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Whitehead Campground & Boat Ramp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · FL · 30.16558, -84.67576
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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 Whitehead Campground & Boat Ramp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 21 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Whitehead Campground & Boat RampNIFC · 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 Whitehead Campground & Boat Ramp · National Forests in Florida · FL
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery13 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- ShShower16 mi
- WWater16 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- @Mail18 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- OOutfitter27 mi
- AAir-up28 mi
- DDump30 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 13 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: 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 — Whitehead Campground & Boat Ramp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
21 ft
State
FL
Coordinates
30.16558, -84.67576
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Whitehead Campground & Boat Ramp · National Forests in Florida · FL (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureOchlockonee River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townSmith Creek · ~1.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelCrow''s Corner · ~15.4 mi
- Propane / LPGSouthern Quality Propane · ~18.1 mi
- Dump station~29.9 mi
- GroceriesSopchoppy Grocery · ~13.1 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~27.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~16.9 mi
- HardwareBetter Built Barns · ~17.7 mi
EV charging — from Whitehead Campground & Boat Ramp · National Forests in Florida · FL — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.2 mi straight-line E — Crawfordville, FL - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 20 within 50 · 71 within 100 · 161 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS21.6 mi — Carrabelle Fire Department, Carrabelle
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO30.0 mi — DMS KNOTT BUILDING, Tallahassee
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)23.1 mi — LEON COUNTY GOV COE LANDING, Tallahassee, FL · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 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 257661 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Whitehead Campground & Boat Ramp · National Forests in Florida · FL — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWhitehead Campground & Boat Ramp · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPorter Hunt Camp & Trailhead · ~0.8 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMack Landing Boat Ramp · ~5.2 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMack Landing Campground · ~5.3 mi S · USFS
Open Whitehead Campground & Boat Ramp elsewhere
Other camps near Whitehead Campground & Boat Ramp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Porter Hunt Camp & Trailhead~0.8 mi
- Mack Landing Campground~5.3 mi · fee
- Pine Creek Hunt Camp~5.7 mi
- Hitchcock Hunt Camp & Boat Ramp~6.0 mi
The unit that manages Whitehead Campground & Boat Ramp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Whitehead Campground & Boat Ramp are set by National Forests in Florida, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Whitehead Campground & Boat Ramp
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 Whitehead Campground & Boat Ramp
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 — Whitehead Campground & Boat Ramp
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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