You have to go a bit to get to this park, but it is actually right next to the interstate and, if you have your windows open at all, you get a LOT of road noise. Many of the sites are very long; gravel roads and gravel sites. Pretty level. Restrooms are okay. Pool but closed in February. A creek runs through the campground but signs prohibit wading or swimming in the creek. I think it would be pretty hard to keep kids out of it.
I didn't see any horseshoe pit. New owners bought it in 2007 and are working to expand and improve the park.
This campground is right next to the Trace. You can see the road from many of the campsites. It is open year round. The sites and road are all paved; mainly level. Sites have a table and a raised barbecue pit. No electricity or water or sewer, but at that price, who can complain. Nice hike to the top of one of the highest points in MS. Bathroom but no shower.
There aren't many options in Alexandria and this is the best of the lot. And it's pretty good. There are 6 spots in the back parking lot with 20 and 30 amp boxes. There are 2 water connections. There are 2 picnic tables right in front of the parking spots and a covered pavilion with more a little ways away.
But there is also an indoor and and outdoor pool, both with hot tubs. And there is a free breakfast. Maybe not the best RV park I've ever been in, but it's fine.
What a dump! We checked it out. All the sites are muddy and wet and short. The sites are mostly taken up by what look like permanent residents in very poorly maintained RVs. Decided that we didn't feel safe here.
We have stayed here twice and loved it both times. The campground is a COE campground, located right on the river. The campsites are large and treed; there is a wonderful bike path and you can even right all the way into Little Rock on the bike path if it so moves you.
There are lots of restaurants in the area, if you want to eat out. But once you get off the main road, you would have no idea you weren't miles away from civilization.
This is one of 2 ATV parks in the MO state park system. It has a very interesting history; it was a Peabody Coal Co open coal mine in the 60s and then was converted to a state park. The coal pits are now full of water and have been connected by canals, so you can canoe or kayak through them.
We were there in November, so the showers were locked, but there were 2 vault toilets available. About half the sites are electric and, from April through October, there is water available at faucets throughout the campground.
The sites are paved, but most of them need leveling. You pay less if you are over 65 and/or it is off season.
About half of the sites at this park are electrified. All of them have a fence around the parking area with an open area that goes to the table and fire ring. Paved roads, paved sites. Very level.
There are over 100 miles of ATV trails leading from the park and through the area, so this park is VERY big with ATVers. Thank goodness there is quiet hours from 10 PM to 7 AM because they are noisy. Nobody cares if you run your generator because they are all making so much noise.
We are not ATVers, but we still loved the park. You can hike the trails as well as ride them and you can always hear the ATVs coming, so you just step aside.
Your senior access pass is valid here, so camping is very cheap.
This lovely state park is located on a peninsula, surrounded, they tell us, by some great fishing. We aren't fisherpeople, but we can still enjoy the many, many trees and the wonderful, wide, spacious sites. Tonight an armadillo toured the edges of our campsite as we were sitting by the campfire! Now how cool is that!!!
The roads are paved as are the sites. Each comes with a picnic table and fire ring. There are 2 large bathhouses for the 73 sites. The showers are very nice and the water is nice and hot.
It also has cottages at the end as well as the rv camping near the entrance. An altogther special place.
This park is close to I49, next to a truck stop. The sites are mostly level. That's the good about the place.
There may be bathrooms, but you need a key to get in and the keys are only available at the office and the office is only open 8-9:30 am and 4:30-6 pm; oh, and only 8-9 am on Sundays! So forget about bathrooms. If there is a laundry somewhere on the premises, I couldn't find it. The water faucet spewed water in all directions no matter how we attached the hose. And don't even think about a picnic table!
We stayed there 2 nights because there isn't anyplace else near town to stay. The town is pretty cool, but they really need a decent RV park. And this is a Good Sam Park; Good Sam needs to check it out!
Friendliness goes a long way in the RV world, and these people seem to understand that. We came in in the dark, it was raining, and they were getting ready to close for the night. We insisted that we could find and get into our site without help, but they still made sure we found it and got settled.
There are lots of trees. Each site has a concrete pad next to it with a table; ours happens to have a round patio table with 4 chairs. Pretty cool.
We do find that most of the private parks put their sewer drains pretty far from the driveway, which makes it hard for us to drain since we don't carry a 20' drain tube. Same for here.
It is a Good Sam park, so that saves, too.
