Best Tent Camping near Hillsboro, MO

Recent Tent Reviews near Hillsboro, Missouri

603 Reviews of 15 Hillsboro Campgrounds

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  Annie C.

  Legend

  

  Sep. 3, 2016

  Washington State Park Campground

  Washington State Park

  A great spot for a quick get away from St Louis. Beautiful park with lots to do not far from the campground. If you are tent camping you don't have to worry about generators from the RVs as there are two separate camping areas that share a really nice shower house, but have their own bathrooms as well. Be careful to not get a tent site in the middle, in the low area, as rain runoff will run down to the middle area. No tent pads, but plenty of grassy areas to pitch your tent. Activities in the park include swimming in the pool or the Big River, canoeing (rent at the Thunderbird Lodge), hiking, and petroglyphs.

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  Greg E.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 22, 2023

  St. Charles County Klondike Park

  Awesome Experience

  Did a 2 night tent camp with my family and it was awesome. We had a great time on the trails and near the Mighty Missouri River.

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  ML W.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 10, 2018

  Horseshoe Lake State Park Campground

  Lovely location

  Peaceful tent camping on Walkers Island at $8 per day.

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  Marty C.

  Guide

  

  Feb. 10, 2021

  St. Charles County Klondike Park

  Tent amping In A eautiful Park Along The Missouri River

  The campground is located in a gym of a park located along the Missouri River. Reservations are required and the sites are in high demand. Tent camping only. There is water available in the park.

  This Campground places you in the heart of Missouri Wine Country and there's a perfect base for visiting the wineries and restaurants along highway 94.

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  Gina L.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 28, 2020

  Garrison Canoe Rental and Campground

  Primitive and Full Hook Up

  I've seen some reviews say its outdated and I'm not sure where that comes from. On season they offer a variety of float and eat packages that are tasty and nicely priced. Cute little campground with "primitive", electric and full hook ups. All tent camping is still pretty close to the general store that also has coin showers! You have good options for a shady and grassy spot if you're tent camping too. Great folks working there, always very friendly and helpful.

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  Wendy

  Traveler

  

  May. 15, 2021

  St. Louis NE-Granite City KOA

  Does not allow pets for tent sites

  Doesn't allow pets for tent sites

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  Annie C.

  Legend

  

  May. 30, 2018

  Robertsville State Park Campground

  Fun along the river

  Robertsville is a nice little park on the Meramec River with about 25 campsites split fairly evenly between tent and electric hook up in a long loop. The hook up sites are on the inside of the loop and the tent sites are on the outside of the loop. You need to look carefully for a level tent site as some are fairly slopped. However, most of the tent sites have nice trees for hammocking and all sites looked clean. The shower house is newer and well taken care of. Seems that lots of people come here for the boat access to the river, but there are some really nice hiking trails you shouldn’t miss. On the weekends in the high season be prepared to reserve two nights in a row, which can make it more difficult to get a spot. But if you go during the week you can have the place pretty much to yourself. And the racoons. Just saying

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  Annie C.

  Legend

  

  Sep. 17, 2016

  Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park Campground

  Babler State Park

  Nice state park close to St Louis. Good, if short, trails. The campground is used a lot by RV and campers, not so much by tenters. Lots of campsites had electric. All had the standard pininic tables and fire rings, and the campground has a decent and clean shower house. You might end up pitching your tent on a parking pad as many tent sites don't have level grassy spots for your tent. Sites are not very private, and some are right on top of the next. I like sites 65 and 58 for their privacy or grassy tent spots.

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  iloveitontop R.

  Ranger

  

  Jun. 5, 2017

  St. Francois State Park Campground

  Nice Place to get away

  Not a huge campground but, Its a really simple beautiful place to enjoy Missouri's rolling hills. It is located 1 hour from St. Louis and 30 ish min from Elephant Rock State park. If your in the area check out the other amazing Missouri state parks while staying here. The Missouri Mines state park is maybe a 5 min drive and a neat place to see. Tent sites, Bathroom and some hammock spots.

