Best Tent Camping near La Grange, MO

Looking for the best options for tent camping near La Grange? Finding a place to camp in Missouri with your tent has never been easier. Would you prefer a quiet dispersed site or an established camgpround with amenities? Either way, The Dyrt makes it easy to find the perfect place to pitch your tent.

Best Tent Sites Near La Grange, MO (7)

    Camper-submitted photo from Hunnewell Lake Conservation Area
    Camper-submitted photo from Hunnewell Lake Conservation Area

    1. Hunnewell Lake Conservation Area

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    57 Saves
    Monroe City, Missouri

    Visit the Missouri Department of Conservation's website for more information.

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      2. Bear Creek COE - Lock and Dam 21

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      4 Saves
      La Grange, Missouri

      This recreation area is part of Mississippi River - Pools 11-22

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      Camper-submitted photo from Dupont Reservation Conservation Area
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      3. Dupont Reservation Conservation Area

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      17 Saves
      Ashburn, Missouri

      Visit the Missouri Department of Conservation's website for more information.

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        4. John Spalding Rec Ar

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        Monroe City, Missouri

        Overview

        Visitors at John Spalding are in the perfect location for recreation on Mark Twain Lake. The day-use area is the only facility within reach of the sandy public beach. It's also directly connected to the Joanna Trail, a 32-mile multi-purpose trail for hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding. Tour the birthplace of world-famous humorist and writer, Mark Twain and explore the region that inspired his most beloved stories, such as "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer."

        Recreation

        Swim and enjoy the beach all day, or take a boat out for water skiing and fishing. For hikers and bikers, the lengthy Joanna Trail lines the northern banks of the lake.

        Facilities

        The day-use area is equipped with a swimming beach, showers and picnic shelters. Shelters have electric hookups.

        Natural Features

        The Salt River of north-central Missouri feeds Mark Twain Lake, the regions largest body of water, spanning 18,000 acres. A variety of recreation areas surround the lake, including the Mark Twain State Park.

        Nearby Attractions

        Visit Mark Twain's birthplace in Florida, Missouri or his boyhood home in Hannibal. The David C. Berti Shooting Range is below the dam and M.W. Boudreaux Visitor Center is above the dam.

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        $30 / night

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          5. Spillway Recreation Area

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          Mark Twain Lake, Missouri

          Overview

          Missouris Spillway Recreation Area is tucked in a cove near the Wappapello Dam on Wappapello Lake. The area provides plenty of recreation for day-use visitors, including boating, fishing or playing volleyball by the lakeshore.

          Natural Features:

          Wappapello Lake has a seemingly endless string of secluded coves hugged by a winding, wooded shoreline. The public recreation area spans 45,000 acres in the southeastern Ozark foothills.

          Recreation:

          Boating and fishing are the most popular activities with largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill, white bass and channel catfish, among other species.

          Pine Ridge Natural Trail, a 3/4-mile double loop, starts at the Spillway Recreation Area and provides an excellent way to explore the beautiful woodlands.

          Facilities:

          This day use area includes two large picnic shelters, 8 picnic sites, a volleyball court, playground, horseshoe pits and bank fishing.

          Nearby Attractions:

          The extensive 33-mile Ozark Trail, starts just south of Sam A. Baker State Park and winds along the west side of the St. Francis River and Wappapello Lake.

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            Recent Tent Reviews in La Grange

            210 Reviews of 7 La Grange Campgrounds


            • Stuart O.The Dyrt PRO User
              Camper-submitted photo from Nauvoo State Park Campground
              Nov. 13, 2024

              Nauvoo State Park Campground

              Late season option

              We stayed in mid-November when a lot of places are closed. They had electricity and the dump station was operating, but the water hookups were shut off and the bath house was closed for the winter. Water was available at a hydrant across from the bath house, but lacked a garden hose thread, so you could only fill water jugs. The roads are very narrow and in need of repair. Fee was $18.

