Lick Creek Conservation Area
Missouri Dept. of Conservation area — 317 acres, Boone County. Designated camping is currently FREE (no camping fee), limited to 14 days in any 30 and 30 camping-days per year. IMPORTANT: MDC has PROPOSED a $5/night camping fee at some conservation areas (decision expected around September 2026) — verify current fees before you rely on 'free.' Camping is allowed only where posted; some areas require a free special-use permit, and dispersed sites must be 100+ yards from roads/parking. Confirm this area's regulations before you go.
Everything you need — measured from camp
- ShShower5 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- WWater11 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- RxPharmacy13 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- OOutfitter13 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- PPropane15 mi
- DDump30 mi
- AAir-up43 mi
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 5 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLick Creek Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townRileysburg · ~2.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSpring Mart · ~5.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~30.5 mi
- GroceriesFastlane · ~7.3 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~12.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicCenterpointe Hospital Of Columbia · ~10.5 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~12.8 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaBooneville EB (RA) · ~23.5 mi SW
- Highway rest areaBoonville WB (RA) · ~23.6 mi SW
- Vault / pit toiletDry Fork Day Use · ~28.8 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDry Fork · ~28.9 mi SE · USFS
Open this spot elsewhere
Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Rudolf Bennitt Conservation Area~7.4 mi
- Tri-City Community Lake~10.0 mi
- Moniteau Creek Conservation Area~10.7 mi
- Davisdale Conservation Area~15.9 mi
How we know this
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