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Indian Camp Campground

25 RV Sites

Indian Camp Campground in Arlington, Kentucky, offers 25 RV sites in the extreme western Purchase Region, with 30 and 50-amp water-and-electric service and rigs accepted up to 90 feet. Back-in, pull-in, and pull-through categories join a general store, playground, showers, and firewood, open all year. Twenty-five sites run in back-in, pull-in, and pull-thru categories, carrying water and electric on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 90 feet, with picnic tables. Plan around the hookups — sites carry water and electric but not sewer, so manage tank capacity and use the dump station. Ninety feet is exceptional capacity for a park this size and accommodates anything on the road with room to spare. Three configurations cover most arrival preferences. A general store, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. A playground fills the grounds, with a river nearby, offroading close, and a state park within reach. The amenity set is deliberately spare, which keeps rates low and suits a quiet rural property. Pets are welcome. Arlington sits in the far western tip of Kentucky, one of the least visited but most historically and ecologically interesting corners of the Commonwealth. The Mississippi River's alluvial landscape defines it — Columbus-Belmont State Park's Civil War earthworks overlook the river, the Reelfoot Lake area formed by the New Madrid earthquakes is close, and the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi at Wickliffe draws serious birders and history travelers. Spring and fall bring the most comfortable conditions and the best birding along the Mississippi flyway. Demand runs steadily rather than seasonally. Reserve ahead for holiday weekends.

from $25/night

Cedar Ridge South Fork River

4 Glamping Sites, 3 Tiny Houses

Cedar Ridge South Fork River in Hardy, AR, offers 3 tiny houses and 4 glamping sites along the South Fork of the Spring River. This is a tiny house and glamping property rather than a serviced RV park — the published record shows no RV sites or hookups, so contact them directly if you're traveling in a rig. A bathhouse with showers, firewood, a community fire pit, walking trails, and WiFi serve the grounds. Pets are welcome. The river is the reason to come. The South Fork is a cold, clear Ozark stream fed by some of the most prolific springs in the region — cool enough for comfortable floating and swimming through an Arkansas summer, and productive for smallmouth bass and rainbow trout. Kayaking, hiking, fishing, swimming, picnicking, birding, and dark forest sky for stargazing fill the days. Hardy sits in Sharp County in the Arkansas Ozarks, a small town with a well-preserved historic main street. Rates for the tiny houses and glamping sites are on the booking page. Summer float season books first — and call about RV accommodation before you tow.

Hidden Creek Camp Ground

101 RV Sites, 2 Tent Sites

Hidden Creek Camp Ground in Springville, Tennessee, offers 101 full-hookup pull-through RV sites and two tent sites minutes from Kentucky Lake, with 30 and 50-amp service, ADA-accessible sites, and rigs accepted to 40 feet. Creekside, interior, and communal woodside lot categories join a small-cabin creekside option, with an outdoor pool, pond, and walking trails. One hundred one sites span communal woodside lot, creekside lot, creekside lot with a small cabin, interior corner lot, interior creekside corner lot, and interior creekside categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 40 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Note the 40-foot cap before booking a larger rig, and that the layout is pull-through throughout. The creekside lot with a small cabin is an unusual hybrid — extra sleeping space alongside your rig. Accessible sites are available. A laundry, restrooms, showers, and boat storage handle the practical side. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with a creek and pond supporting fishing, and walking trails, hiking, a playground, pavilion, and picnicking filling the grounds. Pets are welcome. The campground sits at 2576 W Antioch Road in the rolling hills of Henry County, minutes from Kentucky Lake — one of the largest man-made lakes in the eastern United States and a destination anglers and boaters drive to from across the Southeast. Summer lake season drives the heaviest demand, with spring and fall fishing strong. Reserve ahead for warm-weather weekends.

