My family came here every year when I was a kid, but I had only been back once since then because…read moremy own family does not include camp enthusiasts. I was impressed! For $5 a person parking/admittance, we joined some others at their campsite for the day. The sites were well-maintained, the rocky beach was clean, and it was a joy to spend the day on the cool river. We didn't need floats, but TRL had them available for rent, had we wanted them. Afterward, we visited the shower houses (which were pretty clean), cooked dinner on our grill, and watched the kids play on the playground. Before returning our day passes, we looked around the general store at the t-shirt, river toys, rafts, and more, followed by two scoops of hard ice cream in waffle cones. I would definitely come back, and I wouldn't recommend this campground to anyone looking to enjoy the river. Tech notes: I had Verizon 4G at the general store and at the campsite, but I was roaming at the river. There are two Pokestops near the general store.

We enjoyed a beautiful day floating on the Black River in Lesterville with Twin Rivers Landing…read more This is out favorite river to float and always use Twin Rivers. Their equipment is always in excellent condition and their service is great. This trip was exceptional because they had just had a terrible storm over night and the owners had been up all night. The resort water was out, their internet was out. They were still awesome. Even though the river was up and a little fast, we had a great day!

It's always a good place to camp and float been going here for over 30 Years and Jeffs canoe is…read morethe best

Great river and great place! Not a bad price either. Somewhat easy to find and felt well taken…read morecare of. We will be back the river is just wonderful!

Good times and nice river. Shower house with bathrooms. Electric hookup lots. Rv lots. Camping lots.read more

Campground looks nice, but our group did not camp- we rented kayaks and did the 6-mile float on the…read morebeautiful Black River. Except... the float wasn't 6 miles, but only 4.3 miles. We were pretty peeved that this trip was advertised as something that it wasn't. Not sure if the takeout point was moved up or if the float has always been just 4 miles and no one has spoken up about it.

I like camping so much, that I flew all the way to Missouri to do it! After meeting up with some…read morefriends who lived near St. Louis, we drove two hours into the Missouri interior (listening to Metallica all the way) and arrived at the Black River for the campground's annual Float Trip. Talk about gettin' your Midwest on! I soon learned that this float trip has been going on for at least 25 years (many of the patrons go every year), and every year, the float trip has a theme. When I went last year, it was a Mardi Gras theme, so everyone was wearing beads and periodically yelling "Woooooooooo!" for no particular reason. The good times were infectious, as I soon found myself yelling "Woooooooooo!" for no particular reason either. There's an old yellow school bus that picks you up at 9am in the morning, you get on and it drops you off at the head of the river, which is very shallow. That was an adventure in and of itself. You know you're partying when the guy sitting next to you pukes on the way to the drop off point. You have your choice of renting canoes, or these big 10-person raft-like things. It takes about 7 hours to float down this slow, shallow river, and all the while people are splashing about or chilling on the shore, hands tighly wrapped around their cans of Budweiser or Busch Light. The campgrounds are very lush and beautiful with many trails in every direction, and they have a stage for live music. One night there was a june bug in my tent, so I went to go sleep in my friend's car (I know I said I like camping, and I DO, but dammit, but this bug was HUGE!). For the first time ever, I saw fire flies swarming around in front of the car, and let me tell you, this city-slickin' broad was absolutely entranced! All I could think was, "Ooooh...pretty!" The friend I visited dubbed me an 'honorary Midwesterner'...and the folks out there loved me! Everyone was very friendly and it was organized (well, as organized as a drunken mardi-gras-themed party camping weekend in Missouri could be). I plan on going again. If you find yourself in MO during the summer, hit this bad boy up, yo.

Beware! They do not give refunds when they get flooded out. Only rainchecks s good for only one…read moreyear. I showed up after driving two hours around the river to witness a female worker give four different stories to six different people regarding possibility of floating or camping. If you don't know, you don't know. STOP LYING TO PEOPLE!

Nice Little Hideaway We stayed here after the main season so…read morethe campground was basically closed for the year, but the RV hookups were still turned on. There was spotty cell signal, but having the place to ourselves was epic! A group rented the cabins across the road from us (part of resort) but they were quiet. The utilities are a little tired looking and not every hookup worked, but it was still nice.

