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Camp Mi Casa on the Route RV Park

51 RV Sites

Camp Mi Casa on the Route RV Park in Carthage, Missouri, offers 51 full-hookup RV sites directly on Historic Route 66, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 50 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Back-in, pull-through, and premium pull-through categories sit alongside an outdoor pool, pickleball courts, and a beach, minutes from Carthage's Victorian square. Fifty-one sites run in back-in, pull-through, and premium pull-through configurations, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp, sized to 50 feet. Laundry, restrooms, showers, and a pavilion handle the practical side. The layout prioritizes the social character that makes Route 66 campgrounds distinctive — travelers comparing notes and planning the next day's drive over evening fires. Pets are welcome. An outdoor pool and beach anchor the warm months, with pickleball courts and swimming filling the rest. A golf course is nearby. The amenity set is practical rather than elaborate, which suits a park where most guests are moving through on a route rather than settling in for a week. Carthage sits on one of the Mother Road's most authentic and well-preserved stretches, and the town's Victorian commercial square is minutes from the park. The property serves both dedicated Route 66 travelers making the full pilgrimage and visitors who find the city en route to somewhere else. Directions from Springfield: continue on West I-44 to Carthage Exit 18B/I-49 North, north on I-49 to Exit 53 for Webb City/Central Avenue, left toward Webb City heading west on Highway 171, then the second exit at Brooklyn Heights and left at the end. Summer Route 66 travel is the peak — reserve ahead.

Port of Kimberling

112 RV Sites, 9 Cabins, 4 Tent Sites, 26 Hotel Rooms, 13 Suites

Port of Kimberling in Kimberling City, Missouri, offers 112 RV sites, 48 cabin, hotel room, and suite units, and four tent sites across 220 acres overlooking Table Rock Lake, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 85 feet, open all year. Prime and Prime Electric categories join premium back-in and pull-through tiers, with the largest full-service marina on the lake and an on-site storm shelter. One hundred twelve sites span basic RV/tent, standard RV, premium back-in, premium pull-thru, Prime, and Prime Electric categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted with site WiFi, sized to 85 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. Read the category carefully — the Prime Electric tier carries electric without the full hookup set. Forty-eight cabins, hotel rooms, and suites — including three luxury cabin types — and four tent sites make the lodging range exceptional. A dump station and restrooms handle the practical side, and a storm shelter sits on the property, which is a genuine safety feature in Missouri rather than a marketing line. The marina anchors everything, with boat, pontoon, and WaveRunner rentals opening Table Rock for boating, fishing, and swimming. An outdoor pool, hot tub and sauna, fitness center, recreation center, beach, sports courts, tennis, pickleball, volleyball, basketball, a playground, pavilion, and dog park fill the rest, with hiking, live music, and planned activities. Table Rock is one of the Ozarks' most beautiful and productive lakes, with Branson close. Summer lake season drives demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $19/night

Branson Stagecoach Campground

43 RV Sites, 3 Cabins, 3 Cottages, 1 Wagon

Branson Stagecoach Campground in Missouri offers 49 full-hookup RV sites and 7 nightly rentals, minutes from the entertainment corridor, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 70 feet. Concrete and gravel back-in and pull-through categories are listed separately, with an outdoor pool, clubhouse, playground, and dog park. Forty-nine sites span concrete back-in, concrete pull-thru, gravel back-in, and gravel pull-thru categories w/ 6 luxury sites, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 70 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Publishing the pad surface by category is genuinely useful — concrete gives a level, all-weather site, and you know which you are booking. Seventy feet accommodates a long coach with a tow. Cabins and covered wagon accommodations round out the lodging, which is an unusual and memorable option for families. A laundry, propane fills, restrooms, showers, and on-site dining handle the practical side. An outdoor pool anchors the warm months, a hot tub for cooler nights, and a clubhouse, playground, and dog park filling the rest. An amusement park, beach, and state park are all nearby. Pets are welcome. The wooded Taney County setting gives guests genuine Ozark forest while keeping Branson's theaters, Silver Dollar City, Branson Landing, and Table Rock and Taneycomo Lakes all within a short drive — the balance most visitors are looking for. Summer, the fall theater season, and the Christmas shows drive three distinct peaks in Branson. Reserve well ahead for June through August and for November and December.

