RV Camping near Saint Joseph, Missouri

Lennies River Retreat

1 RV Site

Lennies River Retreat in Saint Joseph, MO, offers 1 RV site with 30 and 50-amp service and room for a rig up to 35 feet. The site is a back-in carrying water and sewer with site-delivered WiFi; confirm the electrical connection details with the retreat when you book. The property is rated big rig friendly within its 35-foot limit. This is a 55+ retreat and explicitly LGBTIQA+ friendly. Laundry, a dump station, and a community fire pit are on site, with a cabin available as well. Pets are welcome. The retreat spans ten acres directly on the Missouri River at 3011 SW Lakefront Lane, with the water close enough to hear from the site. An outdoor pool, a boat ramp, and river access support fishing, boating, kayaking, swimming, hiking, biking, and birding, with golf and wine tasting nearby. Saint Joseph sits on one of the great rivers of American history, in northwest Missouri. Rates are on the booking page. With a single site, contact the retreat directly to check dates and confirm the 55+ requirement.

from $40/night

Basswood Resort

57 RV Sites, 5 Tent Sites

Basswood Resort in Platte City, Missouri, offers 57 full-hookup RV sites and five tent sites 30 minutes from downtown Kansas City, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 85 feet. Deluxe, premium, and standard back-in and pull-through categories join an outdoor pool, disc golf course, jumping pillow, and lake. Fifty-seven sites span standard back-in 20/30/50-amp, standard pull-thru 20/30/50-amp, standard, deluxe back-in, deluxe pull-thru, and premium back-in categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 85 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Eighty-five feet accommodates the longest coaches with a tow. Five tent sites, cabins, and trailer rentals round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, showers, and golf cart rentals handle the practical side. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with a disc golf course, jumping pillow, fitness center, clubhouse, gaga ball, pickleball, basketball, shuffleboard, horseshoes, corn hole, walking trails, hiking, a lake, playground, and dog park filling the rest. Fishing and planned activities round it out, with a golf course, casino, and amusement park nearby. Platte County feels genuinely rural — livestock pastures, creek valleys, and Missouri hardwood forest — while keeping Kansas City's barbecue, jazz history, and professional sports 30 minutes away. Kansas City International Airport is close, which makes this practical for fly-in guests picking up a rig. Summer drives the heaviest demand, with spring and fall the most comfortable months. Reserve well ahead for warm-weather weekends and Kansas City event dates.

from $44/night

Owl Creek Market & RV Park

74 RV Sites

Owl Creek Market and RV Park in Odessa, Missouri, offers 74 full-hookup RV sites at the I-70 exit, with 30 and 50-amp service, ADA-accessible sites, and rigs accepted up to 140 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout — the most generous length allowance in this batch. Concrete and gravel back-in and pull-through categories are listed separately, with an outdoor pool, playground, and a specialty market. Seventy-four sites span concrete back-in full hookup, concrete pull-through full hookup, gravel back-in full hookup, and gravel pull-through full hookup categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 140 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Publishing the surface by category is genuinely useful, and 140 feet accommodates anything on the road with room left over. Accessible sites are available. A laundry, restrooms, showers, and a snack bar handle the practical side. The market is what sets this park apart from every other highway stop on I-70. The store carries more than 100 varieties of artisan cheese alongside selected meats, wine, Dutch-style foods and spices, jarred goods, and chocolates — a specialty grocery that happens to be the campground store rather than the other way around. An outdoor pool, playground, horseshoes, a creek, and picnicking fill the rest, with wine and beer tasting nearby. Pets are welcome. Odessa sits in Lafayette County 35 minutes east of Kansas City. Demand tracks interstate traffic and Kansas City events rather than a season. Spring and fall are most comfortable. Reserve ahead for holiday travel periods.

from $45/night

Oregon Trail RV Park - Westmoreland

5 RV Sites

Oregon Trail RV Park in Westmoreland, Kansas, offers full-hookup RV sites with 50-amp service on a big-rig-friendly layout in the Pottawatomie County countryside, with sites sized to 45 feet and fire pits throughout. Back-in water-and-electric, full-hookup back-in, and pull-through configurations are all available, along with a playground, pavilion, and dog park. Sites run in back-in water-and-electric, back-in full-hookup with sewer, and pull-through water-and-electric configurations, all carrying 50-amp service and sized to 45 feet, with fire pits. The big-rig-friendly layout accommodates larger coaches, and a dump station serves guests on partial hookups. Restrooms, showers, and WiFi handle the practical side. Note that site inventory here is small — confirm availability rather than arriving on spec. On-site amenities suit families and longer stops. A playground and pavilion anchor the grounds, a dog park gives pets their own space, and volleyball and swimming fill out the recreation. The small scale is the character of the place, and the surrounding Flint Hills countryside is quiet in a way that larger highway parks are not. Pets are welcome. Westmoreland sits on Rock Creek in the rolling Flint Hills transition country of northeastern Kansas, along the historic Oregon Trail corridor. Roughly 500,000 emigrants crossed this prairie between 1840 and 1869 on the overland migration that populated Oregon, California, and Utah, and the landscape between the Kaw River valley and the Platte corridor remains relatively unchanged. The park serves both brief stopovers on the northeastern Kansas highway network and longer countryside stays. Summer brings the heaviest travel demand — reserve ahead.

