Pet Friendly

Dogwood Springs Campground

8 Cabins

At 621 East Court Street in Jasper, Arkansas—the Boone County seat in the Arkansas Ozarks where the Buffalo National River makes its most dramatic passage through the limestone bluffs and cedar-forest hollows of the Newton County reaches, and where the Boxley Valley elk herd and the Upper Buffalo's whitewater sections create the specific outdoor identity that makes the Jasper area the most spectacularly positioned small town in the Arkansas park system—Dogwood Springs Campground and Resort combines studio cabins and cottages, 30 and 50-amp full hookup RV sites, tent sites with on-site electricity, a seasonal swimming pool, and the trail and river access that makes the Buffalo National River corridor the most sought-after camping destination in the Arkansas Ozarks. The campground's position in Jasper—minutes from the National River, within the zone of elk sightings, and in the geographic heart of the Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway—makes the drive time from any site to the Buffalo's most beautiful accesses negligible. Studio cabins and studio cottages provide the most enclosed and equipped accommodation—with full kitchens, private bathrooms, climate control, and fireplace options that make cold-season Ozark visits comfortable and self-contained in a way that tent camping cannot match. Full hookup RV sites with 30 and 50-amp electric service, water, and sewer connections accommodate the RV population, and tent sites with on-site electrical service bridge the gap between primitive camping and full hookup, giving tent campers the electrical access for lighting, fans, and device charging that modern tent camping increasingly depends on. A seasonal swimming pool provides controlled aquatic recreation during the Ozark summer when the Buffalo River's flow can vary with rainfall patterns. Coin-operated laundry facilities, a covered pavilion with picnic tables, designated fire rings at select sites, and clean showers and bathrooms complete the practical amenity inventory. The Buffalo National River—the first national river designated in the United States system, protected by Congress in 1972—flows through one of the last undammed, free-flowing rivers in the lower 48 states with the specific water quality and natural character that undammed status preserves. The Upper Buffalo, accessible from Jasper, provides the most technically challenging and scenically dramatic whitewater paddling on the river system—running in late winter and early spring when seasonal rainfall fills the narrow canyon sections—while the lower sections provide the flatwater float experience that summer and fall visitors access by canoe and kayak. The Boxley Valley elk herd—one of the largest free-ranging elk herds in the eastern United States, reintroduced to the Arkansas Ozarks in 1981 from Rocky Mountain populations—inhabits the Boxley Valley and surrounding ridge terrain in numbers large enough that morning and evening wildlife viewing from the valley road has become a specific Jasper-area activity that visitors plan trips around. The fall rut in September and October brings bugling bulls to the valley floor in the same manner that Rocky Mountain elk are famous for, but accessible by car on a paved road rather than requiring a backcountry hiking permit. Rock climbing in the Ozarks, cave tours at the Cosmic Cavern and Mystic Caverns near Harrison, and elk-viewing photography constitute the activity calendar that gives the Newton County area its multi-day destination credibility. Dogwood Springs Campground and Resort is open year-round in the Arkansas Ozarks' four-season climate. The fall elk-viewing season and the spring whitewater season represent the two demand peaks most specific to the Jasper area. Reserve your cabin or RV site early for October elk rut weekends and let the Buffalo National River and the Arkansas Ozarks earn the wilderness reputation that one of the Midwest's finest river corridors deserves.

