Free camping near Licking, MO
Within 25 straight-line miles of Licking, MO there are 20 camps: 15 free, 5 fee. The closest is Slabtown, 10 miles north-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Slabtown, 10 miles out.
Who manages them: 12 on the Forest Service; 4 on the Park Service; 2 on MDC; 2 spread across 1 other manager.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slabtown | 10 | Free | — | — | — |
| Paddy Creek | 10 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Plato | — |
| USFS dispersed camp #5 — Texas County, MO | 11 | Free | Slabtown Spring (water) | 1.2 mi to Slabtown | — |
| USFS dispersed camp #4 — Texas County, MO | 11 | Free | Slabtown Lake (water) | 1.3 mi to Slabtown | — |
| Big Piney Equestrian Camp | 11 | Free | Slabtown Lake (water) | 1.4 mi to Slabtown | — |
| USFS dispersed camp #3 — Texas County, MO | 11 | Free | Little Paddy Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Slabtown | — |
| White River Trace Conservation Area | 11 | Free | — | 1.9 mi to Smoky Hollow | — |
| Big Piney trail primitive | 12 | Free | Little Paddy Creek (stream) | 2.6 mi to Slabtown | — |
| Forest Service | 13 | Free | Little Paddy Creek (stream) | 3.3 mi to Ladd | — |
| Established Primitive Campsite | 13 | Free | Little Paddy Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Roby | — |
| Big Piney trail primitive | 13 | Free | Little Paddy Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Roby | — |
| USFS dispersed camp #2 — Texas County, MO | 13 | Free | — | — | — |
| Dispersed camp — Texas County, MO | 13 | Free | — | — | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — Texas County, MO | 14 | Free | Little Paddy Creek (stream) | 1.8 mi to Roby | — |
| Cedar Grove Campground | 15 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Raymondville | — |
| Dee Murray Campground | 15 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Raymondville | — |
| Akers Campground | 18 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Summersville | — |
| Lane Springs | 21 | Free | Peter Branch (stream) | 0.5 mi to Yancy Mills | — |
| Gist Ranch Conservation Area | 23 | Free | Peters Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Nagle | — |
| Pulltite Campground | 24 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Eminence | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Licking, 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.