from $25/night

Lakeside Casino Resort RV Park

38 RV Sites

Lakeside Casino Resort RV Park in Osceola, Iowa, offers 38 pull-through RV sites steps from the casino, with 30 and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 60 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. A single 30/50-amp pull-through category means no backing at any site, with a lake, outdoor pool, fitness center, and on-site dining. Thirty-eight sites are pull-through throughout, carrying water, sewer, cable TV, and site WiFi, sized to 60 feet, with picnic tables. One consistent spec and no guesswork. A general store, dump station, restrooms, showers, and a business center handle the practical side. Two seasonal notes worth planning around: the main water is shut off for the winter beginning December 1, with potable water available at the north end of the park, and in severe weather or a tornado warning guests should seek shelter as directed on arrival. An outdoor pool and fitness center anchor the property, with a lake supporting boating, canoeing, kayaking, fishing, and swimming, plus hiking and on-site dining. The casino sits immediately adjacent. Pets are welcome. The casino adjacency is the whole proposition — a full-hookup RV park where the gaming floor, restaurants, and entertainment are a walk rather than a drive, which is a genuinely uncommon combination in Iowa. Clarke County sits on I-35 about 45 minutes south of Des Moines, which also makes this a practical interstate stop. Demand runs year-round on casino traffic rather than a tourist season, with summer the peak. Reserve ahead for event weekends, and plan around the winter water shutoff.

from $45/night

Acorns Resort

16 RV Sites, 4 Cabins

Acorns Resort in Milford, Kansas, offers 16 full-hookup RV sites and four cabins on Milford Lake, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 30 feet. Back-in and pull-through categories join a boat ramp, beach, fishing pier, outdoor pool, and kayak rentals. Sixteen sites run in back-in and pull-through categories, both carrying water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp, sized to 30 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. One thing to check carefully before booking: the 30-foot cap is genuinely restrictive and rules out most modern coaches, so this suits vans, small trailers, and truck campers. Four cabins round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. A boat ramp, boat docks, boat rentals, and kayak rentals open the lake for boating, paddle boats, paddle boarding, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, and fishing, with a beach and fishing pier on the property. An outdoor pool, recreation center, walking trails, hiking, corn hole, and on-site dining fill the rest, with planned activities through the season and a golf course nearby. The property operates as a wedding venue. Milford Lake is Kansas's largest body of water at more than 15,000 surface acres, and the cedar and oak canopy shading the grounds gives Acorns a genuinely wooded character that is uncommon on the Plains. The Milford Nature Center and fish hatchery are close, with Fort Riley and Manhattan a short drive east. Summer lake season drives the heaviest demand. Reserve well ahead for June through August, and check your rig against the 30-foot limit.

from $30/night

Sandhills Global Event Center

37 RV Sites

Sandhills Global Event Center in Lincoln, NE, offers 37 RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 55 feet. Sites come in three categories — back-in 30/50-amp, pull-thru 30/50-amp, and pull-thru 30-amp — each carrying water and electric. There's no sewer at the site, so plan on the on-site dump station. The park is rated big rig friendly, with laundry, a bathhouse with showers, propane fills and exchange, a pavilion, and WiFi. Pets are welcome. Walking trails run the grounds with hiking and biking, and the event center campus itself is the differentiator — guests park inside a working fairgrounds and event venue rather than at a standalone campground, which is ideal during a show and quiet between them. Lincoln is the state capital and home of the University of Nebraska, at the eastern edge of the Great Plains. Rates and availability are on the booking page. Check the event center calendar when you pick dates — show weeks fill the park and quiet weeks are wide open.