from $50/night

Jellystone Park™ Keystone Lake

73 RV Sites, 21 Tent Sites

Jellystone Park Keystone Lake in Mannford, Oklahoma, offers 73 RV sites and 21 tent sites on a 26,000-acre reservoir, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, ADA-accessible sites, and rigs accepted to 75 feet. A dedicated ADA-accessible back-in category joins premium, deluxe, and standard water-and-electric tiers, alongside a water park, beach, boat ramp, and boat docks. Seventy-three back-in sites span ADA-accessible back-in water-and-electric 30-amp, deluxe back-in water-and-electric 30/50-amp, premium back-in 30/50-amp, and standard back-in water-and-electric 30-amp categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted, sized to 75 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. Making accessibility a named category rather than an afterthought is worth noting; confirm your tier, as the water-and-electric categories do not carry sewer at the site. Twenty-one tent sites and cabins round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, showers, firewood, and a snack bar handle the practical side. A water park and outdoor pool anchor the summer, with a beach, boat ramp, and boat docks opening the lake for boating, paddle boarding, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, inflatable water toys, and fishing. A recreation center, craft room, sports courts, basketball, volleyball, golf cart rentals, walking trails, hiking, biking, a playground, and pavilion fill the rest, with live music and planned activities. Keystone sits 45 minutes west of Tulsa behind the Arkansas River's dam. Summer lake season drives demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $30/night

Laketime RV Campground

126 RV Sites

Laketime RV Campground in Osage Beach, Missouri, offers 126 full-hookup RV sites on Lake of the Ozarks, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, ADA-accessible sites, and rigs accepted to 50 feet behind a gated entrance, open all year. Categories publish their exact length — 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, and 31 feet and up — alongside prime view sites, a boat ramp, boat docks, and private sand beaches. One hundred twenty-six back-in sites run in premium categories sized at 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, and 31 feet, plus a 26-foot prime view tier, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 50 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Publishing length by the foot removes every guess about fit — you know exactly what you are booking before you tow in. Accessible sites are available. A public boat launch with dock facilities and private sand swim beaches put the lake literally at your feet, with boating, swimming, and picnicking on site. A pavilion fills out the grounds, and a golf course and water park are nearby. Pets are welcome. Directions: Highway 54 to State Highway KK, northwest on KK to Duenke Drive / Walker's Cay Drive, in through the Margaritaville entrance, past the horse stables and left onto Gantner Ramp Road. Osage Beach's restaurants, pool bars, spas, and lakeside shopping are three minutes away, on a lake with 1,150 miles of shoreline. Summer lake season drives the heaviest demand and fills the corridor. Reserve well ahead for Memorial Day through Labor Day.

from $49/night

Coconuts RV Resort

39 RV Sites, 5 Houses

Coconuts RV Resort in Gravois Mills, Missouri, is an adults-only property offering 39 full-hookup back-in RV sites and five houses on the Gravois Arm of Lake of the Ozarks, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 50 feet behind a gated entrance. Poolside and premium lakeview categories join a standard tier, with a swim-up bar, water park, splash pad, and marina. Thirty-nine back-in sites run in poolside, premium lakeview, and standard categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 50 feet. Naming categories poolside and lakeview tells you exactly where you will be. Five houses round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, showers, and golf cart rentals handle the practical side. One thing to know before booking: this is an adults-only resort, which is precisely why most guests choose it. The swim-up bar at the adult pool is the signature, with a water park, splash pad, beach, and marina alongside. Boat rentals open the lake for boating, water sports, and swimming, with a fitness center, sports courts, pickleball, biking, a playground, dog park, pavilion, and live music at Coconuts Bar and Grill filling the rest. The property sits at the 7-mile mark of the Gravois Arm, and it has built one of the most genuinely resort-oriented lakefront campground experiences in the Midwest — closer in feel to a Caribbean-styled beach club than a campground. Summer lake season drives demand hard. Reserve well ahead for Memorial Day through Labor Day.

from $39/night

Lake Carl Blackwell

71 RV Sites, 9 Cabins, 60 Tent Sites

Lake Carl Blackwell in Stillwater, Oklahoma, offers 71 full-hookup RV sites, nine cabins, and 60 tent sites on a 3,370-acre reservoir, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, ADA-accessible sites, and rigs accepted to 80 feet. Beaver Cove and Huntsmeadow back-in and pull-through categories join a beach, boat ramp, disc golf course, and golf cart rentals. Seventy-one sites span Beaver Cove back-in, Beaver Cove pull-through, Huntsmeadow back-in, and Hunts Meadow pull-through categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with fire pits and picnic tables, sized to 80 feet. Naming the loops rather than numbering tiers makes the property easier to picture, and 80 feet accommodates the longest coaches with a tow. Accessible sites are available. Nine cabins and 60 tent sites round out the lodging — a substantial tent inventory. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. A beach and boat ramp open the lake for boating, canoeing, kayaking, and fishing, with a disc golf course, sports courts, volleyball, golf cart rentals, walking, hiking, biking, horseback riding, a playground, pavilion, and picnicking filling the rest. Birding across the reservoir is productive, and a golf course is nearby. The land is owned and operated by Oklahoma State University — the only major lake in the United States under direct university management. That institutional stewardship shows in how carefully the shoreline and facilities are kept, and Stillwater is minutes east. Summer lake season and OSU football weekends drive the sharpest demand. Reserve well ahead for both.

