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Lazy C Trailhead
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MO · 36.83276, -91.33259
We haven't personally camped here. Everything below is pulled from public land data, USGS maps and OpenStreetMap — a real place on U.S. Forest Service land, but not field-checked by us. Confirm road conditions, current access, stay limits and fire restrictions before you go.
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 910 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
- GGrocery10 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- ShShower15 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- DDump22 mi
- WWater30 mi
- MMechanic30 mi
- AAir-up30 mi
- +Urgent care30 mi
- LLaundry30 mi
- RxPharmacy31 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 30-mi drive, 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). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
910 ft
State
MO
Coordinates
36.83276, -91.33259
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMcCormack Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townNew Liberty · ~3.6 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~2.7 mi
- FuelQuick Connection · ~10.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~22.5 mi
- GroceriesHarps Food Store · ~9.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicMercy Saint Francis Hospital · ~23.6 mi
- HardwareSimpsons · ~10.0 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLazy C Trailhead · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMccormack Lake · ~1.2 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGreer Crossing · ~2.7 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFalling Springs · ~3.2 mi NE · USFS
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Stinking Pond Float Camp~6.4 mi
- Horseshoe Bend Float Camp~7.6 mi
- Barn Hollow Float Camp~8.4 mi
- Whites Creek Float Camp~10.1 mi
The unit that manages this camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions are set by the unit, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
Field check
Not verified on the ground. Nobody from here has camped it. It stays at Likely until someone does.
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.
- 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
Before you go
Your first dispersed night →Fire rules & restrictions →Getting unstuck →Power off-grid →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 →