from $45/night

Starlight Trail RV Park

Starlight Trail RV Park in Kirksville, Missouri, offers oversized full-hookup RV sites with water, sewer, and electric, plus cabins, on a quiet country property minutes from town. A stocked fishing pond, billiards, and a general store serve guests staying a weekend or settling in for months. Full-hookup back-in sites carry water, sewer, and electric with fire pits and site WiFi. The sites are generously oversized, which gives large rigs room to spread out rather than parking tight to a neighbor. Cabins serve guests without a rig. A general store, propane fills and exchange, laundry, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. The park suits weekend getaways, family vacations, hunting trips, business travel, and extended stays equally — that flexibility is much of what it offers. On-site recreation is calm by design. A stocked pond supports fishing, billiards fill indoor hours, and a campfire and the quiet of the surrounding countryside handle the evenings. A golf course, river, and boating are nearby. Pets are welcome. Kirksville sits in Adair County in northeast Missouri, home to Truman State University. The surrounding attractions are more varied than the location suggests: Thousand Hills State Park, the Kirksville Aquatic Center, West Winery at Jackson Stables, Jacob's Vineyard and Winery, the Sugar Creek Conservation Area, the Adair County Historical Society, and the Del and Norma Robison Planetarium are all close. The park operates through the northeast Missouri season, with summer travel and fall hunting both drawing steadily. University event weekends tighten Kirksville lodging — reserve ahead if your stay overlaps one.

from $45/night

Mimosa Place RV

Mimosa Place RV in Warsaw, Missouri, provides a friendly, well-positioned base in the heart of Missouri's Ozarks lake country, putting guests within easy reach of two of the state's most popular recreational reservoirs and a collection of regional historic sites that reflect the rich layering of frontier settlement, presidential history, and Ozark cultural heritage concentrated in Benton County and the surrounding area. Warsaw's position at the confluence of multiple major water bodies makes it a natural hub for campers whose priorities center on fishing, boating, and quiet immersion in Missouri's interior landscape. The park offers full hookup sites with water, electric, and sewer connections, along with an on-site laundry facility that addresses the practical needs of extended-stay guests and through-travelers heading deeper into the Ozarks. Cabin rental options are available for guests who prefer enclosed accommodations, and the park's compact, independently operated character creates the kind of welcoming, small-town atmosphere that distinguishes family-run Missouri campgrounds from larger branded operations. The proprietors' familiarity with local fishing conditions, lake access points, and seasonal events is itself a resource that guests frequently cite as adding genuine value to their stay. The Ozark Plateau landscape surrounding Warsaw is defined by dense oak-hickory forest, spring-fed streams, and the dramatic impoundments created by twentieth-century dam construction that transformed the Osage River watershed into some of the Midwest's most productive recreational fishing water. The town sits at a geographic crossroads between Harry S Truman Lake to the east and south and the upper arms of Lake of the Ozarks to the west, placing guests within reach of thousands of acres of public fishing water managed jointly by Missouri Department of Conservation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Lake of the Ozarks—formed by Bagnell Dam in 1931—stretches across Benton, Morgan, Camden, and Miller counties with 1,150 miles of shoreline, making it one of the longest man-made lake shorelines in the United States and a destination for bass fishing, waterskiing, pontoon boating, and lakeside resort culture that draws millions of visitors annually. Harry S Truman Lake, quieter and less developed than its neighbor, provides excellent walleye, crappie, and white bass fishing along with public boat ramps maintained by the Corps. Harry S Truman's birthplace site in Lamar to the southwest and the elaborate Victorian-era Bothwell Lodge State Historic Site near Sedalia—a stone hunting lodge and estate surrounded by Pettis County prairie—add historical depth to the regional itinerary. Mimosa Place RV operates year-round, with the fishing and boating season from May through September representing peak demand and occupancy. Fall hunting seasons bring a secondary wave of visitors seeking access to the Ozark hardwood forests' white-tailed deer and turkey populations, and the cooler temperatures of September and October make for particularly pleasant camping conditions. The park's affordable rates, central lake country location, and friendly ownership make it a well-regarded choice for guests who return season after season to explore Missouri's Ozark interior at their own relaxed pace.

Timberline RV Campground

158 RV Sites, 10 Cabins, 7 Tent Sites

Timberline RV Campground in Waukee, Iowa, offers 158 RV sites, 10 cabins, and seven tent sites a mile and a half from I-80, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, ADA-accessible sites, and rigs accepted to 70 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Full hookup and water-and-electric categories join a pool, jumping pillow, and pond, open all year. One hundred fifty-eight sites run in full hookup and water-and-electric categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted on 20, 30, and 50-amp, sized to 70 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Accessible sites are available. Ten cabins and seven tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, showers, firewood, and recycling handle the practical side. If the office is closed when you arrive, call 515-987-1714 ahead and they will make arrangements. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with a jumping pillow, recreation center, arcade, billiards, ping pong, sports courts, and volleyball filling the grounds. A pond supports fishing, with a playground, dog park, and community fire pit besides. Pets are welcome. The owners describe it as country camping with city convenience, and the geography backs that up — shaded sites in genuine Dallas County countryside, a mile and a half from the interstate and minutes from West Des Moines. Summer is the peak, with the interstate position bringing steady through-traffic year-round. Reserve ahead for summer weekends.

