Nice folks. Good food. Great fishin. What more do you…read morereally need? The tenderloin really is the best around.

The tenderloins and onion rings were delicious! The French fries were good too! The ladies were…read morevery friendly.

Good off the road park. Very nice and well maintained park. Beautiful area to rest a couple of days.read more

Beautiful place and not too big. Just down the street from Missouri Star quilt shops. They have…read morelaundry and lots of grass for pets. Owner is super friendly. You have to reserve and pay online. You cannot pay at the park. We would stay here again.

A beautiful location even during the off season. We stayed a night all alone in the campground…read more However, there were two other campgrounds that had others camping. We met the friendly local Ranger who told us about the area. This is a conservation area so please keep it clean or cleaner than found. This is a "Pack it in, pack it out" with no trash cans around so please take your trash with you.

Dockery Park holds the distinction as our family's very first night turning our SUV into an RV and…read morecamping in it. We didn't realize at the time how rare it was for a free campsite to offer free water and electricity. The water was turned off for winter when we stayed there, but the free electricity saved us. The park has what they call a Livestock Barn that is really just a large metal roof with a dirt drive lane down the middle and livestock pens on the sides. It was drizzling and getting cold when we drove into the campground at around eleven o'clock at night. It occurred to me that our Tahoe might barely fit under the roof of the livestock barn, even with a cargo box and two giant duffles on top, so we pulled under the barn roof and parked next to a concrete pad that was perfect for unloading and organizing our stuff. Being first timers, we weren't nearly as organized as we should have been. Just for sleeping overnight, we needed a few items from the cargo box, some things from each of the giant duffles, and we had things all over the Tahoe that would have to go elsewhere to make room for us to set up our sleeping arrangements the way we had planned. It was merciful to have that shelter from the rain to get organized. The next day, we had a good time in the park. In daylight, it looked very charming, up on a hill, and you could see most of the town from that vantage point. There was a bench swing hanging from a tree next to our campsite, overlooking a nice little pond with a gazebo on its banks. Our little boy and puppy had a great time running up and down the gazebo's stairs and treating it as their clubhouse. There was plenty of space for the puppy to run and play. There was a playground with good play equipment for our little boy. Some locals came to use the park, but they were friendly and didn't bother us at all. We accidentally drained our Tahoe's battery overnight and then intentionally drained our jump starter/battery pack with our electric blankets. When we figured out our predicament, we found that the free electrical outlet at the campsite we chose was designed for RVs, which have a completely different plug than regular household electrical outlets. Thankfully, there was a working outlet inside the livestock barn. We plugged in the battery pack and played for another hour. That was all it took to charge the battery pack enough for it to jump start the Tahoe, and we were on our way. That little bit of electricity we used saved us from a AAA service call. To hear more about our family's adventures out on the road, please see our blog at https://illtaketheroadbuddy.tumblr.com/post/168772836415/the-first-time-we-turned-our-suv-into-an-rv

Weston Bend State Park is a peaceful and beautiful spot located near the town of Weston, MO. The…read morepark is famous for its picturesque beauty, walking trails that winds through forests overlooking the Missouri River. I visited the park in winter last yr and fell in love with it. Primarily I just hiked around but I saw many people bird watching, and enjoying the quiet nature as well. The best part is the scenic overlook that gives a beautiful view of the river valley, especially at sunset. When I visited the park, it felt calm and less crowded. That definitely makes it a nice place for families or anyone who wants a break from busy life. My suggestion to everyone one is to hike at this park and then head to the town of Weston to enjoy some hot wine at Pritle Wineries followed by amazing food at the O'malleys pub.

Small park that nestles along the Missouri River…read more Trails for hiking and biking exist on the eastern side. You can also camp and picnic. If you hike along the West Ridge you will climb up to the ridge and come up to some overlooks that look into Kansas. The park was unmanned on Indigenous Peoples Day, but folks were able to access the park. If you have pets, the park has a small dog park at the front end. Plenty of benches can be found along the lower trails to take a load off. Right now the leaves are turning into their fall shades and the birds that come in the fall are arriving for the birders that are on the hunt. Plenty of information can be found at the trail head. There are clean bathrooms. The water fountains don't work, but the taps do. The weather today was awesome. I will return.

