Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Little Scotia Pond
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MO · 37.52976, -91.32983
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Little Scotia Pond
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,363 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Little Scotia PondNIFC · 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 Little Scotia Pond · Mark Twain National Forest · MO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail6 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- GGrocery13 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- WWater14 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- ShShower15 mi
- DDump15 mi
- EVEV fast charger20 mi
- LLaundry26 mi
- OOutfitter27 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — Little Scotia Pond
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
1,363 ft
State
MO
Coordinates
37.52976, -91.32983
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Little Scotia Pond · Mark Twain National Forest · MO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureKay Branch (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townMarcoot · ~4.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelRowdy’s · ~8.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~15.4 mi
- GroceriesCountry Mart · ~12.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicPhelps Health - Salem · ~14.1 mi
- HardwareRobert Judson Lumber Company · ~13.7 mi
EV charging — from Little Scotia Pond · Mark Twain National Forest · MO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger20.0 mi straight-line W — 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 reach2 within 25 mi · 11 within 50 · 115 within 100 · 252 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)38.3 mi — Rolla, MO - Tesla Supercharger, Rolla
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)20.0 mi — DNR MSP MONT LEVEL 2EV3, 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 Little Scotia Pond · Mark Twain National Forest · MO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLoggers Lake · ~10.5 mi S · USFS
- RestroomUC AK Devils Well CXT Vault Toilet 231 · ~13.8 mi SW · NPS
- RestroomUC RS Pulltite Old Restroom #203(amphitheater) · ~15.8 mi SW · NPS
- RestroomUC RS Pulltite Restroom/Hot Showers #275 · ~16.0 mi SW · NPS
Open Little Scotia Pond elsewhere
Other camps near Little Scotia Pond
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Oak Knoll~10.2 mi
- Loggers Lake~10.5 mi · fee
- Indian Trail Conservation Area~10.9 mi
- Pulltite Campground~15.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Little Scotia Pond
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Little Scotia Pond are set by Mark Twain National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Little Scotia Pond
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Little Scotia Pond
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 — Little Scotia Pond
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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