Hazel Creek Campground in MO -- Campground & RV Camping
Hazel Creek Campground in MO
Road Access
- Road difficulty 2 of 5: a moderate drive in.
- Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel, pitching to 12%.
Setting
Primitive Mark Twain National Forest campground set in a remote area near Potosi, Missouri, where the Ozark Trail offers multi-use hiking and mountain biking access. Ten parking spur sites come with fire rings, tables, and lantern posts but no water or developed facilities. Popular with OHV and ATV riders, mountain bikers, and equestrians, with horse-friendly infrastructure including large spurs and hitching posts. The site features a historic lead smelter foundation from the Old Lead Belt mining era and sits along the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail. Free to use, though visitors should note the lack of cell service makes this a genuinely remote retreat.
- Moderately separated here.
- Town Branch runs 0.4 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 46–70°F, 3.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 24 of 100.