Wallace State Park Campground

Nicely kept state park with recently upgraded restroom/shower facilities. Small lake = no big boats &amp; easy fishing access👍🏻. Love the many hiking trails. Close to restocking locations. 
My destination multiple times/year with grandkids 

My favorite campground 

Best value on a trip across country.  Not far off of RT 36 going East through Missouri.  Cost only $13 with hot showers.  Nice campsite with table and fire pit.  The night of our stay the ranger did a naturalist talk about stream life.   Host was very nice and we were able to pay with a debit card.  The Missouri State park system is automated and accepts credit cards.  

Wooded Hosted Campground



 My husband and I tent camped overnight at Wallace State Park. Woodsy tent camping sites were spacious and private. Large camping pads are lined with wood chips and are comfortable enough to sleep on without an air mattress. Covered picnic tables have an extra shelf for storage convenience. Even after setting up the tent and camping chairs there was still enough room for lawn games or for little ones to run around.   

Wildlife was abundant in the evening. We saw many deer, frogs and squirrels. At dark, nature sounds were unbelievable with songs of bullfrogs, owls, and flying creatures of all sorts. Be sure to bring bug repellant.   

Campground 1 had clean vault toilets, but the bath house near Campground 2 was even better. Showers were clean and in their own stalls with locking doors, shelves and ample hooks. The water got nice and hot and the shower heads were even and held good pressure. This bath house was seriously the best one we have ever visited and we have used dozens.   

For entertainment, there was a bustling playground, winding nature trails, horseshoes, lake swimming, and fishing. There was also a well kept laundry house with a dishwashing sink attached.   Campground hosts and park rangers were friendly and busy keeping the park in great shape. Overall, this is a really nice place to camp!  

Gear Review: Lighthouse 250 Lantern and USB Power Hub We decided to try out our GoalZero lantern instead of our usual larger lantern. The lantern is compact enough to fit in a small bag with other electronics and is very light in weight. This saved us a little extra room which is a bonus since we take all of our camping trips in a tiny little Prius C. The Lighthouse 250 would be a good contender for bringing along on a backpacking trip, but you would want to pad it with some kind of protection as it seems that some parts might not hold up to a lot of banging around.  

We used the lantern 2 nights in a row without charging it and the battery life indicator still had over 1/4 of its power left. On this same charge, wee tested the phone charger by hooking up an iPhone 4 to charge for 10 minutes with the light on full turbo. The 10 minute charge boosted the phone's battery 12%. The hand crank charger was a little awkward, but would be sufficient in a pinch. Had we needed more power, we could have easily plugged the attached USB cord into our car charger. We don't usually pony up for electric sites, so on extended excursions, the Nomad 7 Solar Panel is a gadget we would consider purchasing.  

The directional lighting feature of the lantern came in handy for having dimmer light closer to sleeping times and brighter light for reading/boardgames in the tent.   In the end, we will definitely bring the Lighthouse 250 lantern with us on future trips, and will leave our bulky older lantern at home. 

Popular Park Tucked Away In The Hills 

I love how many of the basic sites are secluded or at least mostly separate from other sites. Many have treeline surrounding so your site is closed off from others, ensuring some privacy. Also love the lake and nature trails

Quiet and Relaxig

Wallace SP locacated just off I35 south of Cameron. The campground is split into 3 different areas. The basic sites feature a level framed pad that could accomadate a large tent. The sites are heavily wooded and provide a perfect spot to hang your hammock. The shower house is new and they have a updated playground for the kids. The trails around Wallace are fantastic. From a casual stroll around the lake to a more vigorous hike up the hill this park provides it all. Talking to the ranger this park fills up quickly on the weekends so plan accordingly.

Amazing campground

This campground is a pretty standard state park campground. All of the usual amenities; showers, laundry and electric sites if you want them.

The tent sites all consist of a fire grate with a swing away grill, paved parking spot and a predetermined tent spot covered in mulch.

