Amidon Memorial Conservation Area
Missouri Dept. of Conservation area — 1,878 acres, Bollinger, Madison County. Primitive camping is currently FREE (no camping fee), limited to 14 days in any 30 and 30 camping-days per year. IMPORTANT: MDC has PROPOSED a $5/night camping fee at some conservation areas (decision expected around September 2026) — verify current fees before you rely on 'free.' Camping is allowed only where posted; some areas require a free special-use permit, and dispersed sites must be 100+ yards from roads/parking. Confirm this area's regulations before you go.
Everything you need — measured from camp
- GGrocery8 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- WWater16 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- +Urgent care19 mi
- HHardware23 mi
- DDump27 mi
- OOutfitter29 mi
- LLaundry30 mi
- AAir-up54 mi
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 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). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureRiver · nearby
- Nearest townHahns Mill · ~1.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~7.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~27.0 mi
- GroceriesWalmart Supercenter · ~9.3 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~17.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicMadison Medical Center · ~8.3 mi
- HardwareLowe's · ~22.8 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSilver Mines · ~15.8 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMarble Creek Campground · ~22.3 mi W · USFS
- Highway rest areaFruitland SB (RA) · ~26.4 mi E
- Highway rest areaFruitland NB (RA) · ~26.5 mi E
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Riverside Campground~15.6 mi
- Spring Branch Overflow Campground~15.7 mi
- Prospect Camground~15.7 mi
- Maintz Wildlife Preserve~19.8 mi
The unit that manages this camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions are set by the unit, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres 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