overnight/overnight-prices-and-policies): "Motorized roadside, hike-in roadside, equestrian, and rustic campsites can be reserved for a fee of $10.00 a night for Pennsylvania residents and $15.00 a night for non-residents. Additional taxes and fees may apply. These prices are effective as of November 3, 2022." Reserve through the PA State Parks and Forests reservation system (888-727-2757); this site carries a reservation system ID in DCNR's layer. Stay limit: DCNR (https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/recreation/what-to-do/stay-overnight/motorized-roadside-camping) - "A camping permit will be valid for no more than seven consecutive nights." and "Individuals must vacate a site for at least 48 hours before reapplying." "Roadside camping is required to be done at designated campsites that are identified by a name or number." Fire: DCNR (https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/recreation/what-to-do/stay-overnight/backpacking-and-primitive-camping) - "No campfires are permitted when the state forest district forester determines the forest fire danger to be high, very high, or extreme." From March 1 through May 25 you must have the district's permission to have a campfire at all. Check with the district before you go. DCNR Permit field: Yes. DCNR description: "Rothrock State Forest. Visit the PA State Parks and Forests Reservation System to reserve and view additional details." DCNR note: "Old log landing grassy area along road." Not field-checked by us. Seasonal road closures and district-level restrictions are not in this layer - check with the district office. Nearest USGS GNIS populated place: Colerain, about 0.5 mi straight-line. | auto:agency-trust 2026-08-18: state agency GIS record with a source URL and coordinates, confidence not low. Fee value is the agency's own, not field-checked. Not field-verified -- confirm access, road conditions and fire rules before you go.
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 Rothrock State Forest roadside campsite 002 Colerain Road
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 — Rothrock State Forest roadside campsite 002 Colerain Road
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