000 State Route JJ

About This Property

Tucked away in southern Phelps County between Salem and St. James, this 47± acre recreational property offers a unique combination of privacy, accessibility, and improvements that are ready to enjoy from day one. With frontage along both Highway 68 and Highway JJ, the property is conveniently located while still providing the secluded setting you've been looking for. A gated entrance leads into the property and back to a private campsite designed to accommodate the whole family. The campground features four full camper hookups, each with level pads, 50-amp electric service, water, and sewer. A covered pavilion provides the perfect gathering place for cookouts, entertaining guests, or relaxing after a day spent exploring the property. This isn't your average campsite—the infrastructure has already been put in place to create a comfortable and functional recreational getaway. Two additional outbuildings are equipped with power and offer plenty of storage as they sit, with the potential to be finished into additional cabin or guest space. The roads, camper sites, and campsite infrastructure are all less than five years old, allowing you to spend your time enjoying the property instead of starting from scratch. Beyond the campsite, UTV trails wind throughout the 47± wooded acres, providing excellent access for riding, hunting, and exploring. The timber and terrain create quality wildlife habitat, with deer and turkey regularly captured on trail cameras. Whether you're looking for a place to hunt in the fall, ride UTVs on the weekends, or simply escape to the woods, there is plenty here to enjoy. Location adds even more appeal. The property sits approximately 15 minutes from both St. James and Salem, while popular outdoor destinations such as Meramec Spring Park are only about 25 minutes away. This puts fishing, floating, hiking, and some of the area's best outdoor recreation within an easy drive. Properties that are this turnkey rarely become available. Call for your showing today!

Spring-fed float streams and grazing ridges near the Meramec headwaters

Phelps County lies on the northern edge of the Ozark Plateau, where clear headwater streams like the Little Piney and the upper Meramec cut through wooded hills and gravel-bottom valleys. The land is classic Ozark country: oak-hickory timber and shortleaf pine over thin, rocky soils that favor pasture, hay, and cattle over intensive farming. Recreational buyers are drawn to the cold, spring-fed float water and the deer and turkey that thrive in the ridge-and-hollow terrain. With Mark Twain National Forest nearby and the university town of Rolla as a regional hub, tracts here balance working ground with strong recreational appeal. It is solid country for a cattle operation, a timbered hunting parcel, or a stream-side retreat.

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