Free camping near Bunker, MO
Within 25 straight-line miles of Bunker, MO there are 23 camps: 8 free, 14 fee, 1 unpriced. The closest is Loggers Lake, 5.5 miles south-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Oak Knoll, 5.5 miles out.
Who manages them: 13 on the Park Service; 8 on the Forest Service; 2 on MDC.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loggers Lake | 5.5 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Bunker | — |
| Oak Knoll | 5.5 | Free | Mill Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Rat | — |
| Little Scotia Pond | 8.2 | Free | Kay Branch (stream) | 4.3 mi to Marcoot | — |
| Cook Spring | 10 | Free | Cooks Creek (stream) | 4.4 mi to West Fork | — |
| Sutton Bluff | 11 | Free | Bee Fork (stream) | 3.9 mi to Centerville | — |
| Sinking Creek Campground | 15 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Eminence | — |
| Round Spring Campground | 16 | Fee | — | 9.3 mi to Eminence | — |
| Jerktail Campground | 17 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to Eminence | — |
| Pulltite Campground | 17 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Eminence | — |
| Indian Trail Conservation Area | 18 | Free | Fishwater Creek (stream) | 1.5 mi to Mounce | — |
| Broadfoot Campground | 19 | Fee | — | 4.7 mi to Eminence | — |
| Two Rivers Campground | 19 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to Eminence | — |
| Powder Mill Campground | 19 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Eminence | — |
| Akers Campground | 20 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Summersville | — |
| Shawnee Creek Campground | 20 | Fee | Shawnee Creek (river) | 3.5 mi to Eminence | — |
| Rocky Creek Conservation Area | 21 | Free | Blue Spring (water) | 1.8 mi to Owls Bend | — |
| Dee Murray Campground | 22 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Raymondville | — |
| Cedar Grove Campground | 22 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Raymondville | — |
| Roberts Field Primitive Campground | 23 | Free | — | 10 mi to Eminence | — |
| Council Bluff (Wbr) Cg | 24 | Fee | — | 9.5 mi to Caledonia | — |
| Log Yard Campground | 24 | Fee | — | 9.6 mi to Van Buren | — |
| Red Bluff Recreation Area | 25 | Unpriced | Rock Branch (stream) | 0.9 mi to Davisville | — |
| Red Bluff | 25 | Free | Rock Branch (stream) | 0.9 mi to Davisville | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Bunker, MO, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.