Yokum School Conservation Area
Missouri Dept. of Conservation area — 160 acres, Wayne County. Primitive camping is currently FREE (no camping fee), limited to 14 days in any 30 and 30 camping-days per year. IMPORTANT: MDC has PROPOSED a $5/night camping fee at some conservation areas (decision expected around September 2026) — verify current fees before you rely on 'free.' Camping is allowed only where posted; some areas require a free special-use permit, and dispersed sites must be 100+ yards from roads/parking. Confirm this area's regulations before you go.
Everything you need — measured from camp
- GGrocery6 mi
- DDump6 mi
- ShShower6 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- OOutfitter7 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- RxPharmacy19 mi
- WWater38 mi
- LLaundry50 mi
The read: water is a real 38-mi drive, 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). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWater · nearby
- Nearest townLost Creek Landing · ~1.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelMillies · ~6.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~5.9 mi
- GroceriesKroger · ~17.6 mi
- PharmacyKey Drugs · ~18.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicPoplar Bluff Regional Medical Center - Westwood · ~17.6 mi
- HardwarePack's Do-It Center · ~19.5 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~7.6 mi E · FWS
- Vault / pit toiletHendrickson · ~13.1 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWolf Creek North · ~17.7 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMarkham Springs · ~18.2 mi W · USFS
Open this spot elsewhere
Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Duck Creek Conservation Area~11.5 mi
- Castor River Conservation Area~13.7 mi
- Bradley A. Hammer Memorial Conservation Area~15.6 mi
- Crowleys Ridge Conservation Area~16.3 mi
How we know this
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres 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