Agency-listedUSFSFree
The Pines Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · VA · 37.60587, -80.07765
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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 The Pines Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,895 ft.
Fire & smoke — around The Pines 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 The Pines Campground · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · VA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- +Urgent care7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- MMechanic7 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- PPropane8 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- WWater15 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- OOutfitter18 mi
- AAir-up21 mi
- DDump23 mi
- ShShower23 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — The Pines Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,895 ft
State
VA
Coordinates
37.60587, -80.07765
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around The Pines Campground · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · VA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBarbours Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townBarbours Creek · ~3.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~10.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~22.6 mi
- GroceriesFood Country · ~7.3 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~12.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicFresenius Kidney Care · ~12.9 mi
- HardwareSJ Neathawk Lumber · ~13.2 mi
EV charging — from The Pines Campground · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · VA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.3 mi straight-line NE — Magic City Chevrolet GMC Covington · EV Connect · J1772, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach14 within 25 mi · 33 within 50 · 106 within 100 · 365 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)21.9 mi — Salem, VA - Tesla Supercharger, Salem
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO19.1 mi — STHR HYUNDAI #1, Roanoke
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.3 mi — Magic City Chevrolet GMC Covington · EV Connect · J1772, CCS · 1 Level 2 port 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 397514 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around The Pines Campground · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · VA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletThe Pines · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFenwick Mines · ~2.8 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCraig Creek · ~6.4 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSteel Bridge · ~7.7 mi W · USFS
Open The Pines Campground elsewhere
Other camps near The Pines Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Craig Creek~6.4 mi · fee
- Steel Bridge~7.7 mi · fee
- Straight Branch Iron Mountain Shelter~16.4 mi
- Pickle Branch A.T. Shelter~16.6 mi
The unit that manages The Pines Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at The Pines Campground are set by George Washington and Jefferson National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — The Pines Campground
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 The Pines 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 — The Pines Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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