Join the fun near Carthage. With tons of outdoor activities and scenic camping, this is an excellent vacation spot for all kinds of travelers. Aside from great camping spots, you'll find hiking and many more outdoor experiences. Thinking of traveling with kids? You're in luck—Carthage is surrounded by family-friendly activities. Discover great camping spots near Carthage, reviewed by campers like you.
Daily Rates
**NO TENT SITES! **
Full Hookup Site [30/50 Amp]: $47.00
Daily site includes Water, Electric, Sewer, Trash, Cable, and WiFi.
Premium Full Hookup Site [30/50 Amp]: $68.00
Daily site includes Water, Electric, Sewer, Trash, Cable, and WiFi; plus a large yard, glider, propane grill, and fire pit.
Water/Electric only[30 Amp]:** $32.00**
Daily site includes Water, Electric, Trash, Cable, and WiFi.
Weekly Rates
**Full Hookup Site **[30/50 Amp]: $188
Sites includes Water, Sewer, Trash, Cable, and WiFi.
Electricity is $15 deposit then .16pkw
Premium Full Hookup Site [30/50 Amp]: $307/ week
Site includes Water, Sewer, Trash, Cable, and WiFi; plus a large yard, glider, propane grill, and fire ring.
Electric on Premium site A & #17 is $15 deposit then .16pkw; all other premium sites do not have a meter.
Water/Electric only[30 Amp]: $142/ week
Site includes Water, Electric, Trash, Cable, and WiFi.
Ask Us about Specials!
*Veterans receive** 30% off** your nightly rate when you show valid Proof of Military Service,
Making your stay** $32.90/night**.
*Good Sam Club Members Receive 10% off nightly rate, making your stay** $42.30/night.**
*Weekly and Seasonal stays are reduced more than the Veteran and Good Sam rates. No additional discounts are accepted for weekly or Seasonal stays.
Online Reservations
Balance due upon time of reservation.
The $4 booking fee applies to all reservations.
Cancellations allowed up to 72 hours before checkin. There is a $15 non-refundable cancelation fee. No refunds if cancelled less than 72 hours before checkin. Reservations can be postponed, with no forfeiture of funds paid, in case of emergency and at management discretion.
Contact Big Red Barn RV Park by calling (417) 358-2432 for Seasonal and Group reservations, or with any questions or concerns.
$32 - $68 / night
Zan's Creekside Campground is a family owned and operated park. We offer RV camping, tent sites, and day time access to the river for non-campers.
30 and 50 amp RV Sites are OPEN YEAR ROUND!!!!
All RV sites are naturally shaded by the plentiful supply of tall trees on the campground. Also, all sites are less than a one minute walk to the beach. Popular activities include river tube floating from Grand Falls to our location. Grand Falls is about five minutes away by car, the return float trip takes about 1-1/2 to 2 hours (we DO rent tubes, we do NOT provide transportation). Our location is very popular for launching or retrieving kayaks and we provide parking for vehicles left at one end of the trip (we do NOT rent kayaks). Fishing is always an enjoyable pastime here as well.
We offer weekly and monthly rates for both 30 amp and 50 amp RV Sites.
Well behaved pets are welcome. Alligators must be kept on a short leash!!
$20 - $40 / night
Roaring River State Park is unique on so many levels! With a deep, narrow valley surrounded by a striking and rugged landscape, Roaring River State Park is one of Missouri’s most popular state parks. Located in the southwest Ozark hills, Roaring River State Park is one of three state parks stocked with rainbow trout and is a great place for camping near Bentonville. Eager anglers flock to the park year round to try and catch their lunker trout. The scenic setting makes everything more fun. The park has seven hiking trails, a swimming pool for cooling off, picnic tables for a leisurely lunch and a nature center to learn about the park. For those wanting to spend the night, the park has many options. The campground has basic, electric and sewer/electric/water site. Rustic cabins are scattered throughout the park or guests may choose a modern room at the Emory Melton Inn and Conference Center. The center also boasts a full-service restaurant.
$25 / night
Daily Rates
**NO TENT SITES! **
Full Hookup Site [30/50 Amp]: $47.00
Daily site includes Water, Electric, Sewer, Trash, Cable, and WiFi.
