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Youngs Creek Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · IN · 38.50373, -86.46607
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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 Youngs Creek Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 839 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Youngs Creek 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 Youngs Creek Campground · Hoosier National Forest · IN
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower0 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- RxPharmacy4 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- MMechanic9 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- WWater12 mi
- DDump12 mi
- EVEV fast charger22 mi
- +Urgent care25 mi
- AAir-up27 mi
- OOutfitter39 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Youngs Creek Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
839 ft
State
IN
Coordinates
38.50373, -86.46607
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Youngs Creek Campground · Hoosier National Forest · IN (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLog Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townPine Valley · ~2.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFast Eddies · ~8.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~12.3 mi
- GroceriesWalmart Supercenter · ~4.3 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~8.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicIndiana University Health Paoli Hospital · ~4.5 mi
- HardwareHardware · ~8.4 mi
EV charging — from Youngs Creek Campground · Hoosier National Forest · IN — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger22.2 mi straight-line N — Hubler Chevrolet Buick GMC, Inc, Bedford, IN · EV Connect · J1772, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 28 within 50 · 121 within 100 · 343 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)37.5 mi — Washington, IN - Tesla Supercharger, Washington
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO24.7 mi — Bedford, Bedford
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)21.0 mi — City of Salem - High Street · FLO · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — French Lick Springs Hotel - Tesla Destination, French Lick, 9.0 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 327399 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Youngs Creek Campground · Hoosier National Forest · IN — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletYoungs Creek Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSprings Valley Boat Ramp · ~5.1 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletShirley Creek Campground · ~12.5 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletIndian Celina Recreation Area · ~22.2 mi S · USFS
Open Youngs Creek Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Youngs Creek Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Shirley Creek Campground~12.5 mi
- Birdseye Roadside Dispersed Campsite 3 (Hoosier NF)~17.1 mi
- Birdseye Roadside Dispersed Campsite 1 (Hoosier NF)~17.5 mi
- Oriole Roadside Dispersed Campsite 2 (Hoosier NF)~21.7 mi
The unit that manages Youngs Creek Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Youngs Creek Campground are set by Hoosier National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Youngs Creek Campground
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 Youngs Creek 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 — Youngs Creek Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →How to read this page →All field notes →
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