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Sutton Bluff
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MO · 37.47575, -91.00670
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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 Sutton Bluff
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 815 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Sutton 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 Sutton Bluff · Mark Twain National Forest · MO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower0 mi
- WWater0 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- DDump10 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- HHardware22 mi
- EVEV fast charger22 mi
- MMechanic28 mi
- RxPharmacy29 mi
- +Urgent care30 mi
- OOutfitter33 mi
- AAir-up59 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Sutton Bluff
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
815 ft
State
MO
Coordinates
37.47575, -91.00670
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Sutton Bluff · Mark Twain National Forest · MO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBee Fork (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townCenterville · ~3.9 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.2 mi
- FuelRowdy’s · ~11.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~10.1 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~9.9 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~28.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicIron County Medical Center · ~22.3 mi
EV charging — from Sutton Bluff · Mark Twain National Forest · MO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger22.4 mi straight-line NE — IRONTONSAL SAVEALOTDC2 · 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 reach2 within 25 mi · 7 within 50 · 151 within 100 · 257 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)54.0 mi — Rolla, MO - Tesla Supercharger, Rolla
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)22.4 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 195742 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Sutton Bluff · Mark Twain National Forest · MO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSutton Bluff · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLoggers Lake · ~15.2 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEnough · ~16.7 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCouncil Bluff (Wbr) Cg · ~17.5 mi N · USFS
Open Sutton Bluff elsewhere
Other camps near Sutton Bluff
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Cook Spring~1.8 mi
- Loggers Lake~15.2 mi · fee
- Oak Knoll~15.5 mi
- Council Bluff (Wbr) Cg~17.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Sutton Bluff
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Sutton Bluff are set by Mark Twain National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Sutton Bluff
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Sutton 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 — Sutton Bluff
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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