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Red Bluff
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MO · 37.81646, -91.17181
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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 Red Bluff
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 791 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Red BluffNIFC · 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 Red Bluff · Mark Twain National Forest · MO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- LLaundry10 mi
- ShShower10 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- WWater13 mi
- FFuel14 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- DDump17 mi
- OOutfitter17 mi
- HHardware22 mi
- RxPharmacy23 mi
- MMechanic24 mi
- EVEV fast charger28 mi
- AAir-up45 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 12 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 — Red Bluff
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
791 ft
State
MO
Coordinates
37.81646, -91.17181
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Red Bluff · Mark Twain National Forest · MO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureRock Branch (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townDavisville · ~0.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~22.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~16.8 mi
- GroceriesOn the Run · ~14.6 mi
- PharmacyClark's Pharmacy · ~23.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicWashington County Memorial Hospital · ~23.1 mi
- HardwareRobert Judson Lumber Company · ~23.0 mi
EV charging — from Red Bluff · Mark Twain National Forest · MO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger27.8 mi straight-line N — Laura Ford of Sullivan, LLC - DCFC · Blink Network · CCS · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 18 within 50 · 170 within 100 · 254 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)35.4 mi — Rolla, MO - Tesla Supercharger, Rolla
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO28.1 mi — Walmart 65 (Sullivan, MO), Sullivan
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)22.6 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
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Greenstay Hotel & Suites, St. James, 27.7 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for customer use only; see front desk for access
- 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 355188 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Red Bluff · Mark Twain National Forest · MO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletRed Bluff · ~0.3 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBerryman · ~9.7 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBrazil Creek · ~14.0 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCouncil Bluff (Wbr) Cg · ~14.3 mi SE · USFS
Open Red Bluff elsewhere
Other camps near Red Bluff
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Red Bluff Recreation Area~0.2 mi
- Hazel Creek Campground~8.6 mi
- Berryman Campground & Recreational Area~9.8 mi
- Beecher Spring~12.0 mi
The unit that manages Red Bluff
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Red Bluff are set by Mark Twain National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Red Bluff
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: drive (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 Red Bluff
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 — Red Bluff
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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