Fourche Lake Recreation Area

in Mark Twain National Forest

The numbers that decide it

Recreation.gov publishes no site-level detail for this campground, so we cannot say what length of rig it takes. Call the managing office before committing to it in a large vehicle.

Site-level detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero.

Fourche Lake Recreation Area

Fourche Lake Recreation Area is located on the 44-acre Fourche Lake, a beautiful place to be outside. The first thing you see as you enter the site is the boat launch and boat launch parking. If you drive a little further you pass some campsites. At the very end there is a loop where the toilet is, in the day use area. The campground is surrounded by a oak, pine, and hickory forest. The campsites are spaced out among the trees, to give some privacy.

Before you go

Season

January – December

Reservations

First-come, first-served

Fees

There are no fees.

Restrictions

Day Use • Boats are allowed, only electric motors are permitted. • Dogs must be on a 6 foot leash in the day use area • No trash containers; please pack out all your trash. • Fireworks are prohibited. Camping • Campsite parking allows for two vehicles per site. • Park only in designated parking areas. • No more than 8 people are permitted at single sites (16 for double • sites). • Only collect dead and downed wood for campfires.

Accessibility

tables, toilet, lantern posts, fishing pier, and grills

Scenic drives that pass close

Make it a night on a better road

Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.