Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Whites Creek Float Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MO · 36.72509, -91.20953
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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 Whites Creek Float Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 454 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Whites Creek 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 Whites Creek Float Camp · Mark Twain National Forest · MO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail3 mi
- ShShower5 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- OOutfitter32 mi
- DDump32 mi
- RxPharmacy35 mi
- WWater35 mi
- MMechanic36 mi
- AAir-up36 mi
- +Urgent care36 mi
- LLaundry36 mi
- EVEV fast charger37 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 35-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 11 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 37-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 — Whites Creek Float Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
454 ft
State
MO
Coordinates
36.72509, -91.20953
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Whites Creek Float Camp · Mark Twain National Forest · MO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureEleven Point (water) · nearby
- Nearest townMcFry Ford · ~3.4 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~8.3 mi
- FuelQuick Connection · ~10.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesHarps Food Store · ~10.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicSoutheast Health Center Of Ripley County · ~22.4 mi
- HardwareSimpsons · ~10.8 mi
EV charging — from Whites Creek Float Camp · Mark Twain National Forest · MO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger36.7 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 · 39 within 100 · 262 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)69.5 mi — Jonesboro, AR - Tesla Supercharger, Jonesboro
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO45.1 mi — Vine Street Parking - Poplar Bluff, Poplar Bluff
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)36.0 mi — TODAY'S POWER CCEC POCAHONTAS · 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 aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Lesmeister Guesthouse - Tesla Destination, Pocahontas, 34.7 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 Whites Creek Float Camp · Mark Twain National Forest · MO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWhitten · ~0.6 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTurner Mill South · ~4.2 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTurner Mill North · ~4.2 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBozemill Float Camp · ~4.3 mi S · USFS
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Other camps near Whites Creek Float Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Barn Hollow Float Camp~1.6 mi
- Horseshoe Bend Float Camp~2.5 mi
- Greenbriar Float Camp~2.5 mi
- Stinking Pond Float Camp~3.7 mi
The unit that manages Whites Creek Float Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Whites Creek Float Camp are set by Mark Twain National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Whites Creek 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 Whites Creek 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 — Whites Creek Float Camp
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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