Cuivre River Campground

One of the best things about RV camping in the Ozarks is how quickly you can go from urban to rural. Cuivre River Campground, inside Cuivre River State Park, is a great example of this; located just an hour's drive outside downtown St. Louis, the state park campground feels like it’s hundreds of miles from the nearest city.

Camping at Cuivre River Campground isn’t a totally rustic experience, though; many of the sites have full hookups for your RV rental (just electric or none if you’re into boondocking). Showers, laundry facilities, a dump station, and drinking water are also provided. You can even pick up firewood and ice from the campground office. If the little ones are tagging along on this motorhome camping adventure, there’s a small playground where they can run off their excess energy or have a picnic with the family.

Most visitors to Cuivre River State Park come to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city, and there are plenty of ways to enjoy nature while camping with an RV here. The park offers a hiking trail for just about any fitness or experience level, ranging from mile-long strolls to 11-mile, all-day adventures. The sheer variety of terrain is another reason people flock to Cuivre, where you can find grasslands, old-growth forests, and wide-open limestone bluffs all without leaving the 6,400-acre park.

However, the centerpiece attraction while RV camping at Cuivre River Campground is Lake Lincoln, a 55-acre oasis on a hot summer day. Anglers will enjoy the ample supply of largemouth bass and catfish that make their home in the lake, while kayakers will love paddling its jagged coastline (boat rentals available near the campground).