Meramec State Park Campground

My family and I had a nice stay. Long walk to the bathroom. Campsites are on top of each other though, so that stunk.. speaking of stunk, our site had skunks and raccoons each night. The park did have nice trails, fishing areas, breathtaking riverside views.

Park was clean, and very pretty. Lots of people, but that is to be expected. Plenty to do in the area including hiking, cool restaurants, swimming in the river etc.

Park was well kept, and felt safe. We stayed at the full hook ups spot and everything worked as it should.

Only negative (if you count this as a negative) was there is no wifi and poor cell phone reception.

FIRST OFF, EXPECT NO INTERNET WHAT SO EVER! NOT EVEN UR OWN SERVER, NOT HAPPENING!! OUR SITE HAD NOT BEEN MOWED THE ENTIRE 8 DAYS WE WAS HERE. CAMPERS WAS PILED LITERALLY ONTOP OF EACH OTHER WE TOOK 3 STEPS AND WAS IN ONE CAMPERS DRIVE, OTHER SIDE CAMPERS IN TENT APROX 10FT FROM OUR FRONT DOOR. NVR SEEN THE HOST NOT ONE TIME.. HAVE NO CLUE WHO RAN THIS?? THE DAD & SON CAMPER BLAIRED RAP, CUSSING MUSIC EVERY NIGHT WHILE CLEARLY GETTING HIGH. HAD TO TELL MY GRANDSON TO STAY AWAY FROM THEM. THEY CAME OVER ASKING FOR RIDES AND TO HAVE STUFF FOR THEIR TOLIET, THEN ASKED MY HUSBAND TO MOVE THEIR CAMPER FOR THEM WHILE THE DAD DID SIDE WORK FOR MONEY. THEY BOTH LIVED IN CAMPER. FELT SCARED TO EVEN LEAVE OUR STUFF OUT IN FEAR THEY MIGHT HELP THEIR SELF. ONLY THING TO DO WAS THE RIVER DOWN ROAD. DROVE 11 MILES TO GO ZIP LINING AT MERAMAC CAVERNS , HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE!! ALL THE WORKERS HE HAD WAS UNDER AGES 25 RUNNING THE ZIP LINE. FOR SOME REASON THEY COULD NOT GET US STOPPED WHEN COMING IN. ON THE 4TH AND LAST COME IN I CAME IN FLYING AND BASHED INTO THIS POLE KNOCKING MY HEAD GEAR SIDEWAYS AND BUSTED MY TOP LIP. I WAS SHAKING SO BAD I COULD HARDLY STAND. THEY DID OFFER FOR ME TO FILL OUT AN ACCIDENT REPORT BUT I JUST WANTED DOWN AND LEAVE. ONE OF THE WORKERS CAME UP TO US AND STATED IT WAS NOT THE YOUNG BOYS FAULT HE COULDNT STOP US OR ME IN THE END THAT HIS BOSS, OWNER HAD GREASED ALL THE WIRES AND INSTEAD OF LETTUNG THEM DRY HE TOLD THEM TO RUN IT!!!! THERE FOR IT WAS TO GREASY TO STOP US. THIS IS LIFE THRETENING AND WAS IN DISBELIEF... AS WE WAS LEAVING WE SEE A YOUNG BOY FALL OFF THE OPTICAL COURSE AND WAS HANGING ON THE HOT METAL ROOF AS THE MOM DOWN BELOW WITH US WAS SCREAMING!!!! GET HER SE ON DOWN!!! IT TOOK A GOOD 30MIN BEFORE THE OTHER KID GOT ANOTHER YOUNGER KID UP THERE TO HELP HIM... ALL YOUNG BOYS.. VERY SCARY! DO NOT RECCOMEND THE ZIP LINE WHAT SO EVER. DAY 8 IS HERE AND WE R SO READY TO JUST LEAVE. NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE WONT B BACK