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USFS dispersed camp #9 — Winston County, AL
Hike-in · U.S. Forest Service · Winston County, AL · 34.28786, -87.39943
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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 USFS dispersed camp #9 — Winston County, AL
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 567 ft.
Fire & smoke — around USFS dispersed camp #9 — Winston County, ALNIFC · 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 USFS dispersed camp #9 — Winston County, AL · National Forests in Alabama · AL
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel9 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- EVEV fast charger13 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- AAir-up28 mi
- +Urgent care28 mi
- OOutfitter31 mi
- WWater32 mi
- LLaundry32 mi
- DDump33 mi
- ShShower36 mi
- PPropane40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 32-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 9 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 — USFS dispersed camp #9 — Winston County, AL
Access
Hike-in
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
567 ft
County
Winston County, AL
Coordinates
34.28786, -87.39943
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around USFS dispersed camp #9 — Winston County, AL · National Forests in Alabama · AL (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSipsey Fork (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townGrayson · ~4.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelTexaco · ~10.0 mi
- Propane / LPGAirgas Store · ~30.4 mi
- GroceriesFoodLand · ~8.9 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~23.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicLakeland Community Hospital · ~11.4 mi
- HardwareGreen's True Value Hardware · ~23.8 mi
EV charging — from USFS dispersed camp #9 — Winston County, AL · National Forests in Alabama · AL — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.2 mi straight-line W — Alabama Power - Haleyville Business Office - ULTRA · FLO · CCS · 2 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 · 28 within 50 · 155 within 100 · 351 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)28.6 mi — HARTSELLE 1 STATION 2 (R), Hartselle
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO28.6 mi — HARTSELLE 1 STATION 1 (L), Hartselle
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)27.0 mi — FIRST SOLAR DRT STATION 1, Trinity, AL · ChargePoint Network · 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 447125 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around USFS dispersed camp #9 — Winston County, AL · National Forests in Alabama · AL — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSipsey River · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHurricane Creek Shooting Range · ~4.0 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMcdougle · ~4.6 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPine Torch Trailhead · ~6.9 mi NE · USFS
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Other camps near USFS dispersed camp #9 — Winston County, AL
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
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- USFS dispersed camp #7 — Winston County, AL~0.8 mi
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The unit that manages USFS dispersed camp #9 — Winston County, AL
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at USFS dispersed camp #9 — Winston County, AL are set by National Forests in Alabama, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — USFS dispersed camp #9 — Winston County, AL
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
How it was placed
auto: hike (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 USFS dispersed camp #9 — Winston County, AL
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 — USFS dispersed camp #9 — Winston County, AL
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →How to read this page →All field notes →
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