Best RV Parks near St. Joseph, MO

Recent RV Reviews In St. Joseph

266 Reviews of 47 St. Joseph Campgrounds

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  Lorie D.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 13, 2024

  Love's RV Hookup-St. Joseph MO 235

  Limited parking

  We arrived around midnight and there was very limited parking. We did not plan to use the RV hook ups but there seemed to still be one available slot if we wanted it. The rest of the parking lot was pretty full with limited spaces, but we were able to grab a spot. A little noisy but what you would expect from a truck stop with 18 wheelers in and out all night.

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  Jeff L.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 13, 2024

  Weston Bend State Park

  Over nighters.

  We arrived around 1 pm and got the pull through site. It is a nice little park that will be closed from November 1, 2024 through April 14, 2025. An electric site was $25.00. The facilities were exceptionally clean and the camp hosts were very polite.

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  David S.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 10, 2024

  A Country Charm RV Park

  A beautiful small little park

  Easy check in if you have made online reservations. Very well taken care of and clean. Great spot to visit the quilting stores here.

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  KRISTINA K.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 7, 2024

  Big Lakes Turtle Cove Campground

  Great view of lake

  Great view, large spot, dog friendly and owners were great

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  MickandKarla W.

  Legend

  

  Aug. 1, 2024

  Love's RV Hookup-St. Joseph MO 235

  Not the Best Option

  This Love’s RV Hook Up is right off I-29. We’ve enjoyed several stays at these new Love’s campgrounds(CG) and they are normally away from the main car and truck fueling areas. After cruising around the truck area, we found that we needed to go to the car area as the CG is literally off the auto-side fuel pumps/parking lot. There is a lane that we could have driven through from the truck area and this would've put us in the right position to back into our site. However, there was a Love's fuel truck parked there the whole time of our stay. There are six back-in sites with water and electric. They give you a code if you want to use the dump station. We reserved site 1 with water and electric(50/30/20 AMP). It still could have been an easy back-in but there was a big U-Haul truck parked outside of the formal parking areas in our path. We were still able to maneuver around and get in our site. After parking, we checked in online to activate our utilities. We quickly found out when we auto-leveled that site 1 was not a level site as our passenger side tires were off the ground. And whoever designed these sites thought boulders between sites was a good idea? We had to position our rig to avoid a boulder on the pad, so that we could open our basement slide drawer. The utilities are at the far backside of the pad and based on our rig’s configuration with the wet bay towards the front, we needed 25’ or more of hose and electric cord. The water pressure here is good. The WiFi is also for general public use and not very fast. We got 3 bars on Verizon and used our MiFi for internet as we were not comfortable putting out Starlink in this general public area. We were next to Love’s two-sided dog park, which if not for dog poop on the inside and around the outside would have been a great convenience. Concerning the uncomfortable comment, two stealth campers in cars were in parking spaces adjacent to our site for the night. We shared the CG with a Scottish Rugby cycling team traversing the USA raising AHS awareness. We did not know that starting around 6:00 AM the sprinklers came on and all of their gear got wet. The sprinklers also make mud puddles at the dog park entrance. Loves should gravel the small and large dog entrances. There should also be signs to let campers know about the sprinklers. The other Love’s RV Stops we stayed in had restroom and shower facilities, here you go in the main building and pay to use the trucker showers. The dump station is hard to get into with a large rig. Wrapping up this unpleasant stay, this Love’s was one up on a Walmart parking lot as it had water and electric.

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  Gary S.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 18, 2024

  Crooked River Conservation Area

  Missouri Department of Conservation Area, free camping

  Free camping in designated camping area per MO Dept of Conservation rules. Pit toilets and mowed area for camping. Hunting, fishing and other outdoor activities inside the area.

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  Angie A.

  Ranger

  

  Jul. 10, 2024

  Pony Express Lake Conservation Area

  A beautiful spot by the lake

  Beautiful spot by the lake. Be sure to turn left at first sign to find campsites. Was a little frustrating that a family seemed to have taken up permanent residence and was obnoxious with the generator. Trash was overflowing and could use a little more attention. Clean vault toilets with TP. It was really beautiful with the sunset.

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  E C.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 7, 2024

  Worlds of Fun Village

  Amazing memories here

  Beautiful park. Pay more for the pull through you’ll have tons of parking even if your rig is big. Our rig is 44 ft and we parked two 2500’s on the pad no problem. We reserve our days in advance and if we need to cancel we just change our reservation to a different date with no fees. The pool and clubhouse are well kept so are the bathrooms and laundry room. This Is our favorite campsite to date. So much to do.

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  Terry D.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 30, 2024

  Weston Bend State Park

  Short stay

  Very nice lots was a Lil disappointed because this camp site was in mid missori and the agent I contacted it from was in meridian ms and had never been there was told it would have water n 30 amp service but all that was there was 30 amp no water but it was really nice I didn't have time to stay long just the night .

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  Kevin C.

  Ranger

  

  Jun. 22, 2024

  Leavenworth Kansas State Fishing Lake

  Nice and quiet

  Camped here several days in late June. The were very few campers, even on the weekends. Many slept in their cars and left at first light. I assume they went fishing at the lake. Bathroom was a little rough but manageable.

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  Stephanie B.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 12, 2024

  AOK Campground & RV Park

  Great Spot To Stop

  Traveling through on a cross country trip. Needed a spot to camp from my motorcycle. I was given a giant secluded spot by the pond, separate from the RV area. Has a lovely looking pool that was open, clean showers, and fire wood for sale. The owners are extremely friendly and helpful. The only reason it isn't getting 5 stars is the proximity to the freeway, you can hear it very clearly (jake brakes and all) continuously.

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  John R.