Premium Full Hookup Site [30/50 Amp]: $68.00
Daily site includes Water, Electric, Sewer, Trash, Cable, and WiFi; plus a large yard, glider, propane grill, and fire pit.
Water/Electric only[30 Amp]:** $32.00**
Daily site includes Water, Electric, Trash, Cable, and WiFi.
Weekly Rates
**Full Hookup Site **[30/50 Amp]: $188
Sites includes Water, Sewer, Trash, Cable, and WiFi.
Electricity is $15 deposit then .16pkw
Premium Full Hookup Site [30/50 Amp]: $307/ week
Site includes Water, Sewer, Trash, Cable, and WiFi; plus a large yard, glider, propane grill, and fire ring.
Electric on Premium site A & #17 is $15 deposit then .16pkw; all other premium sites do not have a meter.
Water/Electric only[30 Amp]: $142/ week
Site includes Water, Electric, Trash, Cable, and WiFi.
Ask Us about Specials!
*Veterans receive** 30% off** your nightly rate when you show valid Proof of Military Service,
Making your stay** $32.90/night**.
*Good Sam Club Members Receive 10% off nightly rate, making your stay** $42.30/night.**
*Weekly and Seasonal stays are reduced more than the Veteran and Good Sam rates. No additional discounts are accepted for weekly or Seasonal stays.
Online Reservations
Balance due upon time of reservation.
The $4 booking fee applies to all reservations.
Cancellations allowed up to 72 hours before checkin. There is a $15 non-refundable cancelation fee. No refunds if cancelled less than 72 hours before checkin. Reservations can be postponed, with no forfeiture of funds paid, in case of emergency and at management discretion.
Contact Big Red Barn RV Park by calling (417) 358-2432 for Seasonal and Group reservations, or with any questions or concerns.
$32 - $68 / night
Zan's Creekside Campground is a family owned and operated park. We offer RV camping, tent sites, and day time access to the river for non-campers.
30 and 50 amp RV Sites are OPEN YEAR ROUND!!!!
All RV sites are naturally shaded by the plentiful supply of tall trees on the campground. Also, all sites are less than a one minute walk to the beach. Popular activities include river tube floating from Grand Falls to our location. Grand Falls is about five minutes away by car, the return float trip takes about 1-1/2 to 2 hours (we DO rent tubes, we do NOT provide transportation). Our location is very popular for launching or retrieving kayaks and we provide parking for vehicles left at one end of the trip (we do NOT rent kayaks). Fishing is always an enjoyable pastime here as well.
We offer weekly and monthly rates for both 30 amp and 50 amp RV Sites.
Well behaved pets are welcome. Alligators must be kept on a short leash!!
$20 - $40 / night
Roaring River State Park is unique on so many levels! With a deep, narrow valley surrounded by a striking and rugged landscape, Roaring River State Park is one of Missouri’s most popular state parks. Located in the southwest Ozark hills, Roaring River State Park is one of three state parks stocked with rainbow trout and is a great place for camping near Bentonville. Eager anglers flock to the park year round to try and catch their lunker trout. The scenic setting makes everything more fun. The park has seven hiking trails, a swimming pool for cooling off, picnic tables for a leisurely lunch and a nature center to learn about the park. For those wanting to spend the night, the park has many options. The campground has basic, electric and sewer/electric/water site. Rustic cabins are scattered throughout the park or guests may choose a modern room at the Emory Melton Inn and Conference Center. The center also boasts a full-service restaurant.
Guide
We have stayed at this campground several times and Anna is there to answer all your questions and really take care of you. This is close to Roaring River and Table Rock Lake. You are also close to Cassville if you’ve forgotten anything or want to eat out!
Scout
No good
Traveler
Lots of ticks. Good clean campground. Bathroom. Bison roam the park. Ticks also roam the park. Found a burnt guitar. Wooden pole hit truck. Prarie walk had lots of ticks, but no tick dogs.
Traveler
Pretty remote. Quiet. Tick dog tried to get through the tick gate but failed unfortunately. No table. Burn ban, so no fires. No ticks. Hard to get to in the dark, but nice scenery.