Camped on F loop. Beautiful sunsets. Bathroom was clean the showers were not so clean. Biggest…read morecriticism; mid day, sitting out at our site and lawn mowers came creating dust and noise for over 40 minute. They mowed within 10 feet of where we sitting and were in no hurry to move on mowing some areas twice. Of all the hundreds of acres to mow getting that close for that long was rude.

I can say that this is one of the best campgrounds that I have pulled into. Level sites, green…read morespace galore, quiet, people even keep their dogs on lead. Camp courtesy is everywhere. Showers are clean, toilets are well maintained and the lake is awesome. Close enough to Smithfield to be convenient far enough from your relatives to keep them at home. I definitely recommend camping here as long as you are a nice courteous camper

Great and beautiful lake. Just be careful here, there are loss of life incidents each year. Be…read morecareful of the mud, it can suck you down and end your fun. Always stay with a buddy, always no exceptions.

I was debating on 2 or 3 stars. The campsite was very nice. The shower house and restrooms were…read morenice and clean. My issue was the price. We usually stay at state parks that are half the price as this place and just as nice. They charge 40 dollars a night. Also, the thing that I really was unhappy with was that you are allowed 2 tents on the campsite. They charged my son 7 dollars to park and camp with us. Then they had some friends come by and just visit, they did not stay the night and they charged them 7 dollars. I probably will never go back to this place again and stick to Missouri DNR sites because of the price and not because it wasn't a nice campground.

WOW ~ What a hidden gem this park is! We were at the Love's Travel Stop contemplating spending…read more$42.50 for the night. Did some checking in the area and found Wallace State Park. Decided to try it and are SO GLAD we did! It was only an over night stop, but we made notes to come back. Camp Hosts - Dan & Linda were great and extremely polite & helpful. Thank you!

This park is, like almost all Missouri parks, a big camp ground with lots of interconnecting…read moretrails. The trials are challenging with lots of trees and mushrooms, as well as a man made lake.They were well marked but not well worn with trail walkers, meaning some were overgrown. We went through three of the trails, and found them to be mildly interesting. Lots of spiders too. Two ponds located on the deer run trail caught my eye due to the different conditions, one was extremely clear, you could see to the bottom, while the other was like a big mud hole. One thing that stood out to me was that there was really no parking for just hiking, we ended up parking at a bathhouse.

A good location with a ton of activities…read more A pool, ball courts, kids axe throwing board, stuff everywhere. Good laundry room and bathrooms. The owners were cool I do like the AOK play on words.

I really wanted to give this campground 5 stars but the noise from the interstate ... With that…read moresaid I LOVE THIS PLACE! There is plenty of room for kids to play, lots of shade trees, a playground for the kids along with a pool. They have the BEST dog park that I have seen up to this point! I didn't use the restrooms, showers or laundry room so I can't comment on that. The only thing suggestion I have is that the dog park grass, while very green and beautiful, was a bit long making it hard to find my little girls' poops hard to find!

Great people that run the place! Be prepared to get nice and muddy as the trails can get super…read moredeep. It's a good idea to have a buddy with you because if you go through any mud holes your probably going to get stuck!!! Camping and showers are available. There is also a nice place to wash off the toys too. Food truck is there on most weekends.

The WORST experience we've ever received at a business establishment. We were being targeted by the…read moreowner since the moment we paid. He kept coming back to us (total of 4 different times) YELLING IN OUR FACES on how you aren't supposed to ride on the grass or gravel (which we respected). But as you can see in pictures it's clear that was not his issue. He would stand there and stare us down trying to intimidate us, threatening to kick us out. My family and I are very respectful humans, so I can only assume it was our ethnicity he was bothered by. What can you expect from trump supporter.