from $75/night

Branson Stagecoach Campground

45 RV Sites

Branson Stagecoach Campground in Branson, Missouri, is a wooded campground minutes from Branson's live entertainment corridor — a property with full-hookup RV sites, comfortable cabins, and covered wagon accommodations in the Ozark Mountains of Taney County that gives guests the balance between the Branson resort area's concerts, shows, and attractions and the natural wooded campground setting that the Ozark forest and the White River Ozarks sustain within and around Branson's commercial entertainment district. The campground's Branson position gives guests the specific convenience of a short drive to the Highway 76 theater row and the Silver Dollar City theme park access that makes Branson the most comprehensively entertainmented small city in the American Midwest. Full-hookup RV sites, cabins, and the distinctive covered wagon accommodation give Branson Stagecoach the complete lodging range for the Branson entertainment visitor — the covered wagon specifically gives the campground the Branson-appropriate Western and pioneer heritage aesthetic that the Stagecoach name and the Ozarks' early settlement history reflect, and the full-hookup RV sites give self-contained travelers the complete practical base for the Branson show schedule that multi-night stays in the entertainment district specifically require. The wooded setting gives guests the Ozark forest character that contrasts with the commercial entertainment strip. Pets are welcome. Branson's Highway 76 "Strip" and theater district sustains over 100 live performance venues ranging from the grand Welk Resort Theater to the intimate murder mystery dinner shows — a concentration of live entertainment that gives Branson the most entertainment-seat-per-capita ratio of any American city and that sustains the country music acts, comedy shows, variety performances, and celebrity tribute productions that draw over 9 million visitors annually to this Taney County city of 12,000 permanent residents. The shows' family-friendly orientation gives Branson its specific multigenerational family vacation identity. Silver Dollar City, on the Taney County hilltop above the White River valley four miles west of the Branson Strip, is one of the most acclaimed theme parks in the United States — a Herschend Family Entertainment property built around an 1880s mining town theme, whose 40-plus rides, the National Craft Festival in October, and the craftspeople demonstrations in glassblowing, blacksmithing, pottery, and basket weaving give the park the cultural depth and the physical setting specificity that distinguishes it from the generic commercial theme park format. The White Water Branson water park adjacent to Silver Dollar City extends the complex's family programming through the summer season. Branson Stagecoach Campground serves guests year-round in Taney County's Ozark climate, with the summer season from Memorial Day through Labor Day representing the peak family entertainment visitor demand and the fall Silver Dollar City National Craft Festival from late September through early November creating the second major visitor peak that fills Branson's accommodation market to capacity in the October foliage and festival period. Table Rock Lake, five miles west of Branson in Stone County, provides the boating, bass fishing, and Table Rock State Park swimming beach that complement the entertainment strip's indoor programming with the outdoor recreation that Ozark lake country specifically enables. Reserve sites and cabins many months ahead for summer peak and the October National Craft Festival weekends.

from $50/night

Wanderlust RV Park & Cabins

88 RV Sites, 2 Cabins

Wanderlust RV Park and Cabins in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, offers 88 RV sites and two cabins five minutes from downtown, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 80 feet. Ridge Row pull-through, premium pull-through, and water-and-electric categories join full-hookup back-in and pull-through tiers, with an outdoor pool and creek. Eighty-eight sites span back-in, back-in water-and-electric, pull-thru, pull-thru water-and-electric, pull-thru 30-amp, premium pull-thru, and Ridge Row pull-thru 30/50-amp categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted with site WiFi, sized to 80 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Check your tier before booking — the water-and-electric categories do not carry sewer at the site. Eighty feet is generous for the Ozark hills. Two cabins round out the lodging. A laundry, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. An outdoor pool anchors the warm months, with a pavilion, creek, and biking filling the grounds and planned activities through the season. Pets are welcome. Eureka Springs is unlike anywhere else in Arkansas — a Victorian spa town built into the Ozark hillsides, where the entire downtown is on the National Register, the streets wind rather than grid, and the Basin Spring's healing-water heritage still shapes the town's character. Thorncrown Chapel, the Great Passion Play, and the Buffalo National River are all within reach. Spring and fall foliage drive the heaviest demand in the Ozarks. Reserve well ahead for October weekends.

