Agency-listedUSFSFree
Tip Top
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · SC · 34.49716, -81.75398
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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 Tip Top
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 583 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Tip TopNIFC · 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 Tip Top · Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests · SC
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- LLaundry7 mi
- MMechanic7 mi
- RxPharmacy7 mi
- HHardware7 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- WWater14 mi
- ShShower18 mi
- EVEV fast charger24 mi
- OOutfitter33 mi
- DDump34 mi
- AAir-up34 mi
- PPropane60 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 — Tip Top
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
583 ft
State
SC
Coordinates
34.49716, -81.75398
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Tip Top · Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests · SC (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureRickels Branch (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townRenno · ~1.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~5.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesFood Lion · ~7.6 mi
- PharmacyClinton Discount Pharmacy · ~7.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicVertical Treatment Center · ~10.4 mi
- HardwareBuddy Copeland's Hardware · ~7.4 mi
EV charging — from Tip Top · Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests · SC — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger24.5 mi straight-line SE — Pilot Travel Center 4580, Prosperity, SC · eVgo Network · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 72 within 50 · 257 within 100 · 554 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)31.5 mi — Greenwood, SC - Tesla Supercharger, Greenwood
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO32.0 mi — Spinx, Simpsonville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.4 mi — 212 N Broad St, Clinton, SC · SYNERGEV · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports 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 388806 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Tip Top · Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests · SC — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletEnoree Ohv Trailhead · ~1.9 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBrick House · ~4.3 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBuncombe Trailhead · ~5.6 mi SE · USFS
- Highway rest areaNewberry Rest Area · ~6.4 mi SE
Open Tip Top elsewhere
Other camps near Tip Top
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Brick House~4.3 mi · fee
- Sedalia Campground~9.4 mi · fee
- Collins Creek~13.2 mi · fee
- Willow Oak~15.4 mi
The unit that manages Tip Top
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Tip Top are set by Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Tip Top
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 Tip Top
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 — Tip Top
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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