Bradley A. Hammer Memorial Conservation Area
Missouri Dept. of Conservation area — 344 acres, Wayne 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
- FFuel1 mi
- ShShower3 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- DDump12 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- WWater41 mi
- LLaundry45 mi
The read: water is a real 41-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 1 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 featureBlack River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townWilliamsville · ~0.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~0.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~12.3 mi
- GroceriesWalmart Neighborhood Market · ~13.5 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~14.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicPoplar Bluff Regional Medical Center · ~13.7 mi
- HardwarePack's Do-It Center · ~16.8 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMarkham Springs · ~3.0 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHendrickson · ~6.1 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWolf Creek North · ~11.0 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPinewoods Lake · ~12.4 mi W · USFS
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Markham Springs Campground~2.9 mi
- Flatwoods Conservation Area~12.6 mi
- Yokum School Conservation Area~15.6 mi
- Wappapello Lake Management Lands~18.6 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