from $40/night

Waters Edge RV Park & Marina - Murray

23 RV Sites

Waters Edge RV Park & Marina in Murray, KY, offers 23 full-hookup back-in RV sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 50 feet. Every site is a full-hookup back-in carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi, and ADA-accessible sites are available. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, a dump station, a recreation center, and a barn are on the property, along with cabins for guests without a rig. Pets are welcome, and there's a playground. The marina is the anchor: 36 boat slips, boat docks, and a boat ramp put guests directly onto the lake for boating and fishing, with walking trails, hiking, biking, and picnicking on and around the grounds. Golf, a state park, and a water park are nearby. Murray sits in western Kentucky's lake country, a short drive from Benton and the Kentucky Lake and Land Between the Lakes recreation area. Rates for sites and cabins are on the booking page. Ask about boat slip availability when you reserve — the two book separately.

from $65/night

Hidden Oasis at White Oak Landing

4 RV Sites

Hidden Oasis at White Oak Landing in Clifton, TN, offers 4 full-hookup waterfront RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 40 feet. Every site is a waterfront back-in carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi. Two things to plan for: six people are allowed per site, and there is no store on the property — come with your propane, food, and anything else you'll need. The grounds are gated and open all year, with a bathhouse, a pavilion, a community fire pit, and both RV and boat storage. Pets are welcome. A boat ramp and boat docks put guests directly on the water for boating, fishing, kayaking, and paddle boarding, with hiking and picnicking on the grounds. Clifton sits on a four-mile tree-lined private cove connecting to Kentucky Lake — the Tennessee River backwater of TVA's largest reservoir, with 160,300 acres of warm-water fishing habitat and 2,300 miles of shoreline. Rates and availability are on the booking page. Four waterfront sites on Kentucky Lake go quickly — book early and arrive stocked.

from $45/night

Big Creek RV Park/ Arcadia Meadow Campground LLC

Big Creek RV Park and Arcadia Meadow Campground in Annapolis, MO, offers full-hookup RV sites carrying water, sewer, electric, and cable TV, with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table at each site. Both pull-thru and back-in layouts are available, and the park is rated big rig friendly. Contact them for site count, amp service, and maximum rig length, since those specifics aren't published here. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, firewood, propane fills, and a barn cover the practical side. Pets are welcome. An outdoor pool, a pond, creek frontage, sport courts, volleyball, horseshoes, a playground, and walking trails fill the wooded grounds, with swimming, fishing, hiking, biking, gem panning, birding, and stargazing. Annapolis sits on Highway 49 in Iron County in the St. Francois Mountains — some of the oldest and most geologically remarkable terrain in the American Midwest. Johnson's Shut-Ins, Elephant Rocks, Taum Sauk Mountain, Fort Davidson, and the Black River are all within easy reach. Rates and availability are on the booking page. Shut-Ins season fills this corner of Missouri — reserve ahead and confirm your rig's fit.

from $30/night

Eminence Cottages and Camp

7 RV Sites, 4 Tent Sites

Eminence Cottages and Camp in Eminence, Missouri, offers seven full-hookup RV sites and four tent sites in the heart of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 80 feet. Pull-through categories join cottages, a hot tub and sauna, and kayak rentals in Shannon County. Seven pull-through sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 20/30-amp and 30/50-amp service, sized to 80 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. The 80-foot capacity is generous for a small property. Four tent sites and cottages round out the accommodations. A general store, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. With seven RV sites, reserve well ahead. Pets are welcome. Kayak rentals are available on site, which matters here — the rivers are the reason to come, and having boats on the property removes the outfitter logistics. A hot tub and sauna, pavilion, sports courts, volleyball, corn hole, and walking trails fill the grounds, with hiking, canoeing, and kayaking from the area and a golf course nearby. Eminence sits in one of Missouri's most remote and purely beautiful rural counties, where the Jacks Fork and the Current River flow cold and spring-clear through forested limestone valleys protected under the National Park Service since 1964. For guests wanting immersive access to the Ozarks' most celebrated float rivers with comfort infrastructure for multi-day stays, this is the deepest access point in the region. Float season runs spring through fall, peaking in summer. Reserve well ahead for warm-weather weekends.

