Free camping near Van Buren, MO
Yes. 13 of the 30 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Van Buren, MO are listed as free; 16 charge a fee and 1 has no price on record. The closest free one is Peck Ranch Conservation Area, 10 miles west. The closest camp of any kind is Watercress, 1.1 miles southwest, a fee campground.
All 30 camps near Van Buren, MO
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watercress | 1.1 | Fee | — | 1.1 mi to Van Buren | — |
| Big Spring Campground | 3.8 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Van Buren | — |
| Big Tree Campground | 8.4 | Fee | Current River (river) | 1.1 mi to Chilton | — |
| Clubhouse Campground | 8.8 | Fee | — | 3.9 mi to Hunter | — |
| Log Yard Campground | 9.6 | Fee | — | 9.6 mi to Van Buren | — |
| Peck Ranch Conservation Area | 10 | Free | — | 5.2 mi to Low Wassie | — |
| Roberts Field Primitive Campground | 12 | Free | — | 10 mi to Eminence | — |
| Cedar Spring Campground | 13 | Fee | — | 5.0 mi to Hunter | — |
| Grubb Hollow Campground | 13 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to Hunter | — |
| Rocky Creek Conservation Area | 14 | Free | Blue Spring (water) | 1.8 mi to Owls Bend | — |
| Gooseneck Campground | 14 | Fee | — | 7.0 mi to Hunter | — |
| Pinewoods Lake | 14 | Fee | — | 1.6 mi to Ellsinore | — |
| Powder Mill Campground | 15 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Eminence | — |
| Two Rivers Campground | 19 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to Eminence | — |
| Shawnee Creek Campground | 20 | Fee | Shawnee Creek (river) | 3.5 mi to Eminence | — |
| Broadfoot Campground | 20 | Fee | — | 4.7 mi to Eminence | — |
| Thaxton Camp | 21 | Free | — | 2.0 mi to Bennett | — |
| Lazy C Trailhead | 22 | Free | McCormack Lake (water) | 3.6 mi to New Liberty | — |
| Stinking Pond Float Camp | 22 | Free | Hurricane Creek (river) | 0.5 mi to McFry Ford | — |
| Jerktail Campground | 22 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to Eminence | — |
| Markham Springs Campground | 22 | Unpriced | Markham Spring Pond (water) | 0.8 mi to Browns Crossing | — |
| Horseshoe Bend Float Camp | 22 | Free | Eleven Point River (river) | 1.1 mi to McFry Ford | — |
| Turner Mill South River Access | 22 | Free | — | 8.6 mi to Alton | — |
| Barn Hollow Float Camp | 23 | Free | Eleven Point (water) | 1.8 mi to McFry Ford | — |
| Buffalo Creek | 23 | Free | — | 3.6 mi to Bardley | — |
| Whites Creek Float Camp | 23 | Free | Eleven Point (water) | 3.4 mi to McFry Ford | — |
| Greer Crossing | 23 | Fee | — | 7.9 mi to Alton | — |
| Flatwoods Conservation Area | 23 | Free | — | 2.5 mi to Damon | — |
| Deer Leap | 24 | Fee | — | 5.0 mi to Doniphan | — |
| Greenbriar Float Camp | 25 | Free | Eleven Point River (river) | 1.8 mi to Boze Mill | — |
Who manages the camps near Van Buren, MO
Who manages them: 14 on the Forest Service; 13 on the Park Service; 3 on MDC.
- Mark Twain National Forest — 17 camps: 9 free, 7 fee, 1 unpriced
- The Park Service — 10 camps: 1 free, 9 fee
- MDC — 3 camps: 3 free
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 30 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Van Buren, MO
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Camping near other towns close by
The nearest towns that have their own page, with the straight-line miles between the towns.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Van Buren, 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.