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Callaway County
Drive-up · public land · Callaway County, MO · 38.78506, -92.12613
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Dry Fork Campground is a free campground geared toward equestrians. It is a loop with multiple sites, picnic tables, vault toilet, fire rings, hitching posts, and even water! Wooded area. Fairly rural but there were a few other campers. It's a good option if you're traveling along I-70, which isn't far to the north. Some cell service. Room for one or two vehicles. Recommended.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 757 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · 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 camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery3 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- HHardware7 mi
- MMechanic7 mi
- +Urgent care9 mi
- WWater12 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- @Mail14 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- PPropane16 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- DDump32 mi
- AAir-up50 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 3 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land
Elevation
757 ft
County
Callaway County, MO
Coordinates
38.78506, -92.12613
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureDoctor Windmiller Reservoir (water) · nearby
- Nearest townBoydsville · ~2.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~8.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesFence gator · ~2.9 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~13.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicHealth Clinic · ~10.9 mi
- HardwareWestlake Ace Hardware · ~14.1 mi
From the field — what Dave saw, in person
Cell service
Had a signal
Getting there
Any vehicle managed it
Fire ring
Yes
Toilet on site
Yes
Tent friendly
Yes
Verdict
Recommended
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletDry Fork · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDry Fork Day Use · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPine Ridge · ~2.0 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPine Ridge · ~2.0 mi SW · USFS
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Pine Ridge~2.0 mi
- Hart Creek Conservation Area~12.4 mi
- Marion Access~14.4 mi
- Marion Bottoms Conservation Area~15.2 mi
How we know this
Source
Dave's own travels
Confidence
Researched — The record is detailed and internally consistent, and the coordinates land where the managing agency says this site is.
How it was placed
FIELD VERIFIED by Dave Lalande -- he has stood on this site. Coordinates are his own GPX track point, not a geocode. County and state confirmed against the FCC Census Block API (Callaway County, MO). Everything under 'From the field' is a direct observation; nothing here is inferred from a land record.
Field check
Verified on the ground. Dave has stood on this one. Conditions still change — confirm before you commit.
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.
- How many rigs actually fit
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
Before you go
Finding water out here →Dumping grey & black →Fire rules & restrictions →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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