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05-12-2022, 10:50 AM
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ISO inexpensive campground near St. Louis
Hi all!
I heading out to Colorado this summer and St. Louis is just about the halfway point on my trip. I’ve been trying to find an inexpensive campground for the night. All it really needs to have is electric hook up, I’m just pulling in to sleep and head out early the next morning. Im not really finding anything like this. Anyone know of a campground like this? Maybe a state campground?
Last year on my trip to Yellowstone, I found a forest preserve campground just west of Chicago called Paul Wolff. It was great, very inexpensive campground! I stayed there both ways. It’s $35 a night for non-residents. I was hoping to find something like that near St. Louis.
Also, I’m military and most active duty bases have campgrounds but Whiteman is too far for my first leg…
Thanks
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05-12-2022, 11:06 AM
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Frog-Toberfest Organizer
Join Date: Aug 2012
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I personally stayed here https://goo.gl/maps/YiBKbDMFCEfoQVtj6 and really liked it. I have a 40ft fifth wheel and they had plenty of sites I fit in. It's near St Louis. I preferred this over the KOA and Jellystone that are also nearby.
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05-12-2022, 11:11 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2017
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kroni
Hi all!
I heading out to Colorado this summer and St. Louis is just about the halfway point on my trip. I’ve been trying to find an inexpensive campground for the night. All it really needs to have is electric hook up, I’m just pulling in to sleep and head out early the next morning. Im not really finding anything like this. Anyone know of a campground like this? Maybe a state campground?
Last year on my trip to Yellowstone, I found a forest preserve campground just west of Chicago called Paul Wolff. It was great, very inexpensive campground! I stayed there both ways. It’s $35 a night for non-residents. I was hoping to find something like that near St. Louis.
Also, I’m military and most active duty bases have campgrounds but Whiteman is too far for my first leg…
Thanks
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Try downloading ALLSTAYS app . it lists campgrounds all over the country and it's what i use when traveling . never failed me yet .
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05-12-2022, 11:29 AM
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05-12-2022, 12:40 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Electra glide
I personally stayed here https://goo.gl/maps/YiBKbDMFCEfoQVtj6 and really liked it. I have a 40ft fifth wheel and they had plenty of sites I fit in. It's near St Louis. I preferred this over the KOA and Jellystone that are also nearby. |
This is EXACTLY what I was looking for!!! Thank you so much!!!!
This didn’t come up on my Google search for some reason…
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05-12-2022, 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Chief T
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I thought there was an AFB near St Louis…. I think I’ll try to set up a reservation there for the way home.
Thank you very much!!!
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05-12-2022, 01:04 PM
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Always Learning
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Four Corners, FL
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370 Lakeside Park in St. Peters may also fit the bill for you.
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05-12-2022, 01:07 PM
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AllStays/mil filter should get you any mil spots on your route… and others depending on your filtering. Great app!
Also not sure where your Colorado travels will be, but the Academy has a great campgrounds…. Another up near Woodland Park… Carson has a smaller one as well I think, but a bit south.
Safe travels!!
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05-12-2022, 01:09 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kroni
Hi all!
I heading out to Colorado this summer and St. Louis is just about the halfway point on my trip. I’ve been trying to find an inexpensive campground for the night. All it really needs to have is electric hook up, I’m just pulling in to sleep and head out early the next morning. Im not really finding anything like this. Anyone know of a campground like this? Maybe a state campground?
Last year on my trip to Yellowstone, I found a forest preserve campground just west of Chicago called Paul Wolff. It was great, very inexpensive campground! I stayed there both ways. It’s $35 a night for non-residents. I was hoping to find something like that near St. Louis.
Also, I’m military and most active duty bases have campgrounds but Whiteman is too far for my first leg…
Thanks
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Dr. Edmund A. Babler state park in Missouri just west of St. Louis. $13 to 25 /night https://mostateparks.com/park/dr-edm...ial-state-park
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05-12-2022, 01:19 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming
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Originally Posted by bzac1954
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Also an APP that we use is called "RV Parky". A bit corny but it is pretty good.
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05-12-2022, 01:38 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Missouri
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st louis stay
Go to Mo state parks and look for BABLER STATE PARK.
It is a beautiful state park in West St Louis County just off I-64 close to the Missouri River.
You will not be disappointed.
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05-12-2022, 01:40 PM
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Broken Toe
Join Date: Jan 2012
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Look into the Casino Queen. If you just need a stopover and want to see a few sights of the Lou, it servers the purpose. You can hop on the Metro Link (light rail) and go to the arch, zoo, forest park and all over for cheap.
Understand that the CQ 'campground' is not much more than a parking lot with hookups, but it might suit you.
Tim
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05-12-2022, 01:52 PM
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Location: Northern Virginia
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Lazy Day Campground, Danville, MO. It’s about an hour and a half west of St. Louis on I-70. Very nice campground, stay there all the time during our travels. It also gets you closer to Colorado 😊. If you want to go further west before you stop, there is a nice campground at Grain Valley, MO just this side of Kansas City. Both of these campgrounds are easy off/on to I-70.
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05-12-2022, 02:03 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Franklin County, MO
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ependydad
370 Lakeside Park in St. Peters may also fit the bill for you.
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ependydad is correct. 370 Lakeside may be your best bet. If you are coming through STL headed to Colorado, you'll be on I-70. Lakeside is just about 1 mile north of I-70 in St. Peters, MO, on I-370 near it junction with I-70. Easy in, easy out! Weekends are pretty full, weekdays it is easy to get a site.
Edmund Babler State Park, as nice as it is, will require you to go south from I-70 on I-64/US40 almost 20 miles, then another 8 or 10 miles on secondary roads to get to the park.
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05-12-2022, 02:09 PM
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Cahokia Rv Park
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05-12-2022, 02:46 PM
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Location: Broken Arrow, OK
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Scott Air Force Base in Belleville, IL has a nice fam camp. 20 minutes east of St Louis.....right off of I-64. We will be there 2 weeks in June.
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05-12-2022, 03:38 PM
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Location: Shreveport LA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chief T
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05-13-2022, 12:11 PM
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Always Learning
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Four Corners, FL
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cowracer
Look into the Casino Queen. If you just need a stopover and want to see a few sights of the Lou, it servers the purpose. You can hop on the Metro Link (light rail) and go to the arch, zoo, forest park and all over for cheap.
Understand that the CQ 'campground' is not much more than a parking lot with hookups, but it might suit you.
Tim
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I also stayed here. It was great for exactly what Tim described it as- a jump off point for some sightseeing.
Don't know if they still do it, but you used to be able to get a shuttle from the RV park to the lightrail station.
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