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Deer Leap
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MO · 36.67435, -90.88581
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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 Deer Leap
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 349 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Deer LeapNIFC · 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 Deer Leap · Mark Twain National Forest · MO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery5 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- ShShower17 mi
- +Urgent care24 mi
- MMechanic26 mi
- EVEV fast charger27 mi
- RxPharmacy27 mi
- DDump36 mi
- OOutfitter38 mi
- WWater44 mi
- LLaundry44 mi
- AAir-up54 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 44-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 5 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 — Deer Leap
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
349 ft
State
MO
Coordinates
36.67435, -90.88581
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Deer Leap · Mark Twain National Forest · MO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townDoniphan · ~5.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelCasey's General Store · ~5.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesTown & Country Supermarket · ~4.6 mi
- PharmacyKey Drugs · ~27.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~24.1 mi
- HardwareCastle Products · ~6.0 mi
EV charging — from Deer Leap · Mark Twain National Forest · MO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger26.9 mi straight-line E — Baldwin Chevrolet Cadillac, POPLAR BLUFF, MO · EV Connect · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 4 within 50 · 38 within 100 · 276 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)61.2 mi — Jonesboro, AR - Tesla Supercharger, Jonesboro
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO27.8 mi — Vine Street Parking - Poplar Bluff, Poplar Bluff
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)25.6 mi — Fairfield Inn - Popular Bluff MO, Poplar Bluff, MO · EV Connect · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Fairfield Inn & Suites Poplar Bluff, Poplar Bluff, 25.6 mi · J1772 · 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 306912 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Deer Leap · Mark Twain National Forest · MO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletDeer Leap · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFloat Camp · ~1.0 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDunrovin · ~1.9 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRipley Lake · ~4.0 mi W · USFS
Open Deer Leap elsewhere
Other camps near Deer Leap
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Float Camp~1.0 mi · fee
- Dunrovin~1.9 mi
- Thaxton Camp~5.8 mi
- Buffalo Creek~9.6 mi
The unit that manages Deer Leap
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Deer Leap are set by Mark Twain National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Deer Leap
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 Deer Leap
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 — Deer Leap
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →