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Hazel Creek Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MO · 37.83792, -91.01596
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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 Hazel Creek Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 850 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Hazel Creek 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 Hazel Creek Campground · Mark Twain National Forest · MO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower9 mi
- +Urgent care9 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- WWater14 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- FFuel14 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- @Mail14 mi
- OOutfitter19 mi
- DDump19 mi
- MMechanic25 mi
- EVEV fast charger26 mi
- AAir-up38 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 14 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 — Hazel Creek Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
850 ft
State
MO
Coordinates
37.83792, -91.01596
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Hazel Creek Campground · Mark Twain National Forest · MO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureTown Branch (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townPalmer · ~1.1 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~8.9 mi
- FuelBrown's Market · ~20.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~19.2 mi
- GroceriesChazelle Feed Store · ~14.2 mi
- PharmacyClark's Pharmacy · ~25.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicWashington County Memorial Hospital · ~14.6 mi
EV charging — from Hazel Creek Campground · Mark Twain National Forest · MO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger25.9 mi straight-line SE — IRONTONSAL SAVEALOTDC2 · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 21 within 50 · 173 within 100 · 262 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)35.9 mi — Country Mart - Tesla Supercharger, St. Clair
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.2 mi — MOORE FH EV MOORE FH EV, Potosi, 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 195742 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Hazel Creek Campground · Mark Twain National Forest · MO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBerryman · ~6.7 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRed Bluff · ~8.6 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCouncil Bluff (Wild Boar) · ~8.7 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCouncil Bluff (Wbr) Cg · ~9.0 mi SE · USFS
Open Hazel Creek Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Hazel Creek Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Berryman Campground & Recreational Area~6.8 mi
- Red Bluff Recreation Area~8.6 mi
- Red Bluff~8.6 mi
- Beecher Spring~8.9 mi
The unit that manages Hazel Creek Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Hazel Creek Campground are set by Mark Twain National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Hazel Creek Campground
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Hazel Creek 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 — Hazel Creek Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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