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Battle of Athens
State Historic Site
Route CC
Revere, MO
660-877-3871 |
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This historic site administers the remaining buildings of the
now defunct town of Athens that was the site of a Civil War battle
in 1861. Exhibits and tours interpret the battle and the history of
the town. The site also offers hiking trails, a lake for fishing,
picnic sites, and more than a mile of frontage on the Des Moines
River. The campground is open and available for first-come,
first-served use March through November.
Water is available in the campground during the on-season
(April through October).
Camping
types available:
Electric and Basic |
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Nauvoo State Park
50
N. Wells Street
Nauvoo, IL
217-453-6252 |
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The
148-acre park includes the 13-acre Lake Horton with a mile-long
shoreline. In addition to fishing, boating, camping and hiking,
people return to these serene surroundings for the park's
recreational features, its annual grape festival, and to soak up
the area's history. The park has a museum in a restored 1840s
home staffed by the Nauvoo Historical Society from May 1 through
October 15. There are 150 camping spaces and several hiking
trails, one that is wheelchair accessible.
Camping
types available:
Electric and Basic |
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Siloam Springs
State Park
RR1
Clayton, IL
217-894-6205 |
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One
of the largest parks in Illinois, Siloam Springs Park has 3,323
acres of beautifully wooden terrain, a sparkling lake, and
carefully maintained facilities. Hiking trails, fishing or
canoeing make this a perfect place to spend a
summer day or weekend. There are 98 Class A camp sites featuring
rest rooms, showers and electricity and 84 Class B camp sites
featuring showers and rest rooms. There is a centrally located
shower facility available to all campers. There also is a separate
camping area for riders and their mounts, with water and limited
electricity. Horse rentals are not available.
Camping
types available:
Electric and Basic |
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Wakonda State Park
32836 State Park Road
La
Grange, MO
573-655-2280 |
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Wakonda State Park is composed of land that once was mined of
gravel used to surface Missouri's secondary highways. The land
has been transformed into a recreation area featuring six lakes,
hiking and bicycling trails, and a rare sand prairie. Wakonda
State Park offers basic and electric campsites and is open
year-round. On-season (April 15 - October 31) services include
modern restrooms, a dump station, showers, water and laundry.
During the on-season, fees of first-come, first-served
campers are to be paid at the park office.
Camping
types available:
Electric and Basic |
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Mark
Twain Lake
Ralls & Monroe
Counties, MO
1-877-444-6777 |
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Created by the Clarence Cannon Dam, Mark Twain
Lake is a 54,000-acre land and water project that spans the Salt
River Valley. The area offers a wide variety of activities
including boating, swimming, camping, hiking, and horseback
riding. The U.S. Corps of Engineers 3 campgrounds in the
vicinity and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources operates
Mark Twain State Park.
Camping
types available:
Electric, Basic, and Primitive |
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Lake
Pittsfield
Pittsfield, IL |
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Lake
Pittsfield is a 200-acre lake surrounded by a 480-acre park
located three miles northeast of Pittsfield and five miles south
of Griggsville. The park offers a variety of activities
including boating, fishing, picnicking, and has hiking and
biking trails. The camping area is equipped with treated
drinking water, electrical hookups, public telephone, lighted areas,
and a trailer dumping station.
Camping
types available:
Electric and Basic |
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Ted
Shanks
Conservation Area
3643 Pike 145
Ashburn, MO
573-248-2530 |
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Located
on Highway TT off US 79 between Hannibal and Louisiana, this 6,705
acre area wetlands is teeming with waterfowl, songbirds, mammals and
wildflowers. This site features boat ramps and
a staffed office with exhibits.
Camping
types available: Primitive |
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Cuivre River
State Park
678 State Route 147
Troy, MO
636-528-7247 |
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Cuivre River State Park is one of the state’s
largest and most rugged parks. Located at the southern end of the Lincoln
Hills region,
its Ozark-like terrain is a contrast to the rolling plains of
northern Missouri. Features include swimming, boating, fishing,
equestrian trails, and interpretive programs. The park’s wild
areas provide hiking, backpacking, photography and wildlife
observation activities. Both primitive and modern campsites are
available.
Camping
types available:
Electric and Basic |
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Pere Marquette
State Park
Route 100
Grafton, IL
618-786-2331
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Pere Marquette is Illinois' largest state park
and is famous for the beauty of its fall colors and as a home for
bald eagles in the winter. The park offers its visitors diverse
recreational and educational opportunities that encompass the past,
present and future. The new Visitors Center provides displays that
cover the region’s history and the types of environments the
visitor can encounter as well as housing informative interpretative
programs. The park has 10 hiking trails that traverse a variety of
terrains and horseback riding is offered during the warmer months.
The Lodge consists of both new facilities as well as those
constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps. All this and more
makes Pere Marquette State Park a great place to explore!
Camping types available:
Electric and Basic |
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Horseshoe
Lake
State Park
3321 Highway
111
Granite City, IL
618-931-0270 |
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This 2,960 acre park
is centered around an oxbow lake with bird watching, nature trails, fishing, hunting and other recreational activities.
Camping
types available: Basic |
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Dr. Edmund A. Babler
Memorial State Park
800 Guy Park Drive
Wildwood, MO
636-458-3813 |
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The Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park was
created in 1934 and is an on-going commemoration of a well-known St.
Louis family. The Civilian Conservation Corps worked to develop the
park by cutting roads through the hilly countryside and building
scenic viewpoints, trails and covered shelters. Twenty-two CCC
structures at Babler State Park are now included in the National
Register of Historic Places. This 2,500-acre state park green-space
oasis that provides wildlife viewing, more than 13 miles of hiking
and equestrian trails, outdoor recreation, and the River Hills
Visitor Center.
Camping types available:
Electric and Basic |
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Morse Mill Park
County Road C
Jefferson County, MO
636-797-5334 |
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Located near House Springs on the Big River,
Morse Mill Park features and old mill and dam overlooking fast
flowing water dropping over rocks. Swimmers use the beach and the
park is used as a location to launch canoes and inner tubes for a
11-mile float trip to Cedar Hill Park. Anglers will find good
fishing for small mouth bass, crappie, catfish, and other game fish.
Camping
types available: Primitive
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more information visit
www.jeffcomo.org/parks |
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Washington
State Park
Highway 21
DeSoto, MO
636-586-0322 |
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This 1,875-acre park features prehistoric petroglyphs, rock carvings, from the Mississippian Native American
culture that inhabited the area around 1,000 years ago. The park
is noted for many stone structures that were built by the CCC
during the depression and for the natural beauty of the eastern
Ozarks. The park features swimming, fishing, canoeing, interpretive programs, and hiking trails.
Camping
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Baldwin Lake
State
Fish & Wildlife Area
10981 Conservation Road
Baldwin, IL
618-785-2555 |
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Fishing, waterfowl viewing,
and picnicking are activities available at this
2,018-acre lake owned by the Illinois Power Company and leased to
the Illinois Department of Conservation for public recreational use.
Camping
types available: Primitive |
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Fort
Kaskaskia
State Historic Site
4272 Park Road
Ellis Grove, IL
618-859-3741 |
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Situated
on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River, this site preserves
the remnants of the fort that protected the city that was once the
administrative center for the French in the Mississippi Valley.
Garrison Hill cemetery is located on the grounds.
Camping
types available: Electric and Basic |
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Randolph
County
Conservation Area
4301 S. Lake Drive
Chester, IL
618-826-2706 |
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Located 5 miles
northeast of Chester in the rolling hill country of southern
Illinois this 1,101-acre area has a 65-acre lake and offers fishing
and hunting opportunities, picnicking, and hiking trails through
scenic forest stands.
Camping
types available: Electric and Basic |
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Magnolia
Hollow
Conservation Area
White Sand Road
off Route V
Ste. Genevieve County, MO
573-290-5730 |
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Located 10 miles north of Ste. Genevieve, this
1,740-acre area features steep bluffs and scenic river views.
Magnolia Hollow C.A. provides good woodland game hunting, fishing,
a clay pigeon target range, and 2 hiking trails.
Camping
types available: Primitive |
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Hawn
State Park
12096 Park Drive
Ste. Genevieve County, MO
573-883-3603 |
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With
pine and oak forests, sandstone bluffs and canyons, and clear
sand-bottom streams, this nearly 5,000 acre park is considered on of the
most scenic in Missouri. The park has many nature trails and picnic
areas for those who wish to get out and enjoy
nature.
Camping
types available: Electric and Basic |
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Privately Owned
Campgrounds
Listed alphabetically |
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Bayview Campers Park
Palmyra, MO |
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9430 Highway 168
573-221-6589 |
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Big Larry's
Campground
Perry, MO |
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38749 Highway 154
573-565-1894 |
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Cahokia
RV Parque
Cahokia, IL |
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4060
Mississippi Avenue (IL-3)
618-332-7700 |
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Cedar Lakes
Coatsburg, IL |
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2000 N. 1850th Avenue
217-455-4602 |
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Circle G Campground
Carthage, IL |
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556 N Highway 94
217-743-9933 |
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Cozy C RV
Campground
Bowling Green, MO |
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16733 Highway 54
573-324-3055 |
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Great River Road
Campground
Pleasant Hill, IL |
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S. Main & Campground Road
217-734-2113 |
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Hickory Haven Campground
Keokuk, IA |
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2413 353rd Street
319-524-8459 |
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Hickory Hollow RV Park
Kahoka, MO |
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3 Olive Street
660-727-3726 |
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Injun Joe
Campground
New London, MO |
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14113 Clemens Drive
573-985-3581 |
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Klawonn Shady Rest
Campground
New London, MO |
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15331 Highway 61
573-985-4281 |
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KOA St Louis South
Barnhart, MO |
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8000 Metropolitan Blvd.
636-479-4449 |
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Lakeside
Camping
Granite City, IL |
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3133
W. Chain Of Rocks Road
618-931-6838 |
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Lake Wilderness Camping
West Point, IA |
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2499 121st Street
319-837-6288 |
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Mark Twain Cave
Campground
Hannibal, MO |
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300 Cave Hollow Road
573-221-1656 |
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North
St. Louis KOA
Granite City, IL |
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3157
W. Chain Of Rocks Road
618-931-5160 |
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Pine Lakes Resort
Pittsfield, IL |
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1405 Lakeview Heights
217-285-6719 |
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Red
Barn Rendezvous
Edwardsville, IL |
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3955
Blackburn Road
Exit 23 on I-55
618-692-9015 |
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River Valley Campground
Quincy, IL |
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2300 Bonansinga Drive
217-222-7229 |
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Salt River Campground
Center, MO |
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17634 Salt River Place
573-267-3442 |
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S.
Gabouri Creek
Mini RV Park
Ste. Genevieve County, MO |
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11328
Nickelson Drive
573-883-7228 |
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Sundermeier RV Park
St. Charles, MO |
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111 Transit Street
636-940-0111 |
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Trails
End
Campground
Granite City, IL |
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887 W.
Chain Of Rocks Road
618-931-5041 |
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Whispering Oaks Campgrounds
Mendon, IL |
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2124 E. 1300th Place
217-936-2500 |
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