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Pine Ridge
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MO · 38.75845, -92.14254
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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 Pine Ridge
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 792 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Pine RidgeNIFC · 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 Pine Ridge · Mark Twain National Forest · MO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery4 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- WWater10 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- OOutfitter17 mi
- PPropane17 mi
- ShShower21 mi
- DDump33 mi
- AAir-up48 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 4 mi out.
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 — Pine Ridge
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
792 ft
State
MO
Coordinates
38.75845, -92.14254
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Pine Ridge · Mark Twain National Forest · MO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureCedar Creek (river) · nearby
- Nearest townGuthrie · ~2.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelGulf · ~7.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesFence gator · ~4.4 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~14.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicBridgeCare ABA · ~12.3 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~12.7 mi
EV charging — from Pine Ridge · Mark Twain National Forest · MO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.5 mi straight-line S — H3 QOZB MARRIOTTJC DC2, Jefferson City, 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 reach17 within 25 mi · 24 within 50 · 109 within 100 · 261 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)12.8 mi — CENTRAL BANK 01-CTB MOTOR A, Jefferson City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.0 mi — CEC CHARGING STATION 01, Fulton, 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 169288 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Pine Ridge · Mark Twain National Forest · MO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPine Ridge · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPine Ridge · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDry Fork · ~2.0 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDry Fork Day Use · ~2.2 mi NE · USFS
Open Pine Ridge elsewhere
Other camps near Pine Ridge
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Callaway County~2.0 mi
- Hart Creek Conservation Area~10.9 mi
- Marion Access~12.9 mi
- Marion Bottoms Conservation Area~13.9 mi
The unit that manages Pine Ridge
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Pine Ridge are set by Mark Twain National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Pine Ridge
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
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 Pine Ridge
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 — Pine Ridge
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →How to read this page →All field notes →
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