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Sam'S Throne
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AR · 35.87562, -93.04643
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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 Sam'S Throne
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at the elevation shown above.
Fire & smoke — around Sam'S ThroneNIFC · 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 Sam'S Throne · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest · AR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail3 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- WWater16 mi
- DDump18 mi
- MMechanic26 mi
- RxPharmacy26 mi
- HHardware27 mi
- +Urgent care27 mi
- EVEV fast charger38 mi
- LLaundry41 mi
- PPropane43 mi
- ShShower44 mi
- AAir-up54 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 10 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 38-mi run (and back).
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 — Sam'S Throne
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
State
AR
Coordinates
35.87562, -93.04643
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Sam'S Throne · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest · AR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townMount Judea · ~3.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~9.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~17.9 mi
- GroceriesTop Of the Mountain Grocery · ~9.7 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~26.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicCrossroads Medical Clinic (Washington Regional) · ~27.4 mi
- HardwareThe Home Depot · ~27.1 mi
EV charging — from Sam'S Throne · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest · AR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger37.5 mi straight-line SW — Walmart 66 (Clarksville, AR) · Electrify America · CHAdeMO, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 3 within 50 · 66 within 100 · 115 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)51.9 mi — Ozark, AR - Tesla Supercharger, Ozark
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)25.0 mi — Clay Maxey Ford, Harrison, AR · Blink Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Red Oak Station - Jasper - Tesla Destination, Jasper, 12.0 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 121814 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Sam'S Throne · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest · AR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSam'S Throne · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomUD CA Blue Hole Romtec Toilet 4-141 · ~7.4 mi N · NPS
- RestroomUD CA Carver Romtec Vault Toilet 4-122 · ~7.5 mi N · NPS
- Vault / pit toiletRichland Creek Cg · ~8.3 mi SE · USFS
Open Sam'S Throne elsewhere
Other camps near Sam'S Throne
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Gene Rush Camping Area #6~7.4 mi
- Gene Rush Camping Area #2~7.4 mi
- Gene Rush Camping Area #1~7.7 mi
- Gene Rush Camping Area #4~8.0 mi
The unit that manages Sam'S Throne
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Sam'S Throne are set by Ozark-St. Francis National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Sam'S Throne
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 Sam'S Throne
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 — Sam'S Throne
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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