            • Frank H.The Dyrt PRO User
              Camper-submitted photo from Hickory Haven Campground
              Jul. 22, 2024

              Hickory Haven Campground

              Great Tent Camping

              Level grass tent sites. Shade of trees. Electric outlets at sites. Water accessible. Bath house kept very clean. Plenty of hot water for showers. Picnic table & fire ring at site. Economical. Laundry. Ice bags available. Picnic shelter with sides, 3 picnic tables, small mini fridge, electric lights & outlets, ceiling fan, portable fan, water and deep sink available for campers to use.

            • JThe Dyrt PRO User
              Camper-submitted photo from Driftwood Campground & RV Park
              Jun. 18, 2024

              Driftwood Campground & RV Park

              Nice family owned csmpground

              At one time this campground was a KOA campground so if you are familiar with KOA, you know the basic layout. We stayed here in our tent and while the tent area was closed for receding new grass the owner let us stay in a grassy area under the trees near the office. It was a great stsy and the restrooms and pool were nice and clean. We enjoyed ourselves and cooled off in the hot weather.

            • Beyond All
              Camper-submitted photo from Frank Russell
              Jun. 18, 2024

              Frank Russell

              Great refurbished campground with large concrete full hookup sites.

              Nice new concrete sites with fire pit, full hookup. Great trails and fishing lake, with concrete sidewalk and benches around it to make fishing easily accessible.

            • Amanda B.The Dyrt PRO User
              Camper-submitted photo from Donnelson Unit - White Oak Campground — Shimek State Forest
              May. 12, 2024

              Donnelson Unit - White Oak Campground — Shimek State Forest

              Peaceful Paradise

              Nice little campground in Iowa. We stayed for three nights, there's vault toilets, and the fire rings are tiered and really nice. It's wooded and tucked away. There's a lot of nice little trails and a couple lakes. There's a $10 a night fee on the honor system so I would not consider it free. We would come back.

            • Napunani
              Camper-submitted photo from Ray Behrens
              Dec. 1, 2023

              Ray Behrens

              Great Value with ATB Pass

              PROS 

              Senior discount 

              Site 32 level asphalt pad surrounded with grass and river rocks 

              Moveable aluminum table 

              Metal fire ring with cooking grate 

              One hook lantern pole 

              Site 19 very near toilets and a dumpster 

              Friendly and helpful gate personnel 

              4 bars TMOBILE 

              CONS 

              Some road noise in the distance 

              Electric box at rear of site pad 

              Sewer connection 6 inches above ground 

              Poor planning to demolish all but one campground toilet/shower facilities at the same time 

              No overnight gate closure

              Don't Miss

              Rustic Oak Cabin Restaurant 

              Mark Twain Memorial Shrine in Mark Twain State Park. Free entrance 

              Ride the Mark Twain Riverboat in Hannibal 

              Downtown Hannibal nice variety of stores and shops 

              Dam Visitor Center very nice--fairly new

            • Sam H.
              Camper-submitted photo from Rodeo Park
              Nov. 16, 2023

              Rodeo Park

              Perfect for a work trip

              I stayed at the RV section right next to the rodeo arena. Full hookups for only $20 per night with a self-service registration box. I forgot to count but looked like maybe 20 spots max. I was here mid-November in town for work and there was no more than four other campers at any point. Pretty basic surroundings though. There's barrel trash cans, didn't see a dumpster. Didn't see any toilet or shower buildings. Hardly any trees near the sites. Decent playground close by though, and a heavily wooded park with trails beyond that.

            • L
              Camper-submitted photo from Siloam Springs State Park Campground
              Oct. 30, 2023

              Siloam Springs State Park Campground

              Hidden Gem of Illinois...