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  Will B.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 7, 2019

  Onondaga Cave State Park Campground

  Great park

  Stayed here for one night we toured the cave which was great. The park is very well kept and nice clean facilities. We tent camped and every spot had a good place to set up a tent.

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  michael G.

  Scout

  

  Jan. 16, 2022

  Randolph County State Recreation Area

  Tent camping

  Plenty of tent camping sites. There are primitive also. Great Lake to fish and plenty of trails to hike. Looks like the rv site can get booked up on weekends.

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  Donna H.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 21, 2018

  Bass' River Resort

  Great Campsite

  This was a great campsite with water and electric hookups. We tent camped and floated the 6 mile float. Bathrooms we're clean and we'll maintained. Showers needed quarters to operate. Nice restaurant for breakfast and a great store.

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  Shona H.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 17, 2018

  Red Bluff Campground

  Small and Inviting, Peaceful

  Smaller campsite located in Mark Twain National Forest. RV hook ups and tent sites. Views in the bluff area or stay across from Huzzah Creek for easy access to swimming.

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  Jesse C.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 2, 2018

  Garrison Canoe Rental and Campground

  Great Place

  Full hookups(electric/water/sewer) for rvs, as well as primitive tent sites. Facilities are bit on the older side, but 2 shower houses are available. River access within walking distance. Canoe and raft rental available.

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  Alex T.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 2, 2017

  St. Francois State Park Campground

  Great getaway close to St Louis

  We spent a Saturday and Sunday there camping in the electric site. They do have tent sites but we wanted to be closer to the river which was a 2min walk.

  Great place, awesome people and kid friendly. Definitely will be back!

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  April D.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 19, 2018

  Washington State Park Campground

  Open and Small

  this ground is very well kept and is oerfect for tent camping. the only downfall is the amount trees. although the sites are very large, flat, and easy, you can see everyones business because there is maybe 1 tree in between each site. but there is a creek, trails, walk in sites, and lots of history to check out.

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  Joseph F.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 31, 2018

  St. Peters' 370 Lakeside Park

  Pretty views for days

  This park is beautiful. Located about 25 minutes from St Louis. They have paddle boats and bikes and group bikes for rental. Located right next to a lake with a lot of RV and tent camping spots. Kids had a blast riding bikes. Even finding a few little frogs jumping around and fireflies at night.

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  Scott M.

  Traveler

  

  May. 21, 2018

  Taum Sauk Mountain State Park Campground

  Camping within the trees

  I like this camp site because you are within the trees the whole time. It is tent camping only. Where we camped, the ground was covered in moss. That made for very soft sleeping, except for the few large rocks spread over the area. We had room for two portable canopies and about 35 cub scouts and family members.

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  Ken K.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 21, 2021

  Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Resort At Six Flags

  Bring lots of leveling blocks and don’t expect to sleep well.

  Typical Jellystone, lots for kids to do. Really small sites. Tent sites seem fairly flat. I’m in a site for small campers. The site is bowed front to back and not level side to side. You can hear highway traffic all night and the kids hit the playground, right outside my window, at 7:00.

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  Brooklyn G.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 2, 2023

  Beyond the Trail RV Park

  Safe, convenient, last minute

  Easy to book online even the day of. Choose your spot ahead of time and pull in, easy as that! There are RV & tent sites, bathrooms with hot showers. Had no problem booking around 7pm the day of and arrived around 1 am quietly set up in my previously reserved spot. Check out is at 2 pm

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  Lindsey R.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 13, 2016

  Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Resort At Six Flags

  great family getaway

  We stayed here last minute for Labor Day Weekend and the staff were great with finding us a good tent site available. This is not a rugged style campground as there are many amenities such as a pool, putt putt golf, volleyball, and more. They also host daily kids activities and crafts. A very family friendly campground and would highly recommend if camping with kids!

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  Stephanie O.

  Traveler

  

  Jan. 27, 2023

  Hawn State Park Campground

  Just About Perfect

  Took the youngest kids for their first camping trip, and it could not have been better. Plenty of space, site was level for our tents and had a nice, soft carpet of pine needles, facilities in great shape (didn't use the showers, but they looked decent and were fairly popular), nice sink in the laundry room we used to fill our dish-washing tubs, good neighbors, nobody too noisy and folks generally kind and friendly. Really enjoyed being on the tents-only side of the campground--allowed for a clear, wide view of the landscape and the fall colors. Hiking is some of the best in Missouri.