from $29 $25/night

Deer Creek Campground

Deer Creek Campground sits on the spring-fed Black River in Lesterville, Missouri—a Reynolds County Ozark community about two hours southwest of St. Louis where the Black River's cold, clear current, high quality of water, and accessible float corridor have made it one of the premier river recreation destinations in the Missouri Ozarks. The campground's combination of RV sites, cabins, and tent camping with an in-house float trip outfitting operation makes it a genuine Ozark river camp where the water is not merely adjacent to the camping but central to the entire experience. RV sites with hookup options, cabins of various sizes, and tent sites accommodate the full range of camping preferences, with outdoor pool, playground, a large pirate ship play structure for children, volleyball court, fire rings, picnic tables, and a covered pavilion available for rental providing the on-property recreational infrastructure. A camp store handles supply needs. The campground's Black River position means that creek access is immediate—the spring-fed water characteristic of the Ozark streams maintains temperatures in the mid-60s through summer, providing the cold, refreshing float and swimming experience that distinguishes Ozark river recreation from the warmer lake swimming that characterizes most Midwest summer camping. Deer Creek is also a river outfitter, offering four- to ten-person rafts, party islands, canoes, kayaks, and tubes for a seven-mile guided floating trip on the Black River—a self-guided float through the Ozark woodland where the river's spring-fed clarity, boulder-lined pools, and gravel-bar swimming holes define a distinctly Missouri outdoor experience. The float trip returns guests to the campground via shuttle, and multiple daily launches accommodate camping guests who want to spend more of their day on the water than a single float covers. The combination of the campground's location on the float corridor and its outfitting operation makes it one of the more self-contained river camping operations in the Missouri Ozarks. The Reynolds County Ozarks are anchored by a series of Missouri state parks that collectively make the area one of the most park-dense recreational landscapes in the state: Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park, where the Black River flows through volcanic rhyolite formations creating natural rock water slides and swimming pools unique in Missouri, is the most famous. Elephant Rocks State Park, a field of billion-year-old granite boulders among the oldest exposed rock in Missouri, provides geological wonder accessible to visitors of all mobility levels on its paved trail. Sam A. Baker State Park, one of Missouri's most beloved parks, provides additional Black River access with hiking and camping in the St. François Mountains terrain. Deer Creek Campground operates through the Missouri Ozarks river season, with peak float trip demand from Memorial Day through Labor Day when the Black River's consistent spring-fed flow and moderate gradient make it accessible to all experience levels. Fall brings cooler temperatures, reduced crowds, and the hardwood foliage of the Ozark plateau in its full color display from early to mid-October, when the river's accessibility continues but the social intensity of peak summer diminishes. The campground's proximity to Johnson's Shut-Ins and the geological wonder of the Reynolds County state park cluster makes it a natural combination of river camping and state park exploration in a stretch of the Ozarks that rewards a multi-day stay.

from $33/night

Harmony Ridge RV Park

7 RV Sites

Harmony Ridge RV Park in Linden, Tennessee, offers 7 full-hookup RV sites on laser-leveled ridgetop sites with sweeping southern views, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 80 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Individually named sites — several designated Big Rig — join walking trails, a community fire pit, and dark-sky stargazing. Seven sites are named individually rather than pooled into tiers, spanning full-hookup Big Rig and full-hookup standard designations, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 80 feet, with fire pits. Naming each site and flagging which handle big rigs is unusually transparent for a park this size — you know exactly which pad you are booking. Eighty feet accommodates the longest coaches with a tow. A dump station, firewood, and community fire pit handle the practical side. The park is LGBTIQA+ friendly. Walking trails run the property, with hiking, exceptional stargazing, and productive birding. Boating and wine tasting are nearby. The laser-leveled pads are worth noting — on a ridgetop, level is not a given, and it saves a lot of blocking. Pets are welcome. One navigation note: the park recently rebranded from Linden Camp and new signage is still being installed, so do not be thrown if you see the old name on arrival. Perry County sits in the Tennessee Valley's mid-state hill country, where the Buffalo River runs undammed for 120 miles — a Nature Conservancy-designated corridor and one of the best canoe and kayak floats in the state. Nashville is about 90 minutes east. Spring and fall are most comfortable. Reserve ahead.