from $38/night

Ember Shoals Outdoor Resort

42 RV Sites

Ember Shoals Outdoor Resort in Cotter, Arkansas, provides a classic White River tailwater fishing camp on one of the world's most celebrated trout streams, where the cold, clear flows released from Bull Shoals Dam's depths create year-round water temperatures ideal for the rainbow and brown trout that have made the White River tailwater between Bull Shoals and Norfolk Lake a pilgrimage destination for fly fishermen across North America. The park's position directly on the White River in Baxter County gives guests the immediate river access—fishing from the bank, the dock, or launching drift boats and jonboats for guided float fishing—that defines the Cotter experience for anglers whose primary purpose is time on one of the continent's most productive trout rivers. The park's facility reflects its identity as a working fishing camp built for anglers: full hookup sites, cabin rentals for the non-RV fishing party, a clubhouse, fishing guide services that provide local expertise on the White River's most productive trout holding lies and seasonal patterns, river access with boat dock, fishing pier, a store with supplies, propane fills and exchange, showers, bathrooms, laundry, and pet-friendly policies for the sporting dogs and companions that fishing trips include. The corn hole and outdoor social spaces serve the evening gathering culture of fishing camp life, and the White River's visible current from the camp creates the ambient background that reinforces the angling community identity of this Baxter County riverfront property. The White River's transformation from a warm-water Ozark stream into a world-class cold-water trout fishery is entirely attributable to the thermal stratification of Bull Shoals Lake—the cold hypolimnion water released from the dam's bottom gates throughout the year maintains water temperatures in the 45-58 degree range year-round regardless of ambient air temperature, creating a trout habitat that supports enormous rainbow and brown trout populations in a river system that the surrounding Ozark highland geology keeps exceptionally clear. The IGFA world record brown trout was caught on the White River below Bull Shoals Dam, and the river consistently produces trout in the 20-inch-plus range that draw serious fly and spin fishermen from the metropolitan areas of the Midwest and South. Cotter's position at the confluence of the White River and the North Fork of the White River creates the triangulated access to two high-quality tailwater trout streams from a single base camp, and the Buffalo National River—the first national river designated by Congress, 36 miles northwest via AR-62—provides the contrasting wilderness float trip experience in a pristine free-flowing Ozark river canyon of extraordinary beauty. Mountain Home, the Baxter County seat approximately 10 miles east, provides the restaurants, grocery, and commercial services that make extended fishing camp stays in Cotter comfortable. Ember Shoals Outdoor Resort operates year-round in Baxter County's Ozark climate, with the White River's cold tailwater temperatures supporting productive trout fishing in every season—the winter low-flow periods often produce the year's largest fish as trophy brown trout concentrate in the deep pools below the dam, and the summer crowds that warm-water lake destinations experience are absent from the Cotter tailwater where the cold, misty river retains its solitary fishing camp character regardless of season. Float fishing trips in drift boats guided by local outfitters represent the White River experience at its fullest, and the park's guide service connection provides immediate access to the expertise that makes first-time White River visitors most productive.

from $32/night

Bar M Resort & Campground

17 RV Sites, 2 Glamping Sites

Bar M Resort & Campground in Reeds Spring, Missouri, offers 17 full-hookup RV sites and two glamping sites on 10 acres along a private cove of Table Rock Lake, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet. Boat docks, a boat ramp, an outdoor pool, and a game room sit on a quiet lakeside property between Branson and Kimberling City. Seventeen back-in sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 45 feet. Two glamping sites and cabins round out the accommodations. Laundry, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. The private cove is the draw. Boat docks and a boat ramp give direct lake access for boating and fishing, with swimming from the shoreline and an outdoor pool as the managed alternative. A game room, ping pong, basketball, horseshoes, a playground, and a pavilion fill the grounds. Table Rock's blue-green clarity is exceptional, and having a private cove rather than a public ramp is the difference between launching in minutes and queuing on a summer morning. Pets are welcome. Reeds Spring sits in Stone County on MO-248 in Tri-Lakes Country, which puts Branson's entertainment complex within easy reach while keeping the campground itself quiet. Directions from St. Louis: I-44 west to Exit 82-A (Highway 65 south), about 20 miles south to Missouri Highway EE, right (west) on EE three miles to the light at Highway 160/13, then left (south) about 18 miles. Summer lake season and the Branson calendar drive demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $45/night

Route 62 Motor Resort

21 RV Sites, 8 Cabins, 12 Tipis, 1 Onsite RV/Trailer

Route 62 Motor Resort in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, offers full-hookup RV sites, tent camping and cabin rentals with an outdoor pool, a hot tub, a clubhouse and mini-golf, fronting Historic Highway 62 on the main approach into town. Sites are big-rig friendly and take rigs up to 45 feet. A storm shelter on site is worth noting in a region that takes spring weather seriously. Full-hookup RV sites accommodate rigs to 45 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Tent sites serve campers traveling light, and cabins provide enclosed lodging. A general store stocks camp basics, laundry, bathrooms and showers handle longer stays, and WiFi reaches the sites. The on-site storm shelter is a genuine practical feature for spring and early-summer stays in the Ozarks. On-site recreation covers both weather patterns. An outdoor pool and hot tub anchor the warm season, a clubhouse and mini-golf work regardless, and a community fire pit provides the evening gathering point. Shuffleboard, picnicking and stargazing fill out the property, and the resort's lake supports fishing, boating, swimming, kayaking and paddle boarding. Hiking and biking run from the grounds, and bird and wildlife watching is productive across the Ozark hardwood setting. Pets are welcome. The Eureka Springs Historic District is the most intact Victorian spa townscape in the mid-South — built on hillsides so steep no two streets cross at grade, with Basin Spring still flowing in the downtown park where the resort town began in 1879. Thorncrown Chapel sits four miles west on US-62, E. Fay Jones's 1980 glass-and-Douglas-fir chapel that the AIA ranked the fourth greatest American architectural work of the twentieth century. Beaver Lake's 28,000 acres lie 10 miles southeast. The resort operates year-round. Spring wildflowers in April and May and October foliage on the Ozark ridgelines are the two most spectacular windows. Reserve ahead for the Blues Festival, the opera season and the fall color peak.

from $30/night

Hide-A-Way Campground

54 RV Sites, 2 Onsite RV/Trailers

Hide-A-Way Campground in Branson, Missouri, offers 56 full-hookup RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service, ADA-accessible sites, and rigs accepted up to 100 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout, open all year. A dedicated ADA back-in category joins premium back-in and pull-through tiers, along with two rental RVs — the Velvet Buck and the White Squirrel. Fifty-six sites span ADA back-in, back-in, premium back-in, premium pull-thru, and pull-thru categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 100 feet. One hundred feet is exceptional for the Ozark hills and accommodates the longest coaches with a tow. Accessible sites are a named category rather than an afterthought. The Velvet Buck and White Squirrel rental RVs and cabins round out the lodging for guests without a rig. A general store, laundry, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. An outdoor pool anchors the warm months, with a clubhouse, community fire pit, playground, dog park, and corn hole filling the grounds. The clubhouse-oriented, neighborhood-style atmosphere is what regulars come back for. Boating, a water park, and an amusement park are all nearby. Pets are welcome. The Branson entertainment corridor is minutes away — dozens of theaters, Silver Dollar City, and Table Rock Lake recreation. 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.

Branson Lakeside RV Park

138 RV Sites

Branson Lakeside RV Park in Missouri offers 139 full-hookup RV sites on the shore of Lake Taneycomo in downtown Branson, with 30 and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted up to 90 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout, open all year. Supersites, lakefront pull-through, and deluxe patio pull-through categories join premium and standard tiers, with a marina, boat ramp, and five fishing docks. One hundred thirty-nine sites span back-in, premium back-in, standard pull-thru, premium pull-thru, deluxe patio pull-thru, lakefront pull-thru, and Supersites categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 90 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Ninety feet accommodates the longest coaches with a tow. The deluxe patio section adds private patios, fire pits, and picnic tables with umbrellas, and the lakefront tier is the one to request. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, showers, portable toilets, and firewood handle the practical side. A marina, boat ramp, boat docks, boat rentals, and five fishing docks in the campground itself open the lake for boating, canoeing, kayaking, and fishing. A clubhouse, pavilion, walking trails, community fire pit, dog park, and on-site dining fill the rest, with live music through the season. Branson Landing's shopping and dining district is steps away, with the theater strip and Silver Dollar City close. Summer, the fall theater season, and the Christmas shows drive three peaks. Reserve well ahead.

from $42 $36/night

Landing View Campground

92 RV Sites

Landing View Campground in Branson, Missouri, offers 92 full-hookup RV sites above Lake Taneycomo with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 70 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Back-in and pull-through categories join a lazy river, outdoor pool, and hot tub two minutes from Branson Landing. Ninety-two sites run in back-in and pull-through categories, both carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 70 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Seventy feet accommodates a long coach with a tow, which is not a given in the Ozark hills. A general store, laundry, restrooms, showers, RV storage, and boat storage handle the practical side. All guests sign a liability and photo release on arrival. A lazy river is the standout — genuinely uncommon at a campground this size. An outdoor pool and hot tub and sauna sit alongside, with pickleball, hiking, boating, swimming, and a dog park filling the rest. Pets are welcome. The high ground above the lake is the property's defining feature, with panoramic sightlines across Lake Taneycomo and the surrounding Ozark ridges. Branson itself is two minutes away — one of the most entertainment-dense destinations in the Midwest, with dozens of theaters, Silver Dollar City, and the Branson Landing waterfront district all close, and Table Rock Lake just beyond. Summer and the fall theater season drive the heaviest demand in Branson, with the Christmas show season creating a strong third peak. Reserve well ahead for June through August and for November and December.

from $59/night

Lakeview Cabins & RV Campground

31 RV Sites, 4 Cabins

Table Rock Lake sits at the heart of everything that makes Branson, Missouri one of the Midwest's most enduring vacation destinations. The 43,000-acre reservoir, carved from the Ozark hills by the damming of the White River, delivers blue-water clarity that surprises first-time visitors and keeps the fishing, boating, and swimming crowds coming back year after year. Lakeview Cabins & RV Campground, situated on Indian Point along the lake's northern shore, puts guests directly in the middle of this Ozark lake experience with one of the most coveted locations on the water. The campground's 65 full hookup RV sites include 30- and 50-amp electric service, city water, and sewer connections. Pull-through access is available on select sites for larger rigs, and the boat parking area accommodates guests who arrive with their own watercraft. Free Wi-Fi, modern shower houses, clean bathrooms, and an on-site general store handle the practical needs of a comfortable stay. Cabins provide an alternative for guests who'd rather have four walls, and kayak and golf cart rentals add convenience for exploring both the property and the lake environment. Table Rock Lake water access is the defining feature of a Lakeview stay. On-site kayak rentals let guests push off from the property for paddling explorations of Indian Point's coves and inlets whenever the mood strikes. The lake's warm-season swimming and fishing are exceptional — Table Rock is one of Missouri's premier bass fishing destinations, with largemouth and smallmouth both well-represented in the clear Ozark water. The surrounding scenery — wooded hillsides, quiet coves, and the broad expanse of the lake's main channel — provides a natural backdrop that counterbalances Branson's more theatrical attractions just up the road. Silver Dollar City, one of the country's most acclaimed regional theme parks and a master of Ozark craftsmanship and heritage, sits two miles from the campground. The resort operates a shuttle service from the property, so park days don't require navigating the parking situation. Branson's entertainment district, lined with live music theaters, comedy shows, and family attractions, is a short drive northeast. The Table Rock Dam and visitor center and Shepherd of the Hills Homestead add additional day-trip options within easy reach. Lakeview operates seasonally, with summer the peak period for both lake activity and Branson entertainment. The fall foliage season in October brings another wave of visitors, when the Ozark hills erupt in color and the lake crowds thin enough to reclaim a bit of quiet. Weekend reservations fill fast throughout the season — plan ahead and book your site early to secure an Indian Point address for your Branson trip. Arrive, drop anchor on the lake, and stay as long as the Ozarks will have you. The combination of clear Ozark mountain-lake water, world-class live entertainment, and an Indian Point campsite address is one of the Midwest's best-kept vacation formulas.

from $50/night

Viola RV Park

53 RV Sites, 2 Cabins

Viola RV Park in Shell Knob, Missouri, offers 17 full-hookup RV sites and two cabins in Table Rock Lake country, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 67 feet. Back-in and pull-through categories carry water, sewer, and electric, with dedicated on-site hosts under new management close to the marina. Seventeen sites run in 30-amp back-ins and 30-amp and 50-amp pull-throughs, all carrying water, sewer, and electric, sized to 67 feet, with picnic tables. Two cabins serve guests without a rig. A general store, laundry, and restrooms handle the practical side. The on-site hosts are a real part of the offering here — a small park under active management rather than a remote-run operation. Pets are welcome. The property keeps its infrastructure straightforward, with the lake and the surrounding Ozarks doing the work. The marina is close, which puts Table Rock's boating and fishing within easy reach without hauling far. Shell Knob sits in Barry County on Table Rock Lake, one of Missouri's clearest and most productive recreational lakes. The surrounding day-trip range is unusually broad: the Branson entertainment corridor, Silver Dollar City, and the White River fly fishing heritage that the Bull Shoals and Lake Taneycomo tailwater fishery sustains downstream — water recreation, country music entertainment, and trout fishing from a single base in the southwest Missouri Ozarks. The park serves the Table Rock season, with summer lake recreation and the Branson calendar driving demand. With 17 sites, reserve ahead for summer weekends and Branson event dates.

from $35/night

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