from $25/night

Broken Arrow Campground

36 RV Sites

Broken Arrow Campground in Eminence, Missouri, offers 36 full-hookup RV sites in the heart of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 70 feet. Double pull-through and amperage-specific pull-through categories mean no backing at any site, with river frontage and a beach. Thirty-six sites run in double pull-thru, pull-thru 30-amp, and pull-thru 50-amp categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric, sized to 70 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. The double pull-through accommodates two rigs traveling together, and 70 feet handles a long coach with a tow. An all-pull-through layout means no backing at any site. Restrooms handle the practical side. A river runs the property with a beach for swimming. The amenity set is deliberately minimal, and here that is the point — guests come for the water, not for programming. Pets are welcome. The Ozark National Scenic Riverways is one of the most naturally spectacular regions in the American Midwest and the first national park area established to protect a river system. Crystalline spring-fed water winds through limestone bluffs and hardwood forest in a landscape that has changed remarkably little. The Current and Jacks Fork Rivers are the main draws for float trips, Alley Spring's historic mill and Round Spring are close, and Big Spring pushes 286 million gallons a day. Summer float season drives the heaviest demand, with spring and fall offering cooler water and far easier availability. Reserve well ahead for June through August.

from $12/night

Acorns Resort

16 RV Sites, 4 Cabins

Acorns Resort in Milford, Kansas, offers 16 full-hookup RV sites and four cabins on Milford Lake, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 30 feet. Back-in and pull-through categories join a boat ramp, beach, fishing pier, outdoor pool, and kayak rentals. Sixteen sites run in back-in and pull-through categories, both carrying water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp, sized to 30 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. One thing to check carefully before booking: the 30-foot cap is genuinely restrictive and rules out most modern coaches, so this suits vans, small trailers, and truck campers. Four cabins round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. A boat ramp, boat docks, boat rentals, and kayak rentals open the lake for boating, paddle boats, paddle boarding, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, and fishing, with a beach and fishing pier on the property. An outdoor pool, recreation center, walking trails, hiking, corn hole, and on-site dining fill the rest, with planned activities through the season and a golf course nearby. The property operates as a wedding venue. Milford Lake is Kansas's largest body of water at more than 15,000 surface acres, and the cedar and oak canopy shading the grounds gives Acorns a genuinely wooded character that is uncommon on the Plains. The Milford Nature Center and fish hatchery are close, with Fort Riley and Manhattan a short drive east. Summer lake season drives the heaviest demand. Reserve well ahead for June through August, and check your rig against the 30-foot limit.

from $30/night

Ohana Celebration Park

9 RV Sites, 1 Cabin, 5 Tent Sites

Ohana Celebration Park in Vilonia, Arkansas, offers nine RV sites, a cabin, and five tent sites on a lake in the central Arkansas countryside, with 30 and 50-amp full hookups on a big-rig-friendly layout. Premium lake-front and lake view pull-throughs join group RV sites, with a beach, boat and kayak rentals, and on-site dining. Nine sites run in group RV, lake view pull-through, and premium lake front pull-through categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp, with fire pits and picnic tables. The lake front and lake view categories are worth requesting early. A cabin and five tent sites round out the accommodations. A general store, laundry, personal mailboxes, restrooms, and a pavilion handle the practical side, and the group sites suit families or clubs traveling together. The lake carries the recreation. A beach gives swimming access, with boat and kayak rentals on site and fishing, boating, canoeing, kayaking, and paddle boats from the shoreline, plus inflatable water toys in season. Walking trails, hiking, biking, a playground, community fire pit, and on-site dining fill the rest, with planned activities through the season and strong stargazing over the water. Pets are welcome. The park has been reborn since 2021 under the Mize family's stewardship from the historic Lester Flatt Memorial Park site, welcoming both short and extended stays. Vilonia sits in Faulkner County between Conway and Little Rock, with the Central Arkansas Karting Complex and Precision Paintball nearby. Summer lake season drives demand. With nine sites, reserve well ahead.

from $25/night