              This site was so much better than what I was expecting! My friend, Kari, her 3 Doodles, my Beagle, and I camped out the first night in the group section, because there's hardly anyone there and we got there too late in the day to actually start hiking. In the morning, we loaded up our packs, put the little packs on the dogs (they have to carry their own food and water), and headed up the Red Oak Backpacking Trail. I don't know if we started at the beginning or not, but we parked by a little wooden bridge and the hill to start off our adventure kinda kicked my ass a little bit. After we made it up the initial incline, the landscape was beautiful and varied from flat areas to valleys and some creeks (which I was very thankful for after a few hours in 90° and 25 lbs on my back). We ended up setting up camp at a spot we thought was nice just before it got dark, because we didn't know where or how much further the primitive hike-in campsites were. The next day, we figured it out, but we wouldn't have made it there before dark. Towards the end, there were stairs built into the earth that were way too difficult to manage when your legs are jelly and your pack is heavy, so it was almost easier trying to take the side of the stairs and make your own little path, so just a heads up there. We had so much fun the whole time and I can't wait to go back for some snow camping later this year (they are open year round)!!!

            • J
              Camper-submitted photo from Dupont Reservation Conservation Area
              Oct. 21, 2023

              Dupont Reservation Conservation Area

              Lovely camground along the banks of the Mighty Miss

              It’s actually the Ted Shanks Conservation Area. Dupont is a bit further north, no camping there that we saw.

              . All sites fronting the river, shaded by trees. Mix of campers, fishermen and hunters. A few trains at night but not many. Vault toilets. No tables, no fire rings.

            • Anne W.The Dyrt PRO User
              Camper-submitted photo from Indian Creek Campground
              Oct. 7, 2023

              Indian Creek Campground

              Very nice sites and good bathrooms

              Beautiful wooded sites, a bit close together and not a ton of privacy but we weren’t bothered by our neighbors at all. The bathrooms are very clean and nice, they have a dish washing sink and good showers. Our site had an electric hook up.

            • MickandKarla W.The Dyrt PRO User
              Camper-submitted photo from Mark Twain Cave & Campground
              Aug. 26, 2023

              Mark Twain Cave & Campground

              Accommodating Staff

              Coming into Hannibal, the RV GPS wanted to take us around town up to I-72. Had we been on our toes, we could have turned right at the“campground sign,” making our trip a bit easier and shorter. We came into the campground(CG) and resort area with some other campers. There was plenty of parking, and we checked in at the gift shop where you can purchase cave entry tickets. Our friends had come in the day before and told us that our reserved site E-05 was long enough for our new 40’ 2” Brinkley Model G, but we would need to park our F-450 elsewhere. Our friend suggested F-17, which was an easy back-in. F-17 was available, and was actually cheaper, so we saved$6 on the back-in site. The office folks here were very nice and accommodating, as we had expected to arrive the day prior with our friends, but due to loading up our new rig, we arrived a day late. The nice people at the office helped us work out this situation plus changed our campsite when we arrived. We proceeded to F-17 and settled down for our first camping night in our Brinkley. The F area back-ins are fairly new, with few trees to block the satellite. The older pull-throughs have mature trees and a lot of shade, so satellite would be spotty depending on the site. The water and electric are towards the back of the site, with the sewer in the middle. The water pressure was good. We got one bar on Verizon, and the CG WiFi worked better than average for a CG this size, but we were here for just an overnight from Monday to Tuesday. We were told that this private CG fills up on the weekends.

            • Lisa B.
              Camper-submitted photo from Indian Creek Campground
              Jul. 15, 2023

              Indian Creek Campground

              Overall very nice! Trees, trees, trees

              Very wooded campsites but large and spaced apart nicely. Was very quiet after 10pm. Bathrooms have a shower area and were pretty clean. Raccoons visited nightly so secure your food supply and trash. Boat landing and Beach that is private for campers only. You can't see the Lake from sites and it's a very long walk or drive to the beach. There is an outdoor amphitheater and nice hiking trails. Monroe City about 7 miles away has a Shell station that is 24/7 If you need ice, drinks and minimal groceries. But the town...minus the few bars, shut s down around 9pm. There is a Hardee's there as well. It's a nice drive to get to the campground. Will definitely be back!

