Float Camp
USFS · Campground · Fee
Fast facts
- Cost
- Fee charged
- Managed by
- USFS
- Type
- Campground
- Hours
- Quiet hours are 10:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m.
- Reservations
- fs.usda.gov
- Coordinates
- 36.6656, -90.8725
- Last verified
- September 18, 2026
About this place
The Float Camp Recreation Area provides opportunities for camping and day use. Float Camp Picnic Area is located only 150 feet from the cool waters of the crystal clear Current River and nestled under a mature forest of hardwoods which offers plentiful shade. Visitors enjoy fishing and hiking. A campground is only a half-mile away for those who want to stay longer than a day. Visitors enjoy hiking and other nearby recreational opportunities at Deer Leap Recreation Area. The day-use picnic area offers an accessible group shelter that can accommodate up to 75 people. The picnic pavilion is equipped with electricity, tables and grills. Individual picnic sites are available on a first come, first served basis. Accessible vault toilets, drinking water and trash collection are provided. The Float Camp Campground is adjacent to the day use area. This is a large, open campground with little privacy screening between campsites. While There's not much solitude, but you'll enjoy level, roomy campsites and have a good opportunity to socialize with adjacent campers. Trash cans or dumpsters and vault toilets are centrally located. No sewage disposal is available. Hiking: Woodchuck Trail is a half mile long trail connecting Float Camp Picnic Area with the campground. White Oak Trail is a 1.5-mile loop trail originating at the Float Camp Picnic Area's parking lot. Fishing: Wade, bank and boat fishing permitted.
From the USFS.
Is Float Camp free?
No. Float Camp charges a fee. It is managed by the USFS. Sites are reservable through fs.usda.gov.
How do I get to Float Camp?
From US Highway 160 in Doniphan, MO: Take Highway Y heading north for approximately 4 miles. Turn left on FR 3210 and drive .25 to a fork in the road. Left fork takes you to the campground, right fork takes you to the day use.
Nearby
- FLOAT CAMP PICNIC AREA0.1 mi
- Deer Leap Campground1.0 mi
- Dunrovin1.0 mi
- Gooseneck Campground11.4 mi
- Grubb Hollow Campground12.1 mi
- Cedar Spring Campground12.5 mi
- Clubhouse Campground17.6 mi
- Big Tree Campground17.9 mi
No other services within 50 mi on the record.
SourceData from the USFS. Last synced September 18, 2026. Community reports and photos are submitted by travelers and are not verified by the agency.
