Hazel Creek Campground

Forest Order 09-05-19-03: Palmer Lead Smelter Area

Entering or being in the Palmer Lead Smelter Closure Area. The boundary of the Palmer Lead Smelter Closure Area is defined by the marked and signed area surrounding the Palmer smelter site located north of Forest Service road 2392 at Hazel Creek Campground

Pursuant to 16 USC 551 and 36 CFR 261.50(a), and to provide for public safety, the following acts are prohibited within the Potosi/Fredericktown Ranger District. This Order is effective from March 29, 2019 until rescinded.

Pursuant to 36 CFR 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this Order:

1. Any Federal, State, or local officer, member of an organized rescue or fire fighting force in the performance of official duty.

2. Any site worker duly authorized by the Forest Service to perform work within the closure area.

These prohibitions are in addition to the general prohibitions in 36 CFR Part 261, Subpart A.

Executed in Rolla Missouri, this day of March 29, 2019.

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.

Fees

No fees

Rules

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

Directions

From Potosi, From the intersection of MO State Hwy 21 and MO State Hwy 8 in Potosi, head West on Hwy 8 approx. 0.2 mile to Hwy P. Turn Left onto Hwy P and head West/South for approx. 14 miles to Hwy C. Turn Right onto Hwy C and head West for approx. 4.1 miles to Hwy Z on your right. Turn Right and head North onto Hwy Z (aka Brazil Rd/Co Rd 657) for approx. 3.1 miles to the campground entrance on your left.