Agency-listedUSFSFee
Pinewoods Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MO · 36.92070, -90.77342
Ask an AI about this campsiteOpens Grok already loaded with this site. It reads the same records this page is built from, and links whatever it tells you.
Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. 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 Pinewoods Lake
Loading the latest forecast…
Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 809 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Pinewoods LakeNIFC · AirNow
Checking active fires & air quality…
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 Pinewoods Lake · Mark Twain National Forest · MO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail2 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- ShShower10 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- +Urgent care21 mi
- EVEV fast charger23 mi
- DDump24 mi
- OOutfitter27 mi
- WWater40 mi
- LLaundry44 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 40-mi drive, 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 — Pinewoods Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
809 ft
State
MO
Coordinates
36.92070, -90.77342
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Pinewoods Lake · Mark Twain National Forest · MO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townEllsinore · ~1.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelPhillips 66 · ~7.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~24.3 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~13.8 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~15.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicPoplar Bluff Regional Medical Center - Westwood · ~21.4 mi
- HardwareCastle Products · ~19.0 mi
EV charging — from Pinewoods Lake · Mark Twain National Forest · MO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger23.2 mi straight-line SE — Baldwin Chevrolet Cadillac, POPLAR BLUFF, MO · EV Connect · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 7 within 50 · 50 within 100 · 294 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)68.5 mi — Miner, MO - Tesla Supercharger, Miner
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO23.8 mi — Vine Street Parking - Poplar Bluff, Poplar Bluff
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)20.1 mi — Fairfield Inn - Popular Bluff MO, Poplar Bluff, MO · EV Connect · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Poplar Bluff, Poplar Bluff, 20.2 mi · J1772 · 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 306912 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Pinewoods Lake · Mark Twain National Forest · MO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPinewoods Lake · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomLC BS Clubhouse Vault Toilet #463 · ~7.0 mi W · NPS
- RestroomLC BS Big Tree Vault Toilet #460 · ~7.2 mi W · NPS
- RestroomLC BS Hickory Vault Toilet #434 · ~7.8 mi W · NPS
Open Pinewoods Lake elsewhere
Other camps near Pinewoods Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Clubhouse Campground~7.0 mi · fee
- Big Tree Campground~7.2 mi · fee
- Cedar Spring Campground~9.9 mi · fee
- Markham Springs Campground~10.2 mi
The unit that manages Pinewoods Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Pinewoods Lake are set by Mark Twain National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Pinewoods Lake
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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified.
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 Pinewoods Lake
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 — Pinewoods Lake
Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Gear & rig loadout →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 →