Hercules Tower Trailhead
Hercules Tower Trailhead is a national forest camping area in Missouri.
- Type
- National forest camping area
- Location
- Missouri
- Coordinates
- 36.68479, -92.88290
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Website
- www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/mtnf/recarea/?recid=84217
About Hercules Tower Trailhead
Hercules Glades ? a combination of open grassland, forested knobs, steep rocky hillsides, and narrow drainages ? offers unusual beauty and a measure of solitude within easy reach of wilderness lovers. The area is characterized by shallow, droughty soils and limestone rock outcroppings and glades. The term glades refer to the bald top hills found in the wilderness. The result is a prairie ecosystem that looks more like what you would find hundreds of miles to the west? Dry land grasses spotted with cedar trees. In addition, the prairies have changed the makeup of the local forest. Rather than the typical oak and hickory assemblage, cedars are pervasive. Although oaks are ever present in the forest, cedars are sometimes the dominant species.
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Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- Buffalo National River · 50 mi
- Water fill
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Propane
- AmeriGas · 34 mi
- Low clearances
- None mapped within 10 mi
- Off-road routes
- 75 designated routes (121 mi) within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trailhead Campsite | Private campground | under 0.1 mi | — | — |
| Tidwell | National forest camping area | 2.9 mi | — | — |
| Bateman | National forest camping area | 4.3 mi | — | — |
| Willie Lee | National forest camping area | 5.5 mi | — | — |
| Wolf Junction | National forest camping area | 5.6 mi | — | — |
| Beaver Creek (Mo) | Army Corps of Engineers campground | 9.6 mi | — | Electric & Water |
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Sources. USFS and BLM recreation sites. Updated June 2026. Facility facts only; DryRig does not publish ratings or reviews on this page.