Agency-listedUSFSFree
thru-hiker camp zone
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · FL · 28.82520, -81.42171
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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 thru-hiker camp zone
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 31 ft.
Fire & smoke — around thru-hiker camp zoneNIFC · AirNow
Checking active fires & air quality…
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 thru-hiker camp zone · U.S. Forest Service · FL
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- WWater4 mi
- HHardware5 mi
- RxPharmacy5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- EVEV fast charger5 mi
- +Urgent care5 mi
- LLaundry6 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- AAir-up13 mi
- DDump13 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- PPropane17 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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 — thru-hiker camp zone
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
31 ft
State
FL
Coordinates
28.82520, -81.42171
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around thru-hiker camp zone · U.S. Forest Service · FL (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townHeathrow · ~4.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- Fuelnone within 30 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Groceriesnone within 30 mi
- Mapping is thin out hereAn empty row means nothing is mapped within that radius — not that nothing exists. Small stores, seasonal resorts and single fuel pumps out here often never make it onto the map. Treat these as unconfirmed and ask locally.
EV charging — from thru-hiker camp zone · U.S. Forest Service · FL — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger4.9 mi straight-line E — 7Charge - Sanford 33347 (at a convenience store) · 7CHARGE · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-02-13 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach80 within 25 mi · 183 within 50 · 399 within 100 · 565 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO5.2 mi — AUDI NORTH ORL SALES CPE250, Sanford
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.1 mi — Integra Village at Lake Forest, Sanford, FL · Blink Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast chargerPlease download 7Charge app for current pricing. (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 323708 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around thru-hiker camp zone · U.S. Forest Service · FL — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaNHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 22 · ~7.5 mi SE
- Highway rest areaNHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 24 · ~8.8 mi S
- Flush restroomRiver Forest · ~13.1 mi N · USFS
- Flush restroomClearwater Lake · ~13.3 mi NW · USFS
Open thru-hiker camp zone elsewhere
Other camps near thru-hiker camp zone
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- River Forest Group Site~13.1 mi
- Clearwater Lake~13.3 mi · fee
- Clay Lake Hunt Camp~13.8 mi
- Lake Monroe Conservation Area primitive campsite~14.2 mi
How we know this — thru-hiker camp zone
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 thru-hiker camp zone
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 — thru-hiker camp zone
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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