We stayed here at the beginning of the season and practically had the whole campground to ourselves. There was a group of RVers who came in over the weekend, but we still felt we had plenty of privacy. We stayed in campground 2, but liked some of campground 1 sites. We asked if we could switch sites, but they said we wouldn't get our other reservation money back even though campground was virtually empty. Level concrete pads for RV parking. There's a nice bike path connecting the two campgrounds, a camp store with firewood, a restaurant (we didn't eat there), laundry facilities, a nature center and nature talks. Would definitely stay here again. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Like many Missouri state parks, the sites in this campground are a little close together in some areas. My neighbor's fire ring was about 8 feet directly behind my trailer. I also had trouble with the 30 amp outlet, but the 20amp side of the pole worked fine. The park itself is beautiful and the campground settings are especially nice. We enjoyed the excellent hiking trails and fishing in the St Francois river. Next time we'll bring bicycles as they have a very nice bike path connecting the camgrounds with other areas of the park. This park has a nice visitor's center, a store and dining lodge. The showers and restrooms were very clean and maintained daily. The playground is quite a long walk from campground 2, and more than a mile from campground 1. Note that several areas of the campground are still closed from the 2002 flooding. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.