Agency-listedNPSFee
Baptizing Hole Campground
Dispersed · public land · MO · 37.05163, -91.63270
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USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Baptizing Hole Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 831 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Baptizing Hole 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 Baptizing Hole Campground · public land · MO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery4 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- ShShower12 mi
- DDump12 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- EVEV fast charger25 mi
- HHardware25 mi
- WWater25 mi
- AAir-up25 mi
- LLaundry26 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 25-mi drive, 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 — Baptizing Hole Campground
Access
Dispersed
Land
public land
Elevation
831 ft
State
MO
Coordinates
37.05163, -91.63270
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Baptizing Hole Campground · public land · MO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townMountain View · ~5.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelAnchor Gas Station · ~4.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~12.2 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~4.4 mi
- PharmacyLakeland Pharmacy · ~17.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicMercy Clinic · ~18.0 mi
- HardwareMeek's · ~25.2 mi
EV charging — from Baptizing Hole Campground · public land · MO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger24.9 mi straight-line SW — 1634 N Porter Wagoner Blvd, West Plains, MO · EV Connect · CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 4 within 50 · 45 within 100 · 225 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)59.7 mi — Saint Robert, MO - Tesla Supercharger, St Robert
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO27.8 mi — DNR MSP MONT DCFC EV1, Salem
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)24.7 mi — TOYOTA OF WP STATION 3349, West Plains, 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 322992 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Baptizing Hole Campground · public land · MO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomJF BH Blue Spring CXT Vault Toilet 552 · ~0.3 mi NW · NPS
- RestroomJF BH Buck Hollow CXT Vault Toilet 568 · ~1.9 mi W · NPS
- RestroomJF PM Rocky Falls CXT Vault Toilet 365 · ~4.1 mi E · NPS
- RestroomJF BH Rymers Vault Toilet 559 · ~4.1 mi E · NPS
Open Baptizing Hole Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Baptizing Hole Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Blue Spring Campground (Jacks Fork)~0.3 mi · fee
- Bachers Campground~0.8 mi · fee
- Rymers Campground~4.1 mi · fee
- Bay Creek Campground~8.4 mi · fee
How we know this — Baptizing Hole 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, Jacks Fork / Middle Current district backcountry campground. The NPS backcountry page lists it under "Blue Spring (Jacks Fork) -- Includes Baptizing Hole"; recreation.gov books it as its own 2-site campground. FEE: NPS backcountry-campgrounds page -- "Starting April 15, 2025, backcountry sites will require a fee year-round." Standard site (up to 6 people) $10/night; cluster site (7-20) $25/night; group site (15-45) $65/night. "All backcountry sites are non-electric." RESERVATION: "Reservations are required for all backcountry campsites and must be made 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. ACCESS: recreation.gov -- "Baptizing Hole is located on a spur of OO-493 on the right, just before you drop down into Blue Spring campground." NEAREST TOWN: Mountain View, MO. COORDINATE: mean of the per-campsite coordinates recreation.gov publishes for this campground (www.recreation.gov/api/camps/campgrounds/10344874/campsites, read 2026-08-17) (2 sites). SOURCE: https://www.nps.gov/ozar/planyourvisit/backcountry-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 Baptizing Hole 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 — Baptizing Hole Campground
Water on public land →Fire rules & restrictions →Off-grid communication →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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