Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Willie Lee
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MO · 36.69935, -92.78636
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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 Willie Lee
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,393 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Willie LeeNIFC · 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 Willie Lee · Mark Twain National Forest · MO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel9 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- GGrocery18 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- LLaundry19 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- +Urgent care21 mi
- ShShower22 mi
- AAir-up24 mi
- EVEV fast charger24 mi
- RxPharmacy24 mi
- WWater26 mi
- OOutfitter30 mi
- DDump37 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 26-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 9 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 — Willie Lee
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
1,393 ft
State
MO
Coordinates
36.69935, -92.78636
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Willie Lee · Mark Twain National Forest · MO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWater · nearby
- Nearest townPondfork · ~4.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~8.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesCountry Mart · ~18.6 mi
- PharmacyTARGET Pharmacy · ~24.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicOral Maxillofacial Surgery Group · ~24.2 mi
- HardwareDirect Tools · ~26.7 mi
EV charging — from Willie Lee · Mark Twain National Forest · MO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger24.2 mi straight-line W — Pinegar Chevrolet Buick GMC, Branson, MO · EV Connect · J1772, 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 · 14 within 50 · 56 within 100 · 125 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)43.9 mi — Bucees Springfield MB.HPC, Springfield
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO24.4 mi — First Stop - Branson, Branson
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)22.4 mi — WRVEC PUBLIC BRANSON 1 · 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 333689 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Willie Lee · Mark Twain National Forest · MO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCaney · ~3.5 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHercules Tower Trailhead · ~5.4 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBar-K · ~16.6 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCamp Ridge · ~21.7 mi NW · USFS
Open Willie Lee elsewhere
Other camps near Willie Lee
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Wolf Junction~0.2 mi
- Bateman~1.9 mi
- Tidwell~5.3 mi
- Hercules Tower Trailhead~5.4 mi
The unit that manages Willie Lee
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Willie Lee are set by Mark Twain National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Willie Lee
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
National Forest, not a developed fee campground -> free dispersed camping (USFS default). Not field-verified; confirm access & rules.
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 Willie Lee
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 — Willie Lee
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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