Traveler
The river is pretty, seems like great fishing opportunity. We were just passing through so we didn't fish. The shower and bathrooms left a lot to be desired. Only one shower and indoor toilet on the side we stayed on and it was just kind of gross. We did find 2 outside stalls with toilets but not until the next morning so that helped. Overall it was a nice place to stop and sleep for the night. Friendly people. Cameras in the campground so it feels safe.
Guide
Delightful office staff. We did not make advance reservations, but called when we were about an hour away and insured they had sites available. Long pull-thrus with full hookups. For an overnight stay, this is a nice campground.
ScoutSewage from wrongfully fixed drainage pipes ( no junction box or lateral lines installed ) flowed for park onto neighbors property. Owners just trying to cover it up . Glad I'm not there neighbors.
Guide
We were just passing through and stayed for a night. We had sewer, water, and electric hookup. A nice dog park, and even found some 4 leaf clovers!
Scout
Campground was nice and maintained. Showers in campground 2 were dirty.
Legend
Camped in Loop B on Oct 4, 2023. Camping was free at this Corp of Engineer campground since off season began on Oct 1st. The Loop B campground has several RV/tent sites arranged in sub-loops in an open field; some trees for shade. Sites are close to each other; no privacy between sites. Sites appear to be level. Each site has a metal fire ring, table and lamp pole. The loop road is paved and the sites were gravel. There were no hookups in Loop B. The water station was shut off, but the vault toilet, which wasn't very clean, was open. No camp host on duty during our stay. There is access to Stockton Lake from the loop road. There was nothing special about this campground, but has good lake access for boats. Otherwise this campgrund is suitable for an overnight stay.
Scout
I love everything about this campground from the open space, to the front manager to the friendly guests. Near enough to town to enjoy the museum and pop in for lunch, far enough away to feel detached. There's also an old Drive in movie next door! Makes you want to get an airstream and cruise down Route 66
Traveler
This place was very quiet. We arrived and the owner was extremely helpful and nice. We were passing through town and found this place. Full hookups and level spots. Would recommend.
Scout
We camped here in October 2021 to close out our season and as a waypoint to Beaver Lake. This is a very nice, quaint little municipal campground. The shower house was clean enough, the spots were all well-maintained, and everything worked as advertised. There is a city park right around the bend that has all kinds of stuff, and there are basketball courts, volleyball courts, and horseshoe pits within short walking distance.
It may have been because of the time of year since the campground was about to close, but we were the only campers there for the whole week, which was totally awesome. There are 42 spots at Kamp Siesta, three of which are pull-through, so you cannot possibly beat this place for $10 a night.
Oh, and I forgot to mention the wooded trail right behind the campground. You definitely forget you're in Kansas back there!
Scout
Bathrooms were clean but dated. Water spigots were well spaced. Ticks were very bad. Family sites were spacious but laid out like 2 separate sites. Would have been nice to have both tables together. Tent pads were advertised but non-existent.
Scout
We overnighted here on the way to Hot Springs, AR. Convenient to Interstate 49, but virtually no traffic noise and none while inside the van. We arrived after the office had closed - there was a prominent note on the door as to which site to use. Electrical hookup was fine - we did not use water or cable. There were about a dozen other campers - most appeared to be long termers. The CG was VERY quiet - very peaceful. They have an off-leash dog park area which our dogs loved and used it 3-4 times the nite we were there. The bathrooms were toasty warm and VERY clean. Lavatory hot water got warm quickly, plenty of soap and towels. The office has various items for sale, from snacks to RV gear. Would not hesitate to stay again - in fact, may do so next week on our return trip.
TravelerRight off highway K! Coordinates looks like it drops you off at the middle of the road but there is a gravel drive. Brings you to a grass lot with a trail off of it. Can hear K but only a few cars go up and down it. Can’t see cars on K from the lot. Very cozy!
Traveler
Staying at Roaring River was on the tail end of our 15day & 4,500mi Motorcycle trip out to Colorado. My wife and I were excited sleep in a real bed for the first time in a week (vs tent/sleeping bags). We seemed to be the only tenants for the night, but we spent a good amount of time speaking with the owner before the sun set and setting up to cook dinner. The fire pits are nice and the ability to purchase a small bundle of dry firewood at the camp store on-site is very convenient. They also have snacks and beverages for sale, and are working on opening a short-order type restaurant, with an additional option for a pre-reserved nicer dinner. The bath house was very clean and equipped with full sized showers. The owners are great resources as well and are very friendly / accommodating.
