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White Tail Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NE · 41.79658, -100.26363
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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 White Tail Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,699 ft.
Fire & smoke — around White Tail 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 White Tail Campground · Nebraska National Forest · NE
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail7 mi
- GGrocery18 mi
- FFuel19 mi
- EVEV fast charger20 mi
- HHardware26 mi
- MMechanic26 mi
- RxPharmacy53 mi
- OOutfitter53 mi
- LLaundry53 mi
- ShShower53 mi
- +Urgent care53 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: fuel & food sit about 18 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Water, Dump, 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 — White Tail Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,699 ft
State
NE
Coordinates
41.79658, -100.26363
Cost
Fee · Forest Service inventory: fee charged
Nearby & resupply — around White Tail Campground · Nebraska National Forest · NE (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townHalsey · ~7.4 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 White Tail Campground · Nebraska National Forest · NE — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger20.1 mi straight-line NW — CUSTERPPD THEDFORD 2 EAST · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 2 within 50 · 19 within 100 · 41 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)53.4 mi — North Platte, NE - Tesla Supercharger, North Platte
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)42.8 mi — CUSTERPPD CUSTERPOWER, Broken Bow, NE · 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 329021 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around White Tail Campground · Nebraska National Forest · NE — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWhitetail · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDismal · ~6.8 mi N · USFS
- Flush restroomBessey Recreation Complex · ~7.3 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletScott Lookout Tower · ~7.4 mi NW · USFS
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Other camps near White Tail Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Bessey Recreation Complex~7.3 mi · fee
- Natick~9.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages White Tail Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at White Tail Campground are set by Nebraska National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — White Tail 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 White Tail 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 — White Tail Campground
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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