Free Camping Collection
Established Camping
Arthur Dupree Memorial Conservation Area
About
Missouri Department of Conservation
Arthur Dupree Memorial Conservation Area is in Buchanan County, west of St. Joseph. The Missouri Department of Conservation received an initial donation of 145 acres in 1992. In late 1994, a second donation expanded the area to its current size of 236 acres. The area offers 1.75 miles of Missouri…
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Walk-InPark in a lot, walk to your site.
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Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
Features
For Campers
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires

MO River camping - has potential but couldn’t access due to levee digging
We attempted to post up at Dupree on the river for our inaugural spring camping trip, but was not able to enter the CA the usual way from St. Joseph off Highway 36. Our first attempt at entering was via the North on Airport Road (then 26th Road north 0.75 mile, and DuPree Road east 0.75 mile), but…
Location
Arthur Dupree Memorial Conservation Area is located in Missouri
Directions
From St. Joseph, take Highway 36 west across Missouri River, then north on Airport Road, then 26th Road north 0.75 mile, and DuPree Road east 0.75 mile.
Coordinates
39.79423450516441 N
94.88287588606313 W