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Happy Pappy's Montauk RV Park

8 RV Sites

Happy Pappy's Montauk RV Park in Salem, MO, offers 8 full-hookup RV sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 45 feet. Sites come as back-ins and pull-thrus, each carrying water, sewer, and electric with a fire pit and picnic table. The park is open all year. A bathhouse with showers, a general store, firewood, and on-site dining cover the essentials, and pets are welcome with a playground on the grounds. A boat ramp and boat rentals put guests on the water, with hiking, fishing, kayaking, horseback riding, birding, picnicking, and Ozark dark-sky stargazing. The park sits less than a mile from Montauk State Park and its access to the Current River — spring-fed, pristine, and home to some of the best trout fishing in Missouri. Salem is in Dent County at the edge of the Mark Twain National Forest, where the Current begins its run south through the Ozark National Scenic Riverways. Rates and availability are on the booking page. Eight sites a mile from Montauk means trout season books out early.

from $39/night

Blue Springs Ranch

142 RV Sites, 33 Cabins, 65 Tent Sites

Blue Springs Ranch in Bourbon, Missouri, offers 142 RV sites, 33 cabins, and 65 tent sites on a spring-fed Ozarks property in Crawford County, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 65 feet. A zip line, horseback riding, kayak and boat rentals, and spring-fed swimming run on site, and the ranch is open all year. One hundred forty-two sites run in back-in, water-and-electric back-in, and pull-through configurations carrying 20, 30, and 50-amp, sized to 65 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. Thirty-three cabins and 65 tent sites make this one of the larger and more varied properties in the Missouri Ozarks. A general store, laundry, dump station, RV storage, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. The spring water is the difference. Constant clear cold water feeds the creek and ponds, setting the ranch apart from the warm-water lake resorts that dominate Missouri summer camping. Swimming, kayaking, paddle boats, boating, and fishing all run from the property, with kayak and boat rentals on site, plus a zip line, horseback riding, paddle boarding, an outdoor pool, and a beach. A playground, pavilion, and barn round out the grounds, with planned activities through the season and strong birding in the surrounding timber. The ranch also operates as a wedding venue. Pets are welcome. You can reserve a cabin or campsite any time of year, and groups can be accommodated year-round with notice. Note that floating and trail rides close from October 31 through April 15 — worth checking if either is central to your trip. Summer is peak for the spring-fed water. Reserve well ahead.

Sinking Creek Ranch

19 RV Sites, 5 Tent Sites, 4 Glamping Sites

Sinking Creek Ranch is a 277-acre wilderness ranch in Bunker, Missouri, bordered on three sides by Mark Twain National Forest. Twenty RV sites, five primitive tent sites, and five luxury glamping tents sit along a spring-fed creek in Reynolds County, one of the least populated counties in the state. Fifteen creekside full-hookup sites carry water, sewer, and 30/50 amp electric on gravel pads running 65 to 90 feet, with six sites at 80 feet or longer. Big rigs and toy haulers fit comfortably. Sites are back-in, each with a fire ring and picnic table. Five dry gravel sites round out the RV inventory. A dump station and fresh water fill are on site, and extra vehicles park free. One flat rate covers your rig, your whole group, extra vehicles, and your dog. No per-person charges, no per-vehicle fees, and electric is never metered. Weekly and monthly rates are available for extended stays, with electric included. Ride from your site. Over 7 miles of private single track for dirt bikes, a 4.5 mile loop for side-by-sides and four wheelers, and direct access to hundreds of miles of fire roads and blazed trails in Mark Twain National Forest. Helmets required, daylight riding only, and quiet hours are enforced from 9pm to 7am. The bathhouse is a log cabin with private hot showers, flush toilets, and complimentary coffee. Firewood and ice available on site. Starlink WiFi at the bathhouse. The night sky is a Bortle Class 2, among the darkest in the eastern United States, and the Milky Way is visible with the naked eye on a clear night. Walking trails run the property along the creek. Horses are welcome with advance notice. Pets are welcome at no charge. Check-in 3pm, check-out 11am. Self check-in instructions sent before arrival.

from $15/night