The majority of the sites are next door to each other and right of the road. However, there are 4 walk in sites that get you away from the majority of the campground noise.

The main issues are the usual; noisy neighbors, extremely noisy and inconsiderate rv campers and an Interstate less than a mile away.

If you're looking for solitude, this does not provide it, but if you just want to sleep in a tent and have a campfire this will probably be fine for you.

Standard City Folk pretend camping

The park is nice, but very simple. There is a small (6 acre lake) that allows for fishing, swimming, kayaking/canoeing/paddleboarding, as well as several hiking trails. There are 4 different camping loops in the park. Overall the park was very clean, including the showerhouse and restrooms. We did have noise neighbors show up the second night of our stay, but our first night was very quiet.

Nice, simple, quiet campground 

We camped in one of the walk-in tent sites and loved it! Plenty of space between us and neighbors, nice and quiet. Plenty of shade, nice hiking trails, and the shower house / amenities were nice.

beautiful, quiet, nice amenities

It was nice, they have 3 camprounds. 1 is basic, they have plenty of room for tents and camping and large space between each camp site.  They have walk in camp sites also.  Campground 3 is the electrics and made for the campers.

Great state park and campground

What a great park! Miles of hiking trail, good sites, well maintained, clean shower house, and great multiple playgrounds.

Great campground!

Quaint campground an hour outside of Kansas City. Beautiful fall foliage.  The last weekend in October they have a lot of great activities for kids. Pumpkin Carving games. There’s a campsite decorating contest. Kids can go trick or treating at the campsites that choose to participate. 
Showers are immaculate.  Vault toilets are extremely well maintained.  Well marked trails and friendly people all around. 

Last Weekend In October

Great state park and campground. Nice trails. Great shower house.

The birds, the deer, and yes even the raccoons. They all made it enjoyable. Hiking trails are very nice. Camp hosts were friendly and helpful.

Beautiful

We really enjoyed Wallace State Park. Very clean and well kept with friendly hosts. We stayed in campground 4. It is fairly ope with the exception of 78 - 80 which are nestled in the woods at the end. Campground 1 had lot of wooded spots as well.

A great park  super convenient 

Campground 1 is the ideal tent grounds. Heavily wooded some with better coverage than others. 
Campground 2 is the most spaces RV site.
Campground 3 had five total sites in an open area. No privacy at all.
Campground 4 was a tighter RV set up. 
All campgrounds share one very updated showerhouse, which did lead to some lines at the showers Sunday, but the trade off for quality bathroom is appreciated. 
All campgrounds and day use areas are also connected by a series of trails, so you're not far off from getting to a hike at any point.
Campground 1 has four walkins that range from 80 to 300 yards in, starting with 28 closest and 31 farthest out. 
We stayed at 31, and whole remote, during the day picked up sounds clearly from other sites and at night the highway was pretty clear. Overall though the seclusion tradeoff was nice and it was an easy adjustment for us as car campers. 
We had a raccoon visitor who is a frequent flyer, while he got away with some hotdogs, we adjusted and ensured he didn't get additional treats.
The main showerhouse was closer than the vault toilet on 1, which was still really well maintained. 
Overall crowds here seemed very respectful of quiet hours, space on trails and made for an improved stay. 
Camp hosts were always available and polite and friendly.
Trails were maintained.
Definitely would return again, to a similar site as a walk in. 


Good Weekend Getaway 

Great host! 

Clean campground clean bathrooms . Power hookup no water or sewer at site but both are available in the campground. $21 a night for seniors

Second visit site 54

We got in late, so the automatic gates were closed, but we got lucky and someone else came out so we were able to get to our campsite.
It was very quiet during the night and we woke up to a chorus of birds. The bathrooms are pristine- nicer than some restaurants or hotels I’ve been to. 
We stayed in campsite 2 and took the trail down to the lake. It was very small, but the water was clear and we saw no trash! We could see the fish in the water! 
Overall a very lovely stay- we will be back!!