Stayed here this past weekend with a group of friends. It was not my first choice in the area given…read moreI have had good experiences floating and camping with Bear Cat before but a couple of people in the group needed electricity so we stayed at here at Deer Creek Campground. There was about 8 of our people set up in the "loud camping area" and myself, husband and one other opted for the "quiet, tent camping" area. I was a bit concerned when I walked to the loud area and past many floats laying on the side of the road that those were the floats we would use. I put it out of my mind. I will say someone told me that this campground had new owners so perhaps they are getting used to some things and plan to make some improvements if they can but I am basing this review solely on my experience. We paid $69 for our tent space for 2 of us for 2 nights and $86 to do the 7 mile float. We all gathered about 9:45am at the office and were taken to the put in for our float. Before getting into my float I noticed it was taking on water but didn't want to be a pain. I should have said something then but both of the 2 man rafts our group had took on a lot of water during the trip. By the end there was really no where for me to sit that wasn't constantly in water and I was VERY ready to get out and get back to the campsite and change into some dry shorts. Other people floating kept making comments about our rafts throughout our trip. All of our groups rafts were under inflated (4 and 2 man rafts). The river was PACKED with people. I think in the past I have been on floats that left a bit earlier though, so that may have been part of it. Once back at the campsite I showered. Unfortunately, so did another large group. I waited to shower (4 stalls) and by the time it was my turn there way so much standing water in the bottom of the stall I considered skipping it all together. I showered as quickly as I could and exited the shower. There were two drains on the floor in the main bathroom area that water was rising up out of. This did seem to dissipate later in the evening when less people were showering but it was gross none the less. I know this is not the campgrounds fault, but they had a neighbor who must have kept their dogs outside all night so despite being in the "quiet" section, I woke up about 20 times in the night due to the barking from the dogs, and some other nature noises (it was by a pond so probably frogs). The campsites in our quiet section we were told were labeled but there was only about 6 sites we could actually locate numbers on so assuming we were probably some of the few over there we kind of just plopped our stuff down in an area we thought seemed about right. I can say that our Porta potty was fairly clean and we did have a water spigot nearby which was helpful. A few bright spots of mention. They had ice and other items one might need available in the store and though I did not opt to use it, they do have a pool on the campgrounds that I am sure people would enjoy, especially kids and people who may not have floated the river. The people running the campgrounds were all pretty nice and helpful. Another note, just about nature, but basically every person that camped in either section of our group found 1 or more ticks on them so they are very prevalent in this area and if you do camp here please be careful, spray and check yourself often! Take the good with the bad. I would have given this place 2.5 stars if I could have.

Marble Creek Recreation Area is located between Fredericktown and Arcadia, MO. This is a small…read morerustic campground located in the St. Francis Mountains. Beautiful roads in and out of the area and well worth taking a picnic or to camp. Plan on just relaxing while there.

Had an amazing time good swimming holes beautiful camp sites out houses with a nice hot showerread more

Came last July and had a blast. Decided to come again this June and it's just as amazing as I…read moreremembered. Didn't ride horses with Jonathan this time but we sure fished and swam a lot! Still 5/5 stars! Definitely making this an annual summer thing.

This place is a great little getaway a few hours away from the St. Louis area for camp camping…read more There are tons of options with cabins with Jacuzzi, permanent cabins, and little houses as well to rent. When we arrived at check-in, it was super easy to get checked in and everyone was very kind. They have a store with some small items if you forgot anything. The owners live on site and they let me and my kids go visit their puppies and play in the puppies area/run house. They are very kind and spoke to us often throughout. They even offered to go to the store to pick AA batteries for us and a couple other things instead of us going to the store and purchasing it from them directly that was very kind and going above. The only reason for the four star is, I did call them to get additional towels for the cottage house we rented. Whoever answered the phone had hesitation in their voice, and seemed annoyed that I was asking for extra towels. They asked how many people were in our party because they saw a lot of people.kitchen told them yes we rented the cottage house +3 primitive cabins we had a large party, but we were not over using any space. He thought hesitation in his voice and I explained to him we only had two towels and he was more than welcome to come check if he doubted us he said oh that's strangely usually put four or five in the house I said well, they didn't then they offered to bring more as much as we all spent for the entire weekend. It was a little frustrating how we were treated in that specific scenario. They had paddle boats you could rent and we rented two. It was a decently priced 35 for four hours. They also have horseback riding and a couple other things that you can pay additional for. The cottage was fully stocked. The primitive cabins you do have to bring your own linens, which is clearly stated

This place is amazing. Wonderful open sites large green spaces. The people are friendly, helpful,…read moreand cheerful. The restrooms are so nice. Three private full bathrooms with showers for when you just want a nice long shower. No stalls here. Miles and miles of graveled trails. Super cute cabins if that's your thing. They also offer golf carts to rent to run around down to the river or over to the lake. What a great find!!!

This is a wonderful place! So many ways to stay and many things to do here. The ownership is…read moreamazing and so very friendly. They are good people! Highly recommend this place! We had a great time on our first stay and we will be back!

Another Missouri treasure. Cool place to visit. Some people were swimming. A little too cold for me…read morebut not for some.

Campground is highly recommended. We stayed in pet friendly C5 camper cabin. There is a microwave,…read morefridge, a foldable couch, queen size bed inside and a fire pit, grill outside. Bring your own sheet set for the bed. Restrooms and bath houses are outside of the cabins from walk distance. there is hot and cold water. Toilet has water saving option. And there is diaper changing station inside of the restrooms. There is a nice pond in front of the cabins.