Mark Twain Cave & Campground

The Great Outdoors

When you book an RV rental near Hannibal, you are bound to find some special places to enjoy the outdoors. Due to Mark Twain Cave and Campground's position along the Mississippi River, it is close to dozens of riverfront recreation areas on both the Illinois and Missouri sides. Wakonda State Park is 30 miles north of Hannibal, with gorgeous lakes on-site. While not on the Mississippi River, a short walk is all that's required to get from the park’s rustic campground to the riverfront. Catching fish in the lake, swimming, paddling around in a kayak, or hiking also help make Wakonda State Park a worthwhile stop during your eastern Missouri camping trip.Sid Simpson State Park is found directly across the river in Quincy, Illinois. This smaller park by the river has a campground, wide-open fields for recreation, lush groves, and an on-site military museum.Mark Twain State Park shares a name with the RV park in Hannibal, a short drive away. Found on the edges of Mark Twain Lake along with several other recreation spots and campgrounds, this charming state park has winding nature trails, peaceful coves for fishing, swimming spots, and a campground too.Keeping with the Mark Twain theme, Mark Twain National Forest in the southern reaches of Missouri provides visitors to the Show-Me State with the opportunity to see a three-million-acre wilderness area teeming with splendid wildlife, vast seas of evergreen, magical views of the Ozark Mountains, and thousands of trails. You can camp in one of many campgrounds inside, or rough it through the backcountry going on a rustic trek while in the state’s largest wilderness area. There are plenty of other parks, forests, mountains, lakes, and campgrounds to check out as well when you book an RV in Marion County.

City Sightseeing

Hannibal isn’t a large city, but it's brimming with lots of history and style. The town even refers to itself as “America’s Hometown,” thanks to its charm and appeal. Aside from the fascinating caves at your RV park, there are interesting sites to see in town, like Mark Twain’s Boyhood Home. The small, white, unassuming home of Mark Twain is found on a cobblestone street, with knowledgeable docents and interactive exhibits explaining the life of the satirist. Other neat features can also be seen in Historic Downtown Hannibal, like Mark Twain’s statue, or the statue of his most famous characters, Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.Mark Twain’s birthplace is not far from either Hannibal or Mark Twain State Park, so you can take a trip to his birth site in a small cabin, also serving as a museum. Born Samuel Clemens, Mark Twain wrote many of his works in the little cabin by the lake now named after him, and you can tour this historic structure as well.The Bluff City Theater is a fabulous piece of architecture, with Greek columns in the classical style. You can catch live performances, plays, musicals, concerts, and other displays of talent at this unbelievable theater in the heart of Hannibal too when you rent an RV near Mark Twain Cave & Campground.