Best Dog-Friendly Camping near Chestnutridge, MO

Location is easy to find. Love being next to the water! Heard there is a dog park coming this summer. Great place to go if u want to vacation with someone that doesn't have a camper because of the cabins on property. we will be back.

I couldn’t get over how clean this facility was. Very kind and accommodating staff. We stayed in a Kamping Kabin with a bunk bed and a full size bed and it was sparkling clean. The pool was sparkling clean as well. Great dog park and children’s park.

My wife and our children stayed here in the summer while we traveled for work and we were extremely pleased with both the grounds and the staff. They have great amenities and clean facilities as well as washers and dryers. They were so accommodating. The only drawback is a train close by. They have a small gated dog park and I huge open field. They have a seasonal swimming pool, kids playground, game room and few more things to keep the kids busy. Good WiFi and a shop that sells/makes/delivers pizza to your campsite. We will be visiting again in the future definitely.

Great staff! Biggins in the ponds, and great music events! The rv park at the top of the hill is great and pet friendly!

Fish on!

We camp here a couple of times a year. The grounds are beautiful and well maintained. The RV sites have nicely paved and level pads. You get everything you could need, including a very clean shower house. Every site if not on the water, has a nice view and it is pet friendly.

Good points - Friendly staff, nice mix of campers, convenient location to Branson Landing, and pet friendly.

Bad Points - spaces are very tight, loud traffic noises, no shade in the lakefront spots, restrooms are old and smelled musty. We were given a code for the restrooms, and it seems that it is free knowledge. Men’s restroom was never locked. Seems lots of locals use the place. Security is suspect.

Love camping on this island, but sites fill up quickly on weekends and holidays. Most sites are waterfront. As suggested by the name, the dam is nearby, providing a pretty sight after dark. Not all sites are shaded. Island has flooded in the past, so if there has been local flooding, check to make sure it is open. Great campground for boaters, too. Pets are welcome, showers and drinking water available. Sites are electric.

This is a favorite campground and swimming hole! It is close to Silver Dollar City and other Branson activities. We most recently camped in the far loop which is not waterfront but has nice sites. We could hike down to the waterfront but there really arent designated trails from this area. It was rough terrain. There is plenty of shade and places for the kids to hang their hammocks. We like the bathrooms with the private toilet and shower. No issues with crowding or waiting for one to open up.

The swim beach is nice and has picnic tables for use. We kayaked around the cove while others swam. No alcohol or pets allowed in the beach area which I appreciated. Family friendly!

The campground is beautiful and has one of those mountain settings you will not forget anytime soon!!  In the mornings you often will find someone enjoying their coffee as they watch the fog roll across the waters, a picturesque view that is well worth a visit.

The campground itself is available to both RVs and tent campers, although they are shared spaces and with that comes a few challenges.   When several RVs are side by side it seems a bit more congested.   As a tent camper I had ample space when I set up and felt comfortable.   The downside to shared spacing however is that tents must set up on gravel and this can be uncomfortable and post the problem of anchoring.   

I myself laid down several blankets before getting comfortable and this ensured I would not be stabbed by a rock in the night.   Since the ground is gravel anchoring was difficult at best so I opted to weight my tent down from inside instead, this seemed to work well.

In addition to camping you can also rent cabins which come in a variety of sizes.  These seem to be pretty on course for pricing to other cabins in the area and compare in sizing as well.

This is a Good Sam Campground, and with that you have several improved and upgraded amenities, those come at a hefty price tag.   As a tent camper I often try to stay within a budget but with this space there are no primitive sites or sites designed for tents specifically that means you will pay the same as an RV which is in excess of $42 for a regular site or $51 for a lakeside site.    Discounts for Good Sam do apply to take down this cost a little, but still that price is a bit hefty!!

For me personally I had to see what kind of amenities I would be receiving for this so I could well take advantage.   A basketball court and pool were nice, a dog park and playground were good as well but less likely for me to utilize.   Laundry was something I was very happy to see in addition to their regular restrooms.    Additional parking for trailers and boats was again something I wouldn't personally use but I could see as a marker in justifying the price point.   

The thing that really struck me as a huge and unique offering was the storm shelter.   The shelter is marked clearly on the map and explained when you check in and it is something I have never seen at any other park or campground I have stayed at.   That in itself made me feel instantly more secure as a tent camper.

The overall impressions of this park are good.   The people are nice, the facility as a whole is nice and the waterfront is picture perfect.    The dock is amazing to go sit on and enjoy but the price for tent camping is still a bit high in my book.   Staying here again I would hope to be in a cabin or RV to justify the price point.

