My family came here every year when I was a kid, but I had only been back once since then because my 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. read more

Twin Rivers Landing - The Twin Rivers Landing main office, rentals, and general store - Campgrounds Near Me - Lesterville, Missouri

We enjoyed a beautiful day floating on the Black River in Lesterville with Twin Rivers Landing. 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! read more

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Great place! Perfect place to camp and float! Clean and friendly staff! Look forward to coming again next year.

We have been coming to TRL for years. Family-oriented, very well kept with new additions and updates every year. Grass is cut on a regular basis. Staff will help you in any way they can if you just ask. Quiet hours are enforced. Trash is picked up at your site's numbered post. The bathrooms are kept well-stocked. There is even soap and hand dryer Rules like pick up after your dog are appreciated and enforced. The expectation that dogs will be on a leash at all times is much appreciated by this reviewer. The Black River beach is amazing. I could go on and on about TRL! read more

We stayed at Twin Rivers Landing over Memorial Day Weekend 2023 We tent camp & the sites are well laid out & several different selections depending on your need. We chose a spacious site near the river & were super happy with the Sun & Shade!!! Twin Rivers Landing is Very Family Friendly with an ice cream shop in the main check in bldg. They had a hay ride on Saturday evening that was very quaint riding around the grounds & seeing all the camp sites & RVS!! Chris I believe her name is 1 of the owners - Goes out of her way to Please!! We even asked if they had fresh eggs & she had 1 of her employees family members drop some by in the morning for us!! The Bath / shower houses were Super clean & they even have a Huge sink outside for cleaning your camp dishes or maybe even for cleaning fish, we didn't get any fish this time but they're were Tons of tadpoles for the kiddos to scoop up when exploring the river. We Truly enjoyed our stay & look forward to our next visit!! read more

Great place to be. Very low key and spacious. Bathrooms are just okay but better than nothing. I highly recommend aTwin Rivers Landing. read more

We stayed here in a rustic cabin with our 2 kids. The cabin was a great alternative to tent camping. It had power, lights, A/C, a full size bed, 2 twin mattresses in a loft, & a table with 3 chairs. I would like to see them add mini fridges & sinks in the future. The facilities were sufficient. It was the end of the high season, so much of their help had returned to school & other jobs. There's a lot to keep up for the husband & wife owners with 100+ campsites & 100+ acres to mow. They were upfront about this , so I wasn't disappointed. They made every effort possible to make sure we were taken care of. They do float trips & have tons of nice land & activities for families to enjoy. We visited The Johnson Shut Ins, Elephant Rocks State Park, & Taum Sauk State Park/Mina Sauk Falls. All were within 30 min. We would come back! read more

Twin Rivers Landing - Area near rustic cabin. We had a grill, fire pit, & picnic table. - Campgrounds Near Me - Lesterville, Missouri

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One of our favorite places to camp. Very family oriented!! Sites are spacious (mostly). Floats are well ran. Would recommend for your summer fun! read more

They just keep getting better! The store is painted up and redecorated this year. With Covid things are kind of off this year but they are doing the best they can to make sure people are having fun while being socially distant as much as possible. The Black River is gorgeous as always. Beach access is easy. read more

My family has been coming to Twin Rivers for our annual float trip since the late 1980s-early 1990s. We love this place! Normally I would give 5 stars but recent experience reflects in the 3. The campground is very well maintained, the bathrooms are always clean, and they pick up your bagged trash at the site (I think that is a nice perk). Unfortunately, our recent experience with the office manager/owner was not great. She was incredibly RUDE when dealing with an issue regarding the campsite boundaries-we came back from our Friday float to find our tents and coolers shoved onto another site. As in while we were away from our site, our tents were unstaked and drug to a neighboring site (also our family's) and our picnic table was taken over (again all of our belongings removed and placed elsewhere). I understand she cannot monitor fellow campers' attitudes and behaviors; however, diplomacy, kindness, and basic manners go a long way when dealing with people as the proprietor of an establishment. Between us campers we got it figured out with no major harm done (we were in fact on the correct site). Also-be warned there is a pet "fee" of $5 for every dog you bring per night. This was not mentioned to me at check-in nor is it posted on the website. In the office there is a posted sign stating a $150 fee for dog poo clean up per site if left behind, so not sure what the pet "fee" is for. Overall, we always have a great time. The staff is generally very friendly and helpful. Their river access at the campground is great! https://www.facebook.com/twinriverslanding https://www.twinriversmo.com/ read more

I'm so sad to say that this place is not the family-friendly clean campground that it once was. I just returned from a family weekend camping trip. We went to give TRL another try (after the past few years it had been going downhill) and their Facebook page made me believe the new owners had turned it around. Well I now know why, it is because they delete every negative review and only leave the positive ones. What kind of business does that? The cabin my family stayed in had a bat infestation and bat feces was all over the porch. The cabin was not clean. But these issues would have been overlooked had the owner been kinder to my mother. My mom went to the front desk to complain about the bat situation, and the owner was incredibly rude to her. My mom told the woman she simply wanted an apology that things weren't as nice as they once were, and the owner just stared at my mom and told her "you are outside. A bear could walk up". My mom is the nicest person in the world and she was treated so disrespectfully. To just stare at a paying customer who is venting over an issue is incredibly inappropriate. My father and I complained about the cleanliness of our cabin, and after leaving the front office/gift store, my sister was still shopping. The staff and owner didn't know she was with us at the time, and were talking bad about us! I have been loyal to TRL for so long and now my family and I must take it upon ourselves to show the world what kind of business this is. DO NOT GIVE THESE PEOPLE YOUR MONEY. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME AND SUBJECT YOUR FAMILY TO THIS KIND OF BUSINESS. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE! I would give this business 0 stars if possible. read more

This review is for float rental only. I float on the Black River at least once a year. There is a number of raft/tube/canoe rental places to choose from. However, Twin Rivers is one of only two that allow you to be out onto the water with an inner tube late in the morning (launch window is between 10 and 11:30 AM on weekends). This is a huge advantage for out-of-towners. Most rental places require you to show up by 9 or 9:30 AM, which defeats the purpose of a "leisure trip" if you are not camping and have a long drive (2 hours for us) to reach the