There were 2 very minor negatives, both related to the fact that this location is brand new:
Overall I highly recommend staying at Roaring River Hills, and giving the glamping tents a try. So nice to be able to enjoy the peacefulness of the outdoors without all the unpacking, setup, repacking and susbstandard comfort of a sleeping bag. I am excited to ride back there in the next year to see the progress and maybe reserve one of their couples dinner packages, if they choose to pursue that as an option.
If staying here be sure to give your feedback to the owners about what you liked and would be interested in, vs their future plans. I could see this place becoming a hot spot in a beautiful area of the country.
Traveler
This is a very nice park it’s $44 a night so a little more than I like to pay but it’s clean and has showers and laundry year around they said
LegendAshley here with The Dyrt. We're happy to have Roaring River Glamping Tent on our platform! Check them out and come back here to leave your review!
Scout
1st night free, $20 donation after. register with Holly, 30 & 50 amp at only 3 poles, free water and dump on site. The only problem was train traffic 200' away 24/7.
Traveler
Went camping with our adult daughter and her boyfriend. I am glad that we were the only ones camping because the spots were very small and close together. We had a hard time securing the tent because the ground was so rocky. The bathroom had 2 toilets but no doors and the exterior door didn't have a lock on it. The sink was so close to one of the toilets that you could have washed your hands while sitting on the toilet. The power supply was next to the road and not next to where you would put your tent so I am very happy that we had brought extra extension cords. All of the camping spots had a fire ring, BBQ grill and a picnic table. There was no clear shot to the water from any of the camping sites from what I could tell. We did however go to Anglers Paradise to see how the water was and it wasn't as clear and swimmable as I would have wanted. We did however find a nice little spot called Sycamore Creek on #10 and it is the clearest water you could amagine! Swimming was amazing there and it was only about 7 minutes away! Over all we had a great time camping!! Oh yeah, I did try fishing but didn't have much luck.
Guide
We called on our way and the woman said they had plenty of space and since we were arriving after hours to just come in and pick any available spot and pay in the morning. It was near the highway but oh so quiet. Checkout in the morning was easy and Mike at the office was so friendly. Excellent place to stay!!
Guide
This place was easy, pretty and well appointed. Great site next to river, across from bath, laundry and showers. Quiet and easy access. Highly recommend.
GuideNice Shady spot overlooking the river. My spot was shaded by black walnut trees. With the sound of the river in the background. Totally relaxing.
Scout
They have everything you could want! Arcade, swimming pool, kids playground and a pond to fish. On top of those they have bathrooms & showers with a sauna in each and a laundry unit which are all very nice! I wouldn’t even call them owners because they definitely do not act like it, they’re the sweetest people you could meet along the way. They offer firewood to buy from them and propane as well if you run out on site and don’t want to drive anywhere. This is the best place we’ve stayed at yet!
Legend
Jake from the Dyrt here! Roaring River has a spot for everyone, from tents & RVs to luxurious glamping tents, you have to check them out. Make sure to share some pics of your stay on the Dyrt!
GuideStopped for the night and stayed two!
Camping near Carthage, Missouri, offers a mix of beautiful landscapes and fun activities for everyone. Whether you're looking for a peaceful getaway or an adventure-filled trip, there are several campgrounds to choose from.
Camping near Carthage, Missouri, has something for everyone, from fishing and hiking to family-friendly activities. Just be sure to check the amenities and plan accordingly for a great experience!
Frequently Asked Questions
What camping is available near Carthage, MO?
According to TheDyrt.com, Carthage, MO offers a wide range of camping options, with 106 campgrounds and RV parks near Carthage, MO and 1 free dispersed camping spot.
Which is the most popular campground near Carthage, MO?
According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular campground near Carthage, MO is Judy's Big Red Barn RV Park with a 5-star rating from 6 reviews.
Where can I find free dispersed camping near Carthage, MO?
According to TheDyrt.com, there is 1 free dispersed camping spot near Carthage, MO.
What parks are near Carthage, MO?
According to TheDyrt.com, there are 27 parks near Carthage, MO that allow camping, notably Stockton Lake and Beaver Lake.
