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Danville Conservation Area

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Visit the Missouri Department of Conservation's website for more information.

Location

Danville Conservation Area is located in Missouri

Directions

From I-70 Danville exit 170, take the south outer road east 2 miles, then Route RB south 2 miles to the entrance.

Coordinates

38.874806 N
91.518226 W

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Access

Drive-In
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Stay Connected

WiFi
Unknown
Verizon
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AT&T
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T-Mobile
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Site Types

Tent Sites
RV Sites
Standard (Tent/RV)
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Features

For Campers

Toilets
Pets
Fires

Enjoy camping on government land. Limited or no services at this camping area.

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Reservations

(573) 815-7900

Dane J.

Guide

Reviewed Sep. 22, 2023

Nice free spot

Far enough away from the highway to be silent. Toilet available. Fire pits. T-Mobile service is good.

Month of VisitOctober

Brian

Guide

Reviewed Jul. 31, 2023

Nice spot. About 7 spots. Sites are close together, but level with good drainage. Only one spot long enough for a trailer/RV. Pit tiolet and no water. Had Verizon service 12.4Mbps download and .1 upload latency 86ms. Not the fastest speeds, but able to do work over internet. Might not be the best for video meetings.

Month of VisitAugust

Daniel S.

Guide

Reviewed Jun. 21, 2023

Overnight Stop

We stopped in around 2PM as we made our way across to Colorado. Had the place to ourselves on a Tuesday.

Month of VisitJuly

Clay D.

Guide

Reviewed Apr. 24, 2023

Basic but emough

Very close to the highway which is perfect since I’m just stopping in for the night. Handful of campsites with fire rings, no picnic tables. Toilet. Couple of hunters in the area. The road in is gravel and about 1.5 miles. Bring bug spray

Month of VisitMay

randy

Scout

Reviewed Jun. 19, 2022

Great overnight stop

Near the highway but we couldn't hear the traffic. Easy road in. Sites are shaded, close together but very clean and peaceful. Great Verizon service that allowed streaming. There was only one other family camping when we were there so we didn't have neighbors. We were pulling 9 ft travel trailer behind Jeep Gladiator and just fit on our site. I am not sure if there are deeper sites for longer trailers.

Month of VisitJuly

Clint M.

Guide

Reviewed Oct. 9, 2021

Great overnight spot

I stopped for an overnight while traveling to Colorado. Close to interstate but feels like you’re out in the wilderness. There were 2 other campers.

Month of VisitNovember

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William S.

Ranger

Reviewed Sep. 20, 2021

Small, rustic site

There’s a small, rustic campsite at the head of a long gravel road (very hilly, good for a hearty hike) that leads down to a forest trail/hunting ground.

The camping area itself has about eight designated tent/car sites each with a fire pit. There’s a pit toilet (single person capacity) on-site.

Month of VisitOctober

Laurie

Traveler

Reviewed Jul. 6, 2021

Perfect overnight spot when traveling across I-70

An earlier review was spot on—a no-fee peaceful spot that is only about six miles from I-70 but feels deep into the wilderness. We camped at the trailhead at the end of the main road and were the only ones there on the Fourth of July. No potty at the trailhead but there is a portapotty and about six campsites earlier on the road, then a couple pullout spots further on. To reach our spot we descended down a pretty steep gravel road, but it felt pretty magical when we arrived. Sparkling with fireflies, lots of night creatures singing their songs and the air thick with the perfume of a night blooming shrub.

Sitegeneral parking at very bottom of gravel road

Month of VisitAugust

Alieta

Guide

Reviewed Jul. 4, 2021

Lots of nature sounds

Free, close to highway, simple amenities. So many forest sounds and sparkles of fire bugs. Only two other people here on July 4th weekend. Great pit stop on a cross country or fun long term camp for van life:

Month of VisitAugust

Naomi I.

Scout

Reviewed May. 9, 2021

Simple campground off I-70

Nice simple campsite with a relatively clean pit toilet. Easy to find flat ground to pitch a tent. Just far enough from 70 to be quiet and there was only one other campsite taken.

Month of VisitJune

Abby M.

Legend

Reviewed Apr. 7, 2021

Quiet, safe stay

Stayed here for 4 nights and enjoyed my stay. There are 7 camp spots, most having fire rings (no tables). During the 4 nights, only a single night were there 3 campers. All other nights consisted of myself and another chapter. I imagine this place never gets full but you could be very close to other campers if completely full. There is a single vault toilet that was mostly clean and stocked with TP. During the day, 2-3 cars would head down the hill towards the trail and always left before dusk. Very quiet stay and enjoyed walks down the gravel path with the pup. There is no water, electricity or trash so please pack out your trash. There are trees everywhere so I wasn’t able to completely optimize my solar but was able to still get sun. I had between 2-3 bars of 5G via AT&T and could work efficiently. Definitely would stay again!

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Annie C.

Legend

Reviewed Apr. 30, 2020

Quiet, no services, good hiking

There are two main camping areas here. As you pull into the area, take the first left down Turkey Ridge (I didn't see and turkeys the whole time I was there, but did see lots of mushroomers). You will see the first camping area shortly- there is a pit toilet, some picnic areas, and some parking slots for RVs(no hookups). KEEP GOING! Down at the bottom of the hill you will come to the second camping area. There are no services here- no pit toilet or trash, and no hook ups for RV’s. But there is a nice mown meadow with a big fire pit next to a pretty creek. Camp here. Jump across the little creek and hike the Glades Trail along the creek and then up the hill. Lots of little ponds scattered along the trail including one that looks like a fairy ring(its up top, super cool!). Back down by the campsite you can bushwack along(or in) the creek to a cool rock overhang that drips down into the creek.

Month of VisitApril

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Miranda M.

Guide

Reviewed Jul. 7, 2018

Quiet, secluded

Quiet spot about 5 miles off the interstate, but you can't hear much noise. This area is mostly woodlands and glades. Danville Glades Natural Area (361 acres with primitive camping and a fishable stream (Clear Creek). There are two camping areas - one area has ~8 individual campsites and pit toilet. The other area is a gravel parking lot at end of road. No bathroom at parking area.

Month of VisitApril