A gray 4x4 Sprinter with a roof rack on a two-track through a wildflower meadow, cloud sitting on the mountains behind.

Public land camping

National Park Campgrounds in Missouri

9 places to camp in Missouri run by the National Park Service.

9
federal places to camp
9 Park Service
9
take reservations
On Recreation.gov. The rest are first come, first served, or not listed there
741 ft
at the highest of them
Pulltite. The lowest, Big Spring, sits at 446 ft
546
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 76 feet

Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.

Map layers

Layers
Base map
Legend

Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

National park campgrounds in Missouri

9 places

  1. Akers group campground Park Service · Ozark National Scenic Riverways · Shannon County 898 ftelevation 4sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Alley Spring Park Service · Ozark National Scenic Riverways · Shannon County 669 ftelevation 162sites 64 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Big Spring Park Service · Ozark National Scenic Riverways · Carter County 446 ftelevation 133sites 76 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Jacks Fork / Middle Current Backcountry Campsites Park Service · Ozark National Scenic Riverways · Carter County n/aelevation 52sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Lower Current District Backcountry Campsites Park Service · Ozark National Scenic Riverways · Carter County n/aelevation 28sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Pulltite Park Service · Ozark National Scenic Riverways · Shannon County 741 ftelevation 56sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Round Spring Park Service · Ozark National Scenic Riverways · Shannon County 722 ftelevation 62sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Two Rivers Park Service · Ozark National Scenic Riverways · Shannon County 625 ftelevation 22sites 28 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Upper Current District Backcountry Campsites Park Service · Ozark National Scenic Riverways · Carter County n/aelevation 27sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov