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Visitors Guide to
Places to
Camp
French Colonial Country along the Great
River Road
Southeastern Missouri and Southwestern Illinois
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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. The park
offers basic and electric camping at the campground and primitive
camping is available to backpackers on the Whispering Pines Trail. |
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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. Dispersed primitive
camping is permitted year round. |
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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. Primitive camping is permitted.
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more information visit www.jeffcomo.org/parks |
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Randolph
County
State Recreation Area
4301 S. Lake Drive
Randolph County, IL
618-826-2706 |
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Located five miles north east of Chester in the
rolling hill country of southern Illinois, the Randolph County
State Recreation Area offers fishing, hiking, picnicking, boating,
hunting and camping to its visitors. |
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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,
rental cabins. The park offers basic and electric camping
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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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KOA St Louis South
Barnhart, MO |
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8000 Metropolitan Blvd.
636-479-4449 |
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