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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Missouri

Mark Twain National Forest

26 federal campgrounds, 6 of them with first-come, first-served sites, and 3 free to camp.

26Campgrounds
6With first-come sites
3Free to camp
$10–$15A night, across 7
348Sites, from 10
350–1,350 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 26 of these 26 campgrounds

Where they are

26 of 26 mapped
Drawing the map
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Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 26

26 campgrounds
ReservableOpen
Cobb Ridge
Mark Twain National Forest · MO
49 sites25 pull-through sites2 group sites1,350 fttoiletshookups
ReservableOpen
Lane Spring Recreation Area
Mark Twain National Forest · MO
25 sites3 group sites830 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
ReservableOpen
Watercress
Mark Twain National Forest · MO
19 sitesrigs to 40 ft460 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
First-comeOpen
Bar-K Wrangler Camp
Mark Twain National Forest · MO
from $10890 ft
Reservable
Red Bluff Campground
Mark Twain National Forest · MO
85 sites1 pull-through site13 group sitesrigs to 60 ft830 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
Reservable
Silver Mines
Mark Twain National Forest · MO
76 sites2 group sitesrigs to 60 ft600 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
Reservable
Council Bluff Recreation Area
Mark Twain National Forest · MO
57 sites9 walk-in sites8 hike-in sitesrigs to 40 ft1,280 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
Reservable
Sutton Bluff Recreation Area
Mark Twain National Forest · MO
34 sites2 pull-through sites2 group sitesrigs to 76 ft810 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.
Berryman CampgroundMark Twain National Forest · MOfrom $15 · 1,050 ftOpenDeer Leap Recreation AreaMark Twain National Forest · MO350 ftOpenFourche Lake Recreation AreaMark Twain National Forest · MOFree · 580 ftFirst-comeOpenHazel Creek CampgroundMark Twain National Forest · MOFree · 850 ftOpenMcCormack Lake Recreation AreaMark Twain National Forest · MOFree · 600 ftFirst-comeOpenNorth Fork Recreation AreaMark Twain National Forest · MO730 ftFirst-comeOpenPinewoods Lake Recreation AreaMark Twain National Forest · MO830 ftOpenDry Fork Recreation AreaMark Twain National Forest · MOfrom $15 · 770 ft · drinking waterLoggers Lake Recreation AreaMark Twain National Forest · MO1,020 ftMarble Creek Recreation AreaMark Twain National Forest · MOfrom $15 · 660 ftFirst-comeMarkham Springs Recreation AreaMark Twain National Forest · MO400 ft · drinking waterPaddy Creek CampgroundMark Twain National Forest · MOfrom $15 · 890 ftPine Ridge Recreation AreaMark Twain National Forest · MOfrom $15 · 790 ftFirst-comeRed Bluff Recreation AreaMark Twain National Forest · MO810 ft
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
critical
Mark Twain National Foresttransfer, logging, mining
Roadless
Spring Creek4,899 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Swan Creek7,310 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Anderson Mountain2,741 acres · 8 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Roadless areas: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026
Source: MTJP Threatened Lands map · Aug 12, 2026

Who answers for this land

Mark Twain National Forest’s campgrounds sit in 3 congressional districts. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Jason Smith (R)MO 8th · 17 campgrounds · grade F
Bob Onder (R)MO 3rd · 6 campgrounds · grade F
Eric Burlison (R)MO 7th · 3 campgrounds · grade F
Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score
Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units
SRC · RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM · unified by CAMPANAC · refreshed nightly