Planned Activities

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

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

Candy Cane RV Park & Campground

9 RV Sites, 3 Tent Sites

Candy Cane RV Park & Campground in Steelville, Missouri, offers nine full-hookup RV sites and three tent sites three minutes from downtown, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet. An outdoor pool, mini-golf, and a family-owned operation that charges nothing extra for the shower house or dump station make this an intentionally small-scale Ozarks stop. Nine sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 30-amp back-in and 50-amp pull-through configurations, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Three tent sites cover simpler camping. Laundry, restrooms, showers, a dump station, and WiFi handle the practical side — and the shower house and dump station carry no charge, which small family-owned Ozark campgrounds maintain as a point of hospitality. An outdoor pool anchors the warm months, with an 18-hole miniature golf course, sports courts, basketball, volleyball, and a pavilion filling the grounds. Swimming, fishing, hiking, and picnicking run from the area, with live music through the season and a state park nearby. Pets are welcome. Steelville sits in the Meramec River valley at the heart of the Missouri Ozarks, where spring-fed streams, float rivers, and karst geology of the Salem Plateau created Missouri's float-trip camping culture. The Meramec River is five miles away and Meramec Spring Park — with its natural spring, trout hatchery, and trail system — is ten minutes out. Downtown Steelville's restaurants, including Rich's Famous Burgers and the Spare Rib Inn, are three minutes from the sites. Float season drives summer demand. With nine sites, reserve well ahead for any warm-weather weekend.

from $25/night

Cedar Ridge RV Park & Storage

11 RV Sites

Cedar Ridge RV Park & Storage in Bakersfield, Missouri, offers 11 full-hookup RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 60 feet, in the Missouri Ozarks near the Arkansas border. Dry camping sites join 30-amp and 50-amp pull-throughs, with RV and boat storage on site. Eleven sites run in 30-amp pull-through, 50-amp pull-through, and dry camping categories, the serviced sites carrying water, sewer, and electric, sized to 60 feet. The dry camping option suits self-contained rigs at a lower rate. RV storage and boat storage are available — genuinely useful in a region where guests leave a rig or a boat between fishing trips. A dump station and pavilion handle the practical side. Pets are welcome. The park is a working RV park and self-storage facility rather than a resort, and it is straightforward about that. What it offers is a clean full-hookup site with easy access, and storage for the equipment that the region's recreation requires. Boating is nearby. Bakersfield sits on State Highway O in Ozark County's hill country just north of the Arkansas line, where the White River drains southward through some of the most productive freshwater fishing terrain in the Mid-South. The park serves traveling campers alongside the region's core visitor base — anglers, hunters, and paddlers who come to Ozark County for its rivers, lakes, and the solitude of one of Missouri's most rural corners. Fishing season drives demand spring through fall. With 11 sites, call ahead for extended stays.

Ozark Outdoors Resort

Few Ozark destinations pack as much river adventure into a single address as Ozark Outdoors Resort, a sprawling riverfront property on the Meramec that has been welcoming families to Leasburg, Missouri, since 1960. The resort lines one and a half miles of the Meramec's scenic banks with more than 200 RV sites, motel rooms, cabins, and tent sites—enough variety to accommodate any travel style under the towering hardwoods and limestone bluffs that define this corner of Crawford County. A full roster of water-based recreation, aerial adventure, and evening dining ensures guests rarely need to leave the property once they've settled in. RV sites range from primitive to full hookup with 20/30/50-amp electrical service, water, and sewer, and a picnic table and fire ring accompany each site regardless of hookup level. Cabin options span rustic Country Log Cabins and Deluxe Kozy Cabins to motel rooms, condos, and group retreat lodging, giving the resort the flexibility to host family reunions, corporate outings, and church groups as easily as solo travelers. The Meramec Mercantile supplies camping essentials on-site, while the Paddlers Bar and Grill serves seasonal meals and cold drinks at the water's edge. Float trips on the Meramec, Courtois, and Huzzah Rivers form the beating heart of the Ozark Outdoors experience, with canoe, kayak, raft, and tube rentals available for half-day or multi-day journeys through crystalline Ozark spring-fed water. For those who prefer their adventure overhead, the Floating Treetops Aerial Park delivers 36 unique challenge elements across six ziplines suspended among the forest canopy—a course that engages first-time climbers and seasoned adventure seekers alike. Sand volleyball, horseshoes, and a swimming pool add land-based options when the river crowd thins in the late afternoon. The Meramec River corridor hosts some of Missouri's most spectacular cave country, with Onondaga Cave State Park just upstream offering guided boat and lantern tours through one of the Midwest's finest show caves. Meramec State Park, a few miles east on Highway 185, provides additional hiking trails, cave tours, and a family aquatic center popular with summer visitors. The resort's position between St. Louis—about 75 miles northeast—and the Missouri Ozarks interior makes it a natural launching point for exploring the Salem Plateau, Ozark National Scenic Riverways, and the Current River corridor to the south. Float trip season runs April through October, with June and July delivering the warmest water and the most festive atmosphere on the Meramec, when the resort's campground fills with the laughter of families who have made the Ozark Outdoors float trip an annual tradition. Spring and fall bring lower crowds, quieter campsites, and a more contemplative Ozark experience for those who prefer their river adventure without holiday weekend energy. Reservations are strongly recommended for summer weekends and holiday blocks—the combination of riverfront camping and the Floating Treetops aerial park draws visitors from across the Midwest, and popular cabin styles book months in advance.

