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"There is a ton of spots to camp at as long as you walk off the tail a ways you won't even notice hikers during the day nor will they notice you."
"Picnic table, fire ring, pit toilet, gravel pad. 5-6 sites mostly level. BLM land free"
$12 - $18 / night
"Each campground has cabins which hold about 11 people and tent spaces out side. The cabin do have semi-decent heating, but not AC."
LegendDearborn Fishing access site has one campsite tucked away in the corner of the fishing access area next to the ADA Vault Toilet. Site has a picnic table and metal fire ring. The area has very little room to park so those camping their will likely have the site to them selves. The river access is a step set of stairs dropping down to the river so you not be having fishing boats or canoes using the site to access the river, but you can access the site from the river. A private residence is next to the fishing access site but the placement of the campsite does not make it feel like your in someones yard. The advantage of the one campsite is once you have your vehicle parked your site including the picnic table and fire ring can't be seen by others visiting the area. The site has no water or trash service.
LegendWolf Creek Bridge FAS got a big upgrade over the winter. The fishing access site is now fully paved. No more parking in the mud or dirt. With the upgrade the old vault toilet is gone and two new vault toilets have replaced it. The site still has five campsites but four of them have been relocated. One site sits at the entrance to the FAS, one site sits in the same location near the highway, the other three sites have moved across the parking area and sit near the vault toilets. All sites have picnic tables, the three near the vault toilet have metal fire rings. I expect that the other two will have rings soon. Site still has no water or trash service. This is a great location to start a nice day long float down the Missouri River, even better now that it is paved. Site gains a star.
TravelerThis place is pretty neat. 12 permanent campsites each with a fire ring and picnic table. Potable water and vault toilets are also available on site. We stayed for a weekend and had the place to ourselves. Easy access to plenty of hiking and decent fishing. Definitely worth checking out.
LegendPrewett Creek FAS has a small campground of seven sites. This is a nice campground on the Missouri River, but be warned, this is a busy campground. We float the Missouri River canyon numerous times per year, and every time we find this campground full. This is also a very popular take out point on the Missouri River. The site has limited parking for vehicles with boat trailers. The seven campsites all have picnic tables and metal fire rings. The site has one vault toilet. Site could be better as it does not have trash service or water. The campground does not have a store but their is one on the other side of recreation road that is open in the summer.
LegendMid Canon FAS is a favorite stopping point for lunch while were paddling the Missouri River canyon. We can usually find site #1 empty for our lunch break, which is nice as the vault toilet is right next to the site. Mid Canon FAS along the Missouri River has five roomy spread apart campsites. In addition to the campground the Fishing Access site has a large parking area for those floating/paddling the Missouri. This location seems to get little use as a camp ground as we have never seen it full, and very few boat trailers are ever seen in the parking area. The site only has on vault toilet which is at the end of the campground, making for a long walk from two of the camp sites. Access to the river is from a gravel boat launch at the parking area. Easy access is also available at camp site #1 which is why we like having lunch at site #1. Each site has a metal fire ring and a picnic table. No trash service or water at the camp ground.
LegendKOA 8/24: The area we stayed in is for medium sized rigs or smaller. It was wooded and very nice for a KOA. The larger spaces are in a newer and less shady portion of the campground.
FUN POOL PARK, PLAYGROUND, PETTING ZOO, SHORT TRAIL. GREAT ICE CREAM
(72 yr olds in 27’ trailer.)
Overall Rating: 4 Security: No locked gate Usage during visit: pretty full on weekends Visual Privacy Between Adjacent Sites: no Site Spacing: close Pad surface: blacktop Reservations: yes Campground Noise: Fairly quiet Outside Road Noise: no Through Traffic in campground: no Electric Hookup: yes Sewer Hookup: yes Dump Station: yes Potable Water Available: At site Bathroom: very nice Showers: yes / nice Pull Throughs: most all Cell Service (AT&T): fine Recent Weather: very hot Insects: none Host: staff Rig Size: large
LegendStickney fishing access site has four campsites, with three being along the river. The campsites are along the edge of a large parking area for boat trailers. A Concrete boat ramp provides access to the Missouri River. Each camp site has a picnic table and metal fire ring. Two ADA vault toilets are found at the site. This an open campground with no trees and the sites are fairly close to each other. Site is right next the I-15, and a private resident is next to the fishing access site. The site is often busy during the summer season and the camping areas often fill up on the weekends.
LegendFreeze Out Lake Waterfowl Manage Area's campground it a free campground. If you wish to camp here be prepared for more of a disperse camping experience. While the site does have a vault toilet that is about it. "sites" are not labeled and appear mainly to be by rows of brush. Each site is a large flat grassy area. A few of the spots do have picnic tables but most don't. Fires are not allowed in the camping area. This is a trash-in/Trash-out campground. You will also need to bring your own water as no water is available. If you enjoy bird watching then you are in luck, plenty can be found at the lake and ponds. Only two others were at the campground on my visit. Campground is next to the highway but traffic appeared light. If the campground where to be busy and you didn't get a spot with a picnic table you could take advantage of the parking areas in the area, their are several a short distance from the campground which have plenty of picnic tables to have a meal at.
LegendAspen campground is a nice 6 site campground sitting among pine and aspen trees. The campground has one vault toilet and water is available. Was surprised to find no one else camping here on a weekend. Sites have plenty of room and each has a metal fire ring, BBQ grill and picnic table. The only bad thing about this campground is that it sits right along U.S. highway 89.
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