A gravel road curving into a high mountain valley at first light, the peaks catching the sun.

Camping near

Sparta, Missouri

4 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Sparta in Christian County: 3 Army Corps, 1 Forest Service.

4
federal places to camp
3 Army Corps, 1 Forest Service
7.5 mi
to the nearest one
Cobb Ridge
1,350 ft
at the highest of them
Cobb Ridge. The lowest, River Run Park, sits at 672 ft
193
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 60 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
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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.

Within 30 miles of Sparta, nearest first

4 places

  1. Cobb Ridge Forest Service · Mark Twain National Forest · Christian County 7.5 miaway 1,350 ftelevation 45sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. River Run Park Army Corps · Bull Shoals Lake · Taney County 22.3 miaway 672 ftelevation 32sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Beaver Creek Army Corps · Bull Shoals Lake · Taney County 25.1 miaway 707 ftelevation 33sites 42 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Indian Point Army Corps · Table Rock Lake · Stone County 29.4 miaway 986 ftelevation 83sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov