Hazel Creek Campground

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.

Hazel Creek Campground

Hazel Creek is in a remote area without cell phone service. This primitive campground is popular with OHV/ATV riders, equestrians, and mountain bikers. There is a trailhead for the Ozark Trail is on the road leading into the campground. Hazel Creek is part of the Old Lead Belt, where much of the nation’s lead ore was once mined. This site features a foundation from a historic lead smelter. The Trail of Tears National Historic Trail goes through the site.

Before you go

Season

January – December

Fees

No fees

Restrictions

Fireworks are prohibited. • Dogs must be on a 6 foot leash in the campground. • Only collect dead and downed wood for campfires. • No trash containers; please pack out all your trash. • OHVs cannot go on the Ozark Trail

Accessibility

Tables, lantern posts, and fire rings are accessible

Scenic drives that pass close

Make it a night on a better road

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