Things To Do
Twenty-six rivers, parks, caves and towns inside two hours. Then come back to your own fire on 277 acres.
Mark Twain National Forest picks up on three sides of us
Before You Go Anywhere
All 277 acres are open to you while you're staying, at no extra charge.
Worth the Drive
Rivers, shut-ins, caves, a flooded lead mine, and the best trout water in the state. Park the rig once and go see the Ozarks. Drive times, where we list them, are from our gate.
Float it by canoe, kayak, raft, or tube. The reason most people come to this part of the state.
Swimming on Sinking Creek under a 200 foot bluff, plus trails and a lodge.
A turquoise spring on the Current River. Short walk in, cave tours in summer.
The red mill on turquoise water. The most photographed spot in the Ozarks.
Cold water rushing out of a cave, with the ruins of a 1913 stone hospital beside it. Float or hike in.
Missouri’s largest underground lake, seen down a staircase. Cave Spring next door you can paddle into.
Headwaters of the Current River and some of the best trout fishing in the state.
Swimming beach and a 12 mile trail all the way around the water.
Quiet swimming, fishing, and a short loop trail. You can ride the backroads to it from here.
An old quarry turned swim park near Rolla. Slides, cliff jumps, sandy beach.
Floating the Current, Black, and Jack’s Fork is the local pastime. Ask us and we’ll point you at the right outfitter for the water that week.
Natural water chutes carved through a billion year old volcanic rock. Best swimming hole in Missouri.
Pink granite boulders the size of houses, with a paved trail that loops through them.
Over 20 miles of ATV and motorcycle trail in the national forest, on the Black River.
Miles of forest road and trail for side by sides, quads, and horseback.
Hundreds of miles of hiking and backpacking across the state, with trailheads close by.
Downhill mountain biking in Ironton, built for every level, with a shuttle.
The horseback riding capital of Missouri, and the jumping off point for Jack’s Fork floats.
Over a million acres of Ozark backcountry. It borders us on three sides, so you ride into it from your site.
Guided tours through one of the best cave systems in the country, with a river running through it.
Big chambers, colored mineral formations, and a Jesse James hideout story.
Boat tours and scuba diving through a flooded lead mine. Genuinely strange and worth the drive.
One of the best preserved working water mills in Missouri, on Huzzah Creek.
Our closest town. Restaurants, antique shops, a museum, and the grocery run.
Walkable downtown with boutiques, coffee, live music, and seasonal festivals.
Tastings, a restaurant, and the gardens. An easy afternoon.
A restored 1909 general store in Caledonia. Fudge, antiques, and vintage toys.
Where To Eat
Six places we actually send people. Bunker is the closest town to the gate, Salem is where you will end up for the grocery run.
Tents, RV sites, and primitive camping, all on the same 277 acres