Agency-listedUSFSFee
Townsend
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · TX · 31.35231, -94.31381
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. 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 Townsend
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 180 ft.
Fire & smoke — around TownsendNIFC · 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 Townsend · National Forests in Texas · TX
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery4 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- FFuel16 mi
- MMechanic21 mi
- EVEV fast charger22 mi
- +Urgent care23 mi
- LLaundry25 mi
- DDump37 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: fuel & food sit about 4 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Water, 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 — Townsend
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
180 ft
State
TX
Coordinates
31.35231, -94.31381
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Townsend · National Forests in Texas · TX (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townBroaddus · ~4.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelLittle Boot's Fuel Pumps · ~16.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesB & B Express · ~4.2 mi
- PharmacyBrookshire Brothers Pharmacy · ~16.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicFamily Medical Clinic · ~23.1 mi
- HardwareBoots True Value Hardware · ~16.3 mi
EV charging — from Townsend · National Forests in Texas · TX — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger22.2 mi straight-line W — Lufkin Ford (at a public site) · FORD_CHARGE · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 52 within 100 · 276 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)29.9 mi — Nacogdoches, TX - Tesla Supercharger, Nacogdoches
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO81.4 mi — PALESTINE TOY CPE250, Palestine
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)23.3 mi — Hyundai Of Lufkin · Blink Network · 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 358411 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Townsend · National Forests in Texas · TX — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Portable toiletTownsend · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCaney Creek · ~15.3 mi S · USFS
- Flush restroomBoykin Spring · ~20.4 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRed Hills Lake · ~29.6 mi E · USFS
Open Townsend elsewhere
Other camps near Townsend
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Caney Creek Recreation Area~15.4 mi
- Boykin Springs Recreation Area~20.4 mi
- Letney~21.3 mi
- Bouton Lake~22.4 mi
The unit that manages Townsend
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Townsend are set by National Forests in Texas, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Townsend
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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified.
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 Townsend
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 — Townsend
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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