Stayed overnight Saturday and Sunday nights of Labor Day weekend. Campground looked a bit tired from the summer season. Ground littered with small pieces of paper like candy and soy sauce packages. Sites close together. Several feral cats roaming the campground.

For the good low price of $25 per night it is decent but...electric hookups are only 110/30am breakers that are questionable in construction, and there is one faucet for every 10 or so sites. Dump site on location. We booked through HipCamp. Another couple booked on there as well and it double booked us. Not a problem...there are LOTS is sites available. We booked for a week though and were informed we cannot stay the whole time as there is a large 3 day event coming up and al the sofa have been reserved for that. We need to be out 2 days earlier than we planned, but we were given ample notice so not a problem. There are 3 shower stalls, toilet stalls and sinks for men and women’s restrooms. Two dogs and a cat stayed with us not problem. They have a gentle lab that came to visit too. Quiet here for the most part. Not mush shade but 217 & 218 do have a shade tree.

Some weekdays is very quiet. Nonflushing toilets are full and camp pads are gravel. Sometimes the electric boxes don't work for tents. But it's a very sweet place if you choose the higher numbers. Only 42 Almost and 46 the sweet spot can see the lake. You can drive to lakefront free. The walk is awkward dangerous. Maybe wild pigs but probably coons...were nice to the cats...who are supposed to be on a leash but aren't.

After reading a couple of reviews on this new campground (CG), we called about availability and got someone at Lambert’s Cafe who was not much help. We arrived at this new RV park addition to Lambert’s Cafe from I-57 with no issues. Coming in from I-57, we followed the signs for Lamberts and J.T. RV Park on the left side of the road. The entrance to the RV area is the second entrance into Lambert’s main parking lot. You follow the signage back to the CG which sits off to the right and behind Lambert's. This CG is first-come-first-serve. There’s a sign at the kiosk that states sites 6, 7, 8, 9, 27, 28, 29, 30,& 31 are for stays of one week or longer. We selected and parked in site 25 with FHUs, and then went back to the kiosk and paid our$40. The sites are narrow and very close to each other but this was on a Sunday and the park was fairly empty. There were about five transients overnight along with the four long-termers so having someone next to you was not an issue. There is no fire pit, picnic table, cable, or WiFI. One of the long-termers told me there’s a plan to put in a shower house, restrooms, and other amenities. We do not know if this is factual as we did not see any camp-host type of person during our stay. The CG is in an industrial area and we heard backing beeps at about 2:00 AM for a few minutes but other than that it was not bad for this type of area near a main road. We noticed a long-term resident taking their dog out and not picking up after the pet, which seemed to be common based on the'land mines' we noted while walking our dogs around. There is a dump station here that is a $10 fee if not staying in the CG. Lambert's Cafe is within easy walking distance. We had good water pressure at 50 psi and 4 bars on Verizon. This place is pretty much a parking lot with no trees so no problem with satellite. We got a good variety of OTA stations as well. This CG was a little on the pricey side for what you get unless maybe you are a huge Lambert’s Cafe fan. No surprises at this new RV Park as the sites are pretty much level and the roads easy to navigate. However, this place worked for an overnighter.

This was a fun private campground usually used as a music festival site. On the weekend I went, things were quiet and there were only a few campers. You can pay online or at the self check in kiosk(the friendly cat will want to visit). The few campers that were there were scattered over the 160 acres, with some in the trees, some along the back road, and some in the festival stage area. I picked a nice spot on the edge of the trees in the meadow where I could hear the turkeys calling to each other in the morning. Most of the campers up in the stage area seemed to be long term campers with semi-permanent structures(including a shipping container) and several converted school buses. It seemed that only the spots in the woods had rock firepits, and no sites had picnic tables. There was a bathhouse at the main check in that was available to“resident campers” only due to covid. The rest of us made due with the porta potties scattered around the property. There is an awesome frisbee golf course that seemed to cover the entire property and have more than the usual number of baskets. Also on the property are several art installations and a Jerry Garcia shrine. What more could you want?

We stayed here this weekend and it wasn’t what the the website said it was. It was clean and taken care of but they pack you in like sardines, not even 5 feet apart from the camper next to you. They had to move us because our rig didn’t did in the spot they booked for us, you can’t choose your spot. There isn’t much for kids to do. It’s definitely a camp ground to simply stay the night and then go do things in Eureka Springs. The gravel was loose and not great for riding bikes. This is right off the highway. We like a bit more “woodsy” and spaced. There is no play ground and lots of drop offs around the park. The only grassed area was the dog walk area and while there was a sign to clean up after your dog there was dog poop everywhere. We won’t stay here again just because it didn’t work for our family.

Super nice people and great price for full hookups. We walked the dog around a little and she enjoyed that. Just across the street from Laura ingles wilder museum and home.