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Riverside Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MO · 37.55277, -90.43693
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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 Riverside Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 596 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Riverside CampgroundNIFC · 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 Riverside Campground · Mark Twain National Forest · MO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- ShShower9 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- DDump18 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- MMechanic30 mi
- RxPharmacy32 mi
- OOutfitter45 mi
- AAir-up49 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Riverside Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
596 ft
State
MO
Coordinates
37.55277, -90.43693
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Riverside Campground · Mark Twain National Forest · MO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSt. Francis River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townLance · ~2.5 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.0 mi
- FuelFuel · ~7.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~18.2 mi
- GroceriesWalmart Supercenter · ~6.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicMadison Medical Center · ~7.4 mi
- HardwareMenards · ~16.2 mi
EV charging — from Riverside Campground · Mark Twain National Forest · MO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.7 mi straight-line W — IRONTONSAL SAVEALOTDC1 · 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 reach5 within 25 mi · 13 within 50 · 186 within 100 · 262 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)45.4 mi — Festus, MO Rechargery @ Schnucks - W Gannon Dr, Festus
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.7 mi — IRONTONSAL SAVEALOTL2 · 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 195741 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Riverside Campground · Mark Twain National Forest · MO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSilver Mines · ~0.5 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMarble Creek Campground · ~9.0 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEnough · ~28.2 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCouncil Bluff Chapel Hill · ~29.0 mi NW · USFS
Open Riverside Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Riverside Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Prospect Camground~0.4 mi
- Spring Branch Overflow Campground~0.7 mi
- Marble Creek Campground~9.0 mi · fee
- Amidon Memorial Conservation Area~15.6 mi
The unit that manages Riverside Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Riverside Campground are set by Mark Twain National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Riverside Campground
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 Riverside Campground
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 — Riverside Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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