from $39/night

Coconuts RV Resort

39 RV Sites, 5 Houses

Coconuts RV Resort in Gravois Mills, Missouri, is an adults-only property offering 39 full-hookup back-in RV sites and five houses on the Gravois Arm of Lake of the Ozarks, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 50 feet behind a gated entrance. Poolside and premium lakeview categories join a standard tier, with a swim-up bar, water park, splash pad, and marina. Thirty-nine back-in sites run in poolside, premium lakeview, and standard categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 50 feet. Naming categories poolside and lakeview tells you exactly where you will be. Five houses round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, showers, and golf cart rentals handle the practical side. One thing to know before booking: this is an adults-only resort, which is precisely why most guests choose it. The swim-up bar at the adult pool is the signature, with a water park, splash pad, beach, and marina alongside. Boat rentals open the lake for boating, water sports, and swimming, with a fitness center, sports courts, pickleball, biking, a playground, dog park, pavilion, and live music at Coconuts Bar and Grill filling the rest. The property sits at the 7-mile mark of the Gravois Arm, and it has built one of the most genuinely resort-oriented lakefront campground experiences in the Midwest — closer in feel to a Caribbean-styled beach club than a campground. Summer lake season drives demand hard. Reserve well ahead for Memorial Day through Labor Day.

from $44/night

Professional Service Enterprise

At Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri—in the Osage River impoundment where Bagnell Dam created one of the largest man-made lakes in the United States in 1931 and where the 1,150 miles of shoreline, the casino entertainment complex, and the boat rental economy have made the Lake of the Ozarks the most visited inland water destination in the Midwest—Professional Service Enterprise offers a curated portfolio of 11 fully equipped waterfront lake homes positioned from the 3 mile marker to the 43 mile marker, accommodating groups from 1 to 24 guests in properties ranging from 1-bedroom to 8-bedroom configurations. The emphasis is on private coves, private boat docks, and the fully stocked home infrastructure—linens, kitchen supplies, bath products, and hospitality provisions—that turns a Lake of the Ozarks stay from a camping trip into a lake house experience. For families and groups who want the full lake-house lifestyle rather than a campsite, this is the Lake of the Ozarks answer. Eleven waterfront properties, each with a private boat dock, provide the full range of group sizes and bedroom configurations needed for solo travelers, couples, families, and the larger family reunion or corporate group retreat market. Some properties include private pools or hot tubs—Bittersweet Palms and Lake Breeze Timbers both feature pool amenities and are positioned within walking distance of the lakeside bar and grill establishments that the Lake of the Ozarks commercial corridor is famous for. Every vacation property arrives fully stocked with bed sheets, pillow slips, bath towels and washcloths, kitchen towels, dish soap, hand soap, body wash, shampoo, toilet paper, and trash bags—the full turnkey provision list that eliminates the supply-run logistics of arriving at a lake house with nothing in the cabinet. Many properties are pet-friendly. Private boat docks at each home provide the morning-on-the-water access that is the specific appeal of a private lake house over any hotel or campground alternative. The professional service that the company name describes goes beyond property management to active concierge capacity. The team's 20-plus years of Lake of the Ozarks experience enables them to arrange boat rentals—pontoons, ski boats, jet skis—to supplement or replace the boats that guests bring; organize golf outings at the lake's multiple championship-quality courses; and coordinate the full range of activities that the lake's commercial entertainment infrastructure provides. The ability to arrive at a Lake of the Ozarks vacation home with the concierge logistics pre-arranged—boat rented, tee times booked, water sports scheduled—is the service dimension that distinguishes this operation from a standard vacation rental booking. The Lake of the Ozarks entertainment corridor on the lake's commercial sections provides the bar-and-grill, casino, and live music programming that has made the lake famous in the Missouri and Midwest vacation market. Ha Ha Tonka State Park on the lake's arm provides the natural counterpoint—castle ruins, sinkholes, natural bridge, and the karst geology of the Missouri Ozarks in its most visually dramatic form, accessible on trail from the state park's well-maintained hiking infrastructure. The Lake of the Ozarks State Park provides additional boat-in camping, equestrian trails, and water access with the state park system's management quality. Professional Service Enterprise operates year-round at Lake of the Ozarks. Summer represents peak demand for the full lake experience—boat traffic, water skiing, and the open-water swimming that the lake's warm temperatures make practical from May through September. Spring and fall offer the quieter lake experience with the Ozark hardwood color that frames the coves and hillsides in October. Contact the team to match your group size and preferred lake mile marker, arrange the concierge services that complete the lake house experience, and let the Lake of the Ozarks waterfront deliver Missouri's most celebrated inland water vacation.