Agency-listedNPSFee
Alley Spring Campground
Dispersed · public land · MO · 37.14644, -91.44925
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USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Alley Spring Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 670 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Alley Spring 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 Alley Spring Campground · public land · MO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower0 mi
- DDump0 mi
- OOutfitter0 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- EVEV fast charger25 mi
- RxPharmacy30 mi
- +Urgent care30 mi
- MMechanic30 mi
- HHardware31 mi
- WWater32 mi
- AAir-up36 mi
- LLaundry37 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 32-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 5 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 — Alley Spring Campground
Access
Dispersed
Land
public land
Elevation
670 ft
State
MO
Coordinates
37.14644, -91.44925
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Alley Spring Campground · public land · MO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townEminence · ~5.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~5.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~0.2 mi
- GroceriesSinclair · ~5.1 mi
- PharmacyLakeland Pharmacy · ~29.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicMercy Clinic · ~29.8 mi
EV charging — from Alley Spring Campground · public land · MO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger24.7 mi straight-line NW — DNR MSP MONT DCFC EV1, Salem, MO · 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 · 4 within 50 · 48 within 100 · 237 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)58.1 mi — Rolla, MO - Tesla Supercharger, Rolla
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)24.7 mi — DNR MSP MONT LEVEL 2EV4, Salem, MO · 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 330498 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Alley Spring Campground · public land · MO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomJF AS Alley Spring 600 Loop Restroom #537 · at this camp · NPS
- RestroomJF AS Alley Spring 300 Loop Restroom #529 · at this camp · NPS
- RestroomJF AS Alley Spring 800 Loop Restroom #536 · at this camp · NPS
- RestroomJF AS Alley Spring 200 Loop Restroom #528 · at this camp · NPS
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Other camps near Alley Spring Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Bay Creek Campground~3.7 mi · fee
- Shawnee Creek Campground~8.4 mi · fee
- Rymers Campground~8.5 mi · fee
- Broadfoot Campground~9.1 mi · fee
How we know this — Alley Spring Campground
Fire rules
Campfires are permitted at designated campsites and must be contained in the metal fire ring provided.
Stay limit
14 nights (14 days in a 30-day period)
Source
public land records
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
Ozark National Scenic Riverways, developed campground on the Jacks Fork; 168 reservable sites on recreation.gov. FEE: NPS developed-campgrounds page -- summer (Apr 15 - Oct 15) standard non-electric $20, standard electric $30, cluster $45, group $140. Winter (Oct 16 - Apr 14) standard non-electric $10, standard electric $20, cluster $10, group $50. "Developed campsites are available by reservation only" through recreation.gov. STAY LIMIT: "Camping stays are limited to 14 days in a 30-day period in the same campground." (nps.gov/ozar/learn/management/camping-regulations.htm) FIRE: campfires must be in the metal fire ring provided; "During periods of elevated fire danger, open fires may be restricted or prohibited." Fires are prohibited in caves, within 50 ft of cave mouths, and within 50 ft of designated river accesses/landings except during gigging season. recreation.gov lists Amphitheater, Ranger Station and Showers as campground amenities. ACCESS: paved; recreation.gov -- "From Eminence, Alley Spring campground is located five minutes west of State Highway 106." NEAREST TOWN: Eminence, MO. COORDINATE: mean of the 168 per-site coordinates recreation.gov publishes (facility 234046, read 2026-08-17); the NPS Public POIs pin "Alley Spring" is 0.13 mi away. SOURCE: https://www.nps.gov/ozar/planyourvisit/developed-campgrounds.htm | auto:agency-trust 2026-08-18: state agency GIS record with a source URL and coordinates, confidence not low. Fee value is the agency's own, not field-checked. Not field-verified -- confirm access, road conditions and fire rules before you go.
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 Alley Spring 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 — Alley Spring Campground
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