Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Smith Creek Hunt Camp & Boat Ramp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · FL · 29.91883, -85.01393
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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 Smith Creek Hunt Camp & Boat Ramp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 14 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Smith Creek Hunt Camp & Boat RampNIFC · 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 Smith Creek Hunt Camp & Boat Ramp · National Forests in Florida · FL
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower6 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- OOutfitter15 mi
- RxPharmacy19 mi
- WWater20 mi
- DDump21 mi
- EVEV fast charger21 mi
- LLaundry25 mi
- AAir-up55 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 20-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 8 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Smith Creek Hunt Camp & Boat Ramp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
14 ft
State
FL
Coordinates
29.91883, -85.01393
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Smith Creek Hunt Camp & Boat Ramp · National Forests in Florida · FL (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureApalachicola River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townFort Gadsden · ~2.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelTexaco · ~14.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~21.1 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~7.7 mi
- PharmacyBuy Rite Drugs · ~18.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~13.4 mi
- HardwareWewa Ace Hardware · ~17.9 mi
EV charging — from Smith Creek Hunt Camp & Boat Ramp · National Forests in Florida · FL — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger21.4 mi straight-line E — Carrabelle Fire Department · EV Connect · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 9 within 50 · 61 within 100 · 149 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)40.1 mi — Crawfordville, FL - Tesla Supercharger, Crawfordville
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO24.9 mi — Mexico Beach Vistors Center, Mexico Beach
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)20.6 mi — Loc. 1, St. George Island, FL · CHARGEUP · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Water Street Hotel & Marina - Tesla Destination, Apalachicola, 13.0 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 331587 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Smith Creek Hunt Camp & Boat Ramp · National Forests in Florida · FL — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletProspect Bluff Historic Sites · ~1.4 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHickory Landing Boat Ramp · ~4.8 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHickory Landing Campground · ~4.8 mi N · USFS
- Flush restroomWright Lake Campground · ~5.6 mi N · USFS
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Other camps near Smith Creek Hunt Camp & Boat Ramp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Hickory Landing Campground~4.8 mi · fee
- Wright Lake Campground~5.6 mi · fee
- Cotton Landing Hunt Camp~9.9 mi
- Magnolia Hunt Camp~12.7 mi
The unit that manages Smith Creek Hunt Camp & Boat Ramp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Smith Creek Hunt Camp & Boat Ramp are set by National Forests in Florida, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Smith Creek Hunt Camp & Boat Ramp
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 Smith Creek Hunt Camp & Boat Ramp
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 — Smith Creek Hunt Camp & Boat Ramp
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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