  Legend

  

  Jun. 9, 2024

  Wallace State Park

  Small but beautiful.

  Small park with some very private sites and some very exposed sites. Nice showers and dump station.

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  Barbie G.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 8, 2024

  Weston Bend State Park

  Site 26 is Peaceful

  This was our 2nd stay at Weston Bend SP. Both times, we had site 26, one of the few basic sites. While some of the other sites were very close to each other, this one is relatively isolated. It's big too. There's a vault toilet close by. It was clean and roomy. We didn't use the water but there are a few spigot throughout the campground. There's also a regular restroom near the campground entrance, but we didn't use it. We will definitely camp here again if we are passing through.

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  David L.

  Scout

  

  May. 10, 2024

  Pony Express Lake Conservation Area

  A Small Free Drive-in Campground

  This free campground has a water tap and a pit toilet. There are at least three first come first served campsites that have a picnic table and a fire ring.

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  Julie H.

  Traveler

  

  May. 4, 2024

  AOK Campground & RV Park

  Lovely find!

  Very well cared for site. It's been well established for many years. I was visiting friends in St. Joe and was surprised to learn her parents used to came there many decades ago. It was a KOA and the new owners have kept it up to those standards. The owners/managers are friendly and acknowledged me by name when I walked up to register. A bit of freeway noise but not too bothersome, Great stay!

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  Bill F.

  Traveler

  

  Apr. 15, 2024

  Pony Express Lake Conservation Area

  Great spot on the west side of the lake

  We drove by the east side campsite and it was packed. We ran into a local and he told us about a spot on the east side of the lake. An old boy scout camp. It wasn’t maintained but there was nobody there. Our dogs ran free and that was what we were looking for. We ran our generator at night because we had no neighbors. We were a mile from the lake so we drove around and had access to the lake.

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  Angela C.

  Ranger

  

  Apr. 8, 2024

  Basswood Country RV Resort

  Very mixed bag

  We booked a site here on our drive back East in August 2023. I saw “resort” and was like “Sign me up” after some real hot and grimy parks earlier in the trip.

  Ultimately, most of the amenities were closed by the time we arrived. The game room, the restaurant, and store were all closing or closed. My kids did get some pool time (it was a nice pool) and loved the blob (whatever you call the bounce pads). There was a nice playground, pavilion and courts.

  What is weird is that this is almost two parks - the front is the “resort” or old-fashioned campground, but where we were placed was in the back with what looked like a lot of long-term, single male residents. It was a longish-walk to front where the pool and store was and it definitely didn’t feel like a resort.

  There were spots open in the front closer to the pool and lake - if we had camped there I think the experience would have been different.

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  John G.

  Scout

  

  Apr. 1, 2024

  Leavenworth Kansas State Fishing Lake

  Quiet spot

  This is a small remote lake of about 160 acres water area. A county road takes you through the area and across the dam. There are gravel pull off areas and a lakeside gravel road. The pit toilet is not well maintained. Not suitable for larger vehicles.

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  Travis M.

  Traveler

  

  Mar. 17, 2024

  Honey Creek Conservation Area

  Good free camping

  Good place for free camping just not a lot of things to do other than explore the woods or fish in the river which doesn’t have great access. They say there’s bike trails but it’s more just access roads.

  It’s a big area with several access points. Here are the coordinates for the camping area along the river 39.95182° N, 94.99083° W.

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  BLBJR

  Scout

  

  Feb. 17, 2024

  Weston Bend State Park

  Absolutely beautiful

  This place is absolutely beautiful great for taking your family but if you need RV parts or repairs stay away from Camping World they will rip you off or even if you want to purchase an RV read the reviews on them.

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  Jamie V.

  Traveler

  

  Dec. 4, 2023

  Smiths Fork Recreation Area Camping

  Nice little campground below the dam at Smithville Lake

  We tried Smith Fork and liked it. The only downside is that some of the campsites are close together/congested, but that’s not necessarily a big negative. We have Verizon and service was good. Camp hosts were great!

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  Jamie V.

  Traveler

  

  Dec. 4, 2023

  Crow's Creek Campground

  Great Campground near Smithville Lake

  Very nice campground and we’ve stayed here several times without any problems. The hosts are great too. We’ve stayed at sites in Loop C improved which have water and 50amp service. We have Verizon cell service and had no issues.

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  Haley C.

  Scout

  

  Nov. 2, 2023

  Smiths Fork Recreation Area Camping

  Great campground!

  Campground is great! Camp hosts Janet and Chris went above and beyond making Halloween perfect for our family. Been here several times and they are more than accommodating. Always a clean, safe and organized campground. Can’t wait until next year to see all of the events!

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  Jim C.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 18, 2023

  Watkins Mill State Park

  Peaceful

  We stayed Sunday-Wednesday and it was very peaceful. Sites are not right on top of each other and it looks like they all have a fire pit and picnic table. There are only a handful of paved spots and you will need leveling blocks on the gravel. Showers and bathrooms are clean and the hosts are very nice. New asphalt roads throughout the park; nice for walking, biking, etc. Be sure to get biscuits & gravy at “The General Store” just down the road from the park entrance.

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  Amac

  Scout

  

  Oct. 13, 2023

  Riverfront Park Campground

  Great place with awesome hosts

  This is a great little campsite, very clean and friendly. The hosts Curtis and Christina are absolutely awesome people and very good camp hosts!

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  Debra B.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 18, 2023

  Sharp RV Park

  Overnight stay

  Campground clean and staff was super nice. Great for just an overnight stay.

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  Debra B.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 18, 2023

  AOK Campground & RV Park

  Overnight stay

  Reasonable price for all the amenities. Super clean and staff was super nice. They were renovating around the office and showers, but nothing inconvenient.