from $40/night

Tween the Lakes Campground

14 RV Sites

Tween the Lakes Campground in Grand Rivers, KY, offers 14 full-hookup RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 60 feet. Sites come in two categories, standard back-in and standard pull-thru, both on concrete pads carrying water, sewer, and electric. Concrete pads at every site is a genuine advantage in lake country. A dump station and WiFi are on site, and pets are welcome. Lake access and walking trails fill the grounds, with hiking, biking, and picnicking. Grand Rivers sits in the narrow land corridor between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley in Livingston County, just off Interstate 24 at Exit 31 — one of the most geographically distinctive campground positions anywhere, with two of the largest lakes in the eastern United States on either side and Land Between the Lakes just south. Rates and availability are on the booking page. Fourteen sites between two major lakes fill fast in summer — reserve well ahead.

from $45/night

Mountain View RV Park and Guest Motel

38 RV Sites, 1 Cabin, 8 Condos, 1 Lodge

Mountain View RV Park and Guest Motel in Mountain View, Arkansas, offers 38 full-hookup RV sites and 10 cabin, condo, and lodge units in the Ozark Mountains, with 30 and 50-amp service, cable TV, ADA-accessible sites, and EV charging. Sites take rigs to 45 feet across named categories including Best View back-ins and premium pull-throughs with room for a tow vehicle. Thirty-eight sites run in 30-amp and 30/50-amp full-hookup back-ins along the fence line, Best View back-ins on gravel pads, and premium 50-amp full-hookup pull-throughs with space for a tow — all carrying water, sewer, and electric with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 45 feet. Accessible sites are available, and EV charging is on site, still uncommon at Ozark campgrounds. Ten cabins, condos, and lodge units serve guests without a rig. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, firewood, and a gated entrance handle the practical side, and the property is open all year. On-site recreation is broad: a disc golf course, sports courts, basketball, horseshoes, corn hole, a recreation center, community fire pit, and walking trails, with a lake, pond, and creek on the property for fishing, boating, and kayaking. On-site dining covers meals, and live music and planned activities run through the season. Pets are welcome. Mountain View is the Folk Music Capital of the World, a living folk culture community where traditional Ozark music and crafts remain central to daily life. The walkable downtown, the Ozark Folk Center State Park, Blanchard Springs Caverns, Gunner's Pool, and the Syllamo mountain bike trails are all close. Music events drive occupancy here — check the calendar and book around it.

from $39/night

Ozark RV Park and Cabins

67 RV Sites, 4 Cabins

Ozark RV Park and Cabins in Mountain View, Arkansas, offers 67 full-hookup RV sites and four cabins adjacent to the Ozark Folk Center State Park, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, cable TV, ADA-accessible sites, and rigs accepted to 67 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Back-in and pull-through categories join a recreation center, walking trails, community fire pit, and dog park. Sixty-seven sites span back-in 30-amp, back-in, and pull-thru categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 67 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Accessible sites are available. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. One pricing detail: rates cover four people, with a $2 per person charge above that and an eight-person maximum per site. A recreation center, billiards, walking trails, hiking, and a dog park fill the grounds, with planned activities through the season and boating nearby. Pets are welcome. Mountain View is the undisputed folk music and traditional crafts capital of the Ozarks. Square dancing still happens on the courthouse square on summer weekends, and the regional traditions here are preserved as genuine living practice rather than nostalgia — musicians gather informally around the square most warm evenings. The park connects directly to the Ozark Folk Center State Park, with Blanchard Springs Caverns and the White and Buffalo Rivers close. Spring and fall bring the most comfortable Ozark conditions and the fullest music calendar, with foliage drawing October crowds. Reserve well ahead for festival weekends.

from $29/night