Agency-listedUSFSFree
Ranger Site
Hike-in · U.S. Forest Service · MO · 37.94868, -90.91712
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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 Ranger Site
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 892 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Ranger SiteNIFC · 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 Ranger Site · Mark Twain National Forest · MO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- +Urgent care1 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- HHardware7 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- ShShower14 mi
- WWater15 mi
- OOutfitter18 mi
- DDump19 mi
- MMechanic23 mi
- EVEV fast charger23 mi
- AAir-up28 mi
- PPropane53 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Ranger Site
Access
Hike-in
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
892 ft
State
MO
Coordinates
37.94868, -90.91712
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Ranger Site · Mark Twain National Forest · MO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureFourche a Renault (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townFloyd · ~1.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelBrown's Market · ~11.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~18.8 mi
- GroceriesChazelle Feed Store · ~7.7 mi
- PharmacyClark's Pharmacy · ~22.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicWashington County Memorial Hospital · ~8.0 mi
- HardwareMenards · ~28.2 mi
EV charging — from Ranger Site · Mark Twain National Forest · MO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger22.9 mi straight-line NW — Walmart 65 (Sullivan, MO) · Electrify America · CHAdeMO, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach5 within 25 mi · 30 within 50 · 179 within 100 · 273 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)28.4 mi — Country Mart - Tesla Supercharger, St. Clair
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.1 mi — MOORE FH EV MOORE FH EV, Potosi, 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 170334 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Ranger Site · Mark Twain National Forest · MO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBrazil Creek · ~6.8 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBerryman · ~8.0 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCouncil Bluff Chapel Hill · ~14.9 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCouncil Bluff (Wild Boar) · ~15.1 mi S · USFS
Open Ranger Site elsewhere
Other camps near Ranger Site
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Beecher Spring~7.5 mi
- Berryman Campground & Recreational Area~8.1 mi
- Hazel Creek Campground~9.4 mi
- Pea Ridge Conservation Area~9.6 mi
The unit that manages Ranger Site
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Ranger Site are set by Mark Twain National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Ranger Site
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: hike (road/trail right there)
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 Ranger Site
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 — Ranger Site
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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