Agency-listedNPSFee
Jerktail Campground
Dispersed · public land · MO · 37.22910, -91.30968
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USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Jerktail Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 615 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Jerktail 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 Jerktail Campground · public land · MO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- DDump6 mi
- OOutfitter9 mi
- WWater22 mi
- EVEV fast charger26 mi
- HHardware30 mi
- +Urgent care30 mi
- RxPharmacy31 mi
- MMechanic31 mi
- LLaundry34 mi
- AAir-up46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 22-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Jerktail Campground
Access
Dispersed
Land
public land
Elevation
615 ft
State
MO
Coordinates
37.22910, -91.30968
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Jerktail Campground · public land · MO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townEminence · ~6.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~6.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~6.5 mi
- GroceriesSinclair · ~6.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicDent Medical Clinic · ~30.5 mi
EV charging — from Jerktail Campground · public land · MO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger25.6 mi straight-line NW — DNR MSP MONT DCFC EV1, Salem, MO · 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 · 6 within 50 · 48 within 100 · 255 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)56.0 mi — Rolla, MO - Tesla Supercharger, Rolla
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)25.6 mi — DNR MSP MONT LEVEL 2EV4, Salem, 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 330498 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Jerktail Campground · public land · MO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomUC RS Jerktail Vault Toilet 211 · at this camp · NPS
- RestroomUC RS Broadfoot Horse Staging Vault Toilet 212 · ~2.4 mi S · NPS
- RestroomUC RS Pulltite ShowerHouse/Ranger Contact Station #265 · ~2.5 mi SE · NPS
- RestroomJF PM Two Rivers Comfort Station 366 · ~3.3 mi SE · NPS
Open Jerktail Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Jerktail Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Broadfoot Campground~2.4 mi · fee
- Two Rivers Campground~3.3 mi · fee
- Shawnee Creek Campground~4.0 mi · fee
- Round Spring Campground~6.4 mi · fee
How we know this — Jerktail Campground
Fire rules
Campfires are permitted at designated campsites and must be contained in the metal fire ring provided.
Stay limit
14 nights (14 days in a 30-day period)
Source
public land records
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
Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Upper Current district backcountry campground. FEE: NPS backcountry-campgrounds page -- "Starting April 15, 2025, backcountry sites will require a fee year-round." Standard site (up to 6 people) $10/night; cluster site (7-20) $25/night; group site (15-45) $65/night. "All backcountry sites are non-electric." RESERVATION: "Reservations are required for all backcountry campsites and must be made through Recreation.gov." STAY LIMIT: "Camping stays are limited to 14 days in a 30-day period in the same campground." (nps.gov/ozar/learn/management/camping-regulations.htm) FIRE: campfires must be in the metal fire ring provided; "During periods of elevated fire danger, open fires may be restricted or prohibited." Fires are prohibited in caves, within 50 ft of cave mouths, and within 50 ft of designated river accesses/landings except during gigging season. ACCESS: recreation.gov directions -- "roughly 30 minutes from Eminence, Missouri... This route drives on gravel roads for 6 miles." That is the longest gravel approach of any backcountry campground in the park. NEAREST TOWN: Eminence, MO. COORDINATE: mean of the per-campsite coordinates recreation.gov publishes for this campground (www.recreation.gov/api/camps/campgrounds/10344948/campsites, read 2026-08-17) (4 sites); the NPS Public POIs pin "Jerktail Landing" is 0.10 mi away. SOURCE: https://www.nps.gov/ozar/planyourvisit/backcountry-campgrounds.htm | auto:agency-trust 2026-08-18: state agency GIS record with a source URL and coordinates, confidence not low. Fee value is the agency's own, not field-checked. Not field-verified -- confirm access, road conditions and fire rules before you go.
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 Jerktail 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 — Jerktail Campground
Water on public land →Fire rules & restrictions →First-night troubleshooting →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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