            • Ray & Terri F.The Dyrt PRO User
              Camper-submitted photo from Pittsfield City Lake
              Jul. 14, 2023

              Pittsfield City Lake

              Nice small CG just above the lake

              We have a 36 ft Class A with a Cherokee Trailhawk tow and stayed in site 33 for just 1 night in late June. This is a relatively small CG, 33 sites, and there were only a handful or so of sites available when we arrived on a Friday afternoon and they do not accept reservations. The showers were clean and hot. The electric and water hookups on some sites, at least ours, was at the back and on the wrong side. Our electric cord just reached the post. AT&T coverage varied, with 1-2 Bars of LTE service and speeds between 0.4 and 3.5 MB/s. We had a clear view of the southern and northern sky, so we were able to get DISH coverage on all three western satellites at our site and Starlink had speed up to 12 MB/s.

            • A
              Camper-submitted photo from Wilson Lake Park
              Jun. 17, 2023

              Wilson Lake Park

              Nice quiet place

              Nice campground with a decent sized fishing pond. Campground host is super friendly! They ran over when we pulled in and helped guide us into our site. We stayed at site 2 which is a little smaller than we would’ve liked but it is all concrete and has full hook ups. Did not do any fishing so can’t comment on that. Did go to the creamery nearby. If you stay here and don’t visit the creamery, you’re definitely missing out!

            • Sam H.
              Camper-submitted photo from Ray Behrens
              Jun. 13, 2023

              Ray Behrens

              Likely our new regular spot

              The whole park doesn't match the awesomeness of site 97 and the few around it, but the end of this loop is almost perfect. Great shade, almost no slope to pads, all power options, great water pressure, and a sewer hookup. Plenty of rocked lounging or tent space with each site. Good size fire pits, lantern post, and an aluminum picnic table on a concrete pad. All the sites have enough empty space in between that most campgrounds would have stuck another site in-between. Restroom/shower house very close by and it's regularly cleaned. 2 trails to lakeside access are close by too.

            • AThe Dyrt PRO User
              Camper-submitted photo from Driftwood Campground & RV Park
              May. 13, 2023

              Driftwood Campground & RV Park

              Super Clean, Super Helpful

              I tent-camped at Driftwood during a bike tour along the Mississippi River Trail. The showers and restroom were impressively clean. The hosts could not have made me feel more welcome.

            • b K.
              Camper-submitted photo from Ray Behrens
              Mar. 16, 2023

              Ray Behrens

              Best campground on Mark Twain Lake

              Ray Behrens is an extremely large and well laid out campground with beautiful spacious and wooded sites! It has a wonderful, full service marina and a few great trails that lead to the water. It is by far the best Corp of Engineer campground on Mark Twain Lake! Oh, and don't forget to watch the beautiful sunsets!

            • Gamer Fortnite K.
              Camper-submitted photo from Whispering Oaks Campgrounds
              Nov. 8, 2022

              Whispering Oaks Campgrounds

              Pompous A$$holes

              This campground use to be a great place to camp until it got new owners. They no longer offer tent camping and they completely shut it off from the public. My family has been going there for generations including having family reunions there. That place helped so many parents and kids get thru their summer breaks. Now you can't step foot on the property without having rented an rv spit.

            • Lesley R.The Dyrt PRO User
              Camper-submitted photo from River Valley Horsecamp
              Oct. 29, 2022

              River Valley Horsecamp

              Family Equine Fun

              Camped here for a family reunion. Open sites near the Des Moines river and local road meant spots were just for sleeping. Excellent barns, accommodations, well-kept grounds and animals. Nearby locals kind and welcoming. Excellent time spent with family and horses, will return again.

            • Paul B.The Dyrt PRO User
              Camper-submitted photo from Mark Twain Cave & Campground
              Sep. 28, 2022

              Mark Twain Cave & Campground

              Exploring Hannibal

              Stayed here 2 nights, while we explored Hannibal. The campground is large, but half empty when we stayed. It meet our needs, always love having WiFi. My biggest complaint would be only 2 washer/dryers (one which was broken). The cave tour is interesting, but a little expensive. I would stay on the main street of Hannibal to see the Mark Twain sites, rest of the city is seedy



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