  I will say that the "walk-in" sites didn't seem to have much privacy and weren't very far from the parking lot, if that matters to you.

  All in all, you can't get much better for tent camping.

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  Joshua R.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 2, 2021

  Lost Valley Lake Resort

  Family fun

  Lost valley happens to be one of our favorite camp grounds. They are extremely family friendly, they have an indoor pool, hot tubs, and sona, an outdoor pool and hot tubs, inflatable jump pillows, concerts almost every weekend, full hookups, plenty of tent camping sites as well, two swim beaches and several lakes on the property. If that's not enough try the horse back riding, or indoor mini golf, or grab a meal or a drink at the on site restaurant and bar.

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  Cathy S.

  Ranger

  

  Oct. 2, 2019

  Onondaga Cave State Park Campground

  Great Camping and a Cave or Two

  Wonderful state park with paved roads and level concrete pads. We were nestled up against a beautiful creek. Could barely keep the dogs out of it. Nice,clean bathrooms. Nice play area for kids. We hiked one of the many hiking trail available. Tours are offered throughout the day in the two onsite caves. They were amazing. Natalie was our Gide and really knew her stuff! Park also offer kayaking, swimming, rafting and just a whole bunch of fun. There was a large camp of boys scouts and several other tent camping. Would recommend this park everyone. 10 out of 10!

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  Lynn G.

  Ranger

  

  Jul. 1, 2017

  Washington State Park Campground

  Diverse fun, lovely campsites

  Lots to do for all ages, including swimming and hikes of any difficulty/length. Famous for petroglyphs and other history too. Green rolling hills that would be ideal to visit in the fall. The electrics sites are closer to the river, the tent sites are more private in trees in a separate area.

  Yay: Rent a canoe/kayak/tube to enjoy the river (on site!).

  Nay: Make sure to get away from the developed part of the campground to enjoy this nature. Surprise: Petroglyphs are the icing on the cake here!

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  Lynn G.

  Ranger

  

  Jul. 1, 2017

  Taum Sauk Mountain State Park Campground

  Lovely area, great overlook on highest peak

  Very simple campground lets you feel close to the lovely nature here. The trail options are either a short loop or a loooong out and back along the famous Ozark Trail. Not much else to do (no water activites) so if you’re not planning to hike a lot or just hang out/grill, you might want to plan some time off site.

  Yay: Trails through all kinds of forests, waterways and waterfalls. Educational displays.

  Nay: TENT CAMPING ONLY!!! My friend had been turned away on a previous trip! (There are some other parks nearby if you are in an RV.) Fills up fast.

  Surprise: Hike the tallest mountain in MO, not a long hike. Endless green rolling vistas! Also had deer at our tent.

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  Annie C.

  Legend

  

  May. 20, 2018

  Meramec State Park Campground

  Ozark fun

  This is a nice, large campground in the middle of Meramec State Park. The campground is a large level meadow between the river, the bluffs and the road. For being close to the road, there is not a lot of road noise. I noticed more river noise with boats buzzing up and down the Meramec. The campground was well maintained and nicely laid out with several loops. There didn't seem to be any real separation between the tent and RV sites, but on a early season weekend, you can manage to get a tent site away from the RV's. Some tent sites have good ham mocking trees, but not all sites do. And some sites were clearly in low lying areas that would definitely puddle in a decent rain. All sites had the standard fire ring and picnic table. I thought the shower house was really clean and well maintained, although for a campground this large I would have thought there would have been two. There is a nice hiking trail coming out of the campground that winds along the river and then along the base of the bluff. You can hike up into a large cave and get a birds eye view of everything through the trees. Across from the campground is Fisher's Cave which is open for exploration during the summer months. It was not open when I was there, but there is a trail going to the top of the cave, and of course you can stand at the gated entrance to the cave and feel the cold air coming out. I'm not a caver, but apparently this is a really good cave for exploring.