Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Morgan Spring Float Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MO · 36.55842, -91.18546
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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 Morgan Spring Float Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 388 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Morgan Spring Float CampNIFC · 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 Morgan Spring Float Camp · Mark Twain National Forest · MO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail3 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- ShShower6 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- RxPharmacy24 mi
- MMechanic25 mi
- EVEV fast charger32 mi
- +Urgent care34 mi
- WWater39 mi
- AAir-up39 mi
- LLaundry40 mi
- OOutfitter40 mi
- DDump43 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 39-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 6 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 32-mi run (and back).
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 — Morgan Spring Float Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
388 ft
State
MO
Coordinates
36.55842, -91.18546
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Morgan Spring Float Camp · Mark Twain National Forest · MO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureFrederick Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townCalm · ~1.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelQuick Connection · ~15.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesFuel Express · ~15.3 mi
- PharmacyFutrell's Pharmacy · ~23.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicSoutheast Health Center Of Ripley County · ~20.4 mi
- HardwareSimpsons · ~15.5 mi
EV charging — from Morgan Spring Float Camp · Mark Twain National Forest · MO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger32.1 mi straight-line SW — Mark Martin Chevrolet GMC, Ash Flat, AR (at a public site) · RED_E · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 34 within 100 · 215 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)58.4 mi — Jonesboro, AR - Tesla Supercharger, Jonesboro
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO45.9 mi — Vine Street Parking - Poplar Bluff, Poplar Bluff
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)25.1 mi — TODAY'S POWER CCEC POCAHONTAS · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Lesmeister Guesthouse - Tesla Destination, Pocahontas, 23.7 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 417221 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Morgan Spring Float Camp · Mark Twain National Forest · MO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMorgan Spring Float Camp · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toilet142 Access · ~0.7 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRiverton West · ~6.3 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRiverton - East · ~6.3 mi N · USFS
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Other camps near Morgan Spring Float Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Myrtle Access~3.3 mi
- Bozemill Float Camp~7.3 mi
- Greenbriar Float Camp~9.1 mi
- Buffalo Creek~11.5 mi
The unit that manages Morgan Spring Float Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Morgan Spring Float Camp are set by Mark Twain National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Morgan Spring Float Camp
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 Morgan Spring Float Camp
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 — Morgan Spring Float Camp
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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