Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Stinking Pond Float Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MO · 36.76159, -91.25742
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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 Stinking Pond Float Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 487 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Stinking Pond Float CampNIFC · 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 Stinking Pond Float Camp · Mark Twain National Forest · MO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail5 mi
- ShShower9 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- OOutfitter28 mi
- DDump28 mi
- WWater33 mi
- MMechanic33 mi
- AAir-up33 mi
- +Urgent care34 mi
- LLaundry34 mi
- EVEV fast charger34 mi
- RxPharmacy34 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 33-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 9 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 34-mi run (and back).
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 — Stinking Pond Float Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
487 ft
State
MO
Coordinates
36.76159, -91.25742
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Stinking Pond Float Camp · Mark Twain National Forest · MO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureHurricane Creek (river) · nearby
- Nearest townMcFry Ford · ~0.5 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~4.7 mi
- FuelQuick Connection · ~9.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~28.5 mi
- GroceriesHarps Food Store · ~9.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicSoutheast Health Center Of Ripley County · ~25.8 mi
- HardwareSimpsons · ~9.1 mi
EV charging — from Stinking Pond Float Camp · Mark Twain National Forest · MO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger34.0 mi straight-line W — 1634 N Porter Wagoner Blvd, West Plains, MO · EV Connect · CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 37 within 100 · 259 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)72.8 mi — Jonesboro, AR - Tesla Supercharger, Jonesboro
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO47.7 mi — Vine Street Parking - Poplar Bluff, Poplar Bluff
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)34.0 mi — TOYOTA OF WP STATION 3349, West Plains, 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 322992 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Stinking Pond Float Camp · Mark Twain National Forest · MO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletTurner Mill South · ~0.5 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTurner Mill North · ~0.6 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWhitten · ~3.1 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGreer Crossing · ~4.5 mi NW · USFS
Open Stinking Pond Float Camp elsewhere
Other camps near Stinking Pond Float Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Horseshoe Bend Float Camp~1.2 mi
- Barn Hollow Float Camp~2.0 mi
- Whites Creek Float Camp~3.7 mi
- Greer Crossing~4.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Stinking Pond Float Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Stinking Pond Float Camp are set by Mark Twain National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Stinking Pond Float Camp
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Stinking Pond Float Camp
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 — Stinking Pond Float Camp
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