USDA Forest Service · Missouri
Pine Ridge Campground
USDA Forest Service · Missouri, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $15 per night
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 801 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Cell coverage
- AT&T weak · Verizon weak · T-Mobile none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- PINE RIDGE REC AREA (NFSR 1682) · asphalt · moderate degree of user comfort
- Nearest town
- Fulton, New Bloomfield, Columbia, MO
About
US Forest Service campground. This campground and day use area is located in a pine forest. The short-leaf pine surrounding the area was planted by the CCC in the 1930. This is popular spot for visitors using the 36-mile Cedar Creek Trail to stop for the night. A large field in the day use area is perfect for tossing around a frisbee. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 25° | -6° | 63° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 46° | 28° | -10° | 73° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 57° | 38° | 12° | 80° | 6 of 11 |
| April | 68° | 46° | 31° | 85° | 4 of 11 |
| May | 78° | 60° | 44° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 88° | 67° | 54° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 89° | 71° | 63° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 85° | 70° | 61° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 83° | 65° | 52° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 66° | 49° | 31° | 87° | 1 of 10 |
| November | 56° | 39° | 12° | 76° | 5 of 10 |
| December | 44° | 32° | 11° | 72° | 9 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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