Agency-listedUSFSFee
Cobb Ridge
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MO · 36.89468, -93.09994
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Cobb Ridge
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,350 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Cobb RidgeNIFC · 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 Cobb Ridge · Mark Twain National Forest · MO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower0 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- WWater18 mi
- AAir-up19 mi
- OOutfitter20 mi
- DDump28 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Cobb Ridge
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,350 ft
State
MO
Coordinates
36.89468, -93.09994
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Cobb Ridge · Mark Twain National Forest · MO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSaddlebrooke · ~7.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~9.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~28.0 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~9.6 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~15.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicCoxHealth Urgent Care Ozark · ~13.9 mi
- HardwareLowe's · ~10.1 mi
EV charging — from Cobb Ridge · Mark Twain National Forest · MO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.9 mi straight-line NW — LIBERTY EMPIRE SIGNAL-OZARK-AB · ChargePoint Network · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach8 within 25 mi · 16 within 50 · 56 within 100 · 123 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)25.1 mi — Bucees Springfield MB.HPC, Springfield
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO17.0 mi — First Stop - Branson, Branson
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.1 mi — LIBERTY EMPIRE OZARKMO-THEOC1 · 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 316082 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Cobb Ridge · Mark Twain National Forest · MO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCobb Ridge · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletKc Pavilion Trailhead · ~0.4 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCamp Ridge · ~1.6 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBar-K · ~5.6 mi SE · USFS
Open Cobb Ridge elsewhere
Other camps near Cobb Ridge
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Bar-K Wrangler Camp~5.6 mi
- Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area~7.0 mi
- Dispersed camp #4 — Taney County, MO~17.0 mi
- Dispersed camp #3 — Taney County, MO~17.1 mi
The unit that manages Cobb Ridge
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Cobb Ridge are set by Mark Twain National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Cobb Ridge
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified.
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 Cobb Ridge
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 — Cobb Ridge
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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