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.

Rustic Trails RV Park

10 RV Sites, 5 Tent Sites

Rustic Trails RV Park in Phillipsburg, Missouri, offers 10 full-hookup pull-through RV sites and five tent sites in the Ozarks, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted up to 116 feet — an unusually generous length allowance for a park this size. An outdoor pool, on-site lake, and woodland walking trails round out a family-oriented property. Ten pull-through sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 116 feet. Every site pulls through, and the 116-foot capacity handles essentially any rig with a tow. Five tent sites cover simpler camping. Laundry, propane fills, a dump station, restrooms, showers, and WiFi handle the practical side. Pets are welcome. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with a lake on the property for fishing and swimming. A game room, playground, pavilion, community fire pit, volleyball, and woodland walking trails fill the grounds. For 10 sites, the amenity set is genuinely broad, and the family atmosphere is much of what brings guests back. Phillipsburg sits in the south-central Missouri Ozarks, where forested hills, spring-fed streams, and clear lakes over dolomite and limestone topography create the landscape that has made this a preferred destination for Missouri and Midwest visitors seeking quiet, affordable outdoor recreation. The park serves the Ozark season, with summer lake and pool use driving the peak and fall color bringing a second wave. With 10 RV sites, reserve well ahead for summer weekends and holiday periods.

from $44/night

Perryville RV Resort

73 RV Sites, 8 Cabins

Perryville RV Resort in Perryville, MO, offers 73 full-hookup pull-thru RV sites and 8 cabins, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 63 feet. Sites come as 30-amp and 30/50-amp pull-thrus in standard and premium versions, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table. Every site is a pull-thru. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, firewood, propane fills and exchange, a dump station, and one-bedroom deluxe cabins cover the rest. Wristbands are used on major holidays and for big events — check when you book. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. An outdoor pool, a pavilion, a playground, basketball, walking trails, a pond, and a lake fill the grounds, with fishing, swimming, and hiking. A state park is nearby. Perryville sits in the Mississippi River bluffs region of southeast Missouri, a historically layered corridor where French colonial settlement, Cherokee removal history, and river commerce have all left their marks. Rates by site category are on the booking page. Premium 30/50-amp pull-thrus book first.

from $42/night

Pin Oak RV Resort

144 RV Sites, 5 Cabins

Pin Oak RV Resort in Villa Ridge, Missouri, is a full-hookup resort with cabin rentals, an outdoor pool, a lake with a beach, a recreation center and mini-golf, 40 miles west of St. Louis on the historic Route 66 corridor. Sites take rigs up to 65 feet, and each site allows a maximum of eight people. Full-hookup RV sites accommodate rigs to 65 feet. Cabin rentals serve guests traveling without an RV, and personal mailboxes and on-site laundry support the longer-stay and seasonal guests the resort draws. A general store stocks camp basics, propane fills and firewood are available, and bathrooms and showers are on site. WiFi reaches the property. No wristbands are required to use the amenities; visitors pay $10 per car and check in at the office, and they are welcome to use the pool and other facilities. On-site recreation is the resort's strength. An outdoor pool and a lake with its own beach cover the swimming season, and fishing is available on the property's lake and pond. Mini-golf, a ball field, sports courts, basketball, volleyball, horseshoes and shuffleboard spread across the grounds, with an arcade, ping pong and a craft room in the recreation center for indoor days. Walking and hiking trails run the property, a playground and a covered pavilion serve families and groups, and a fenced dog park is on site. Pets are welcome. Meramec Caverns is 10 miles east in Stanton — a 4.6-mile cave system with five stories of limestone formations and the barn-billboard advertising legacy that made it Route 66's most pre-advertised roadside stop. The Meramec River sustains one of Missouri's most actively paddled float corridors, and Hermann's German-heritage wineries are 35 miles west. Pin Oak operates year-round. Spring and fall are the most comfortable seasons for Route 66 driving, cave touring and Meramec floating, and the winter months carry steady snowbird traffic using I-44 south. Reserve ahead for summer peak and for the April-to-October float season.

from $40/night

Rustic Meadows RV Park

5 RV Sites

Rustic Meadows RV Park in Strafford, MO, offers 5 full-hookup pull-thru RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 70 feet. Every site is a pull-thru carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table. Nothing needs unhitching and the 70-foot maximum takes a long coach — five sites, all of them easy. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, propane fills, a dump station, and a community fire pit cover the essentials. Pets are welcome. An outdoor pool, a recreation center with ping pong, a pavilion, a playground, and fishing fill the grounds — a lot of amenity for a five-site park. Strafford sits minutes east of Springfield on a stretch of Historic Route 66, in a corner of the Ozarks within reach of Branson and Springfield's attractions. From I-44 eastbound, take exit 88, turn left toward Evergreen Road, then right on Evergreen. Rates and availability are on the booking page. Five pull-thrus go fast — call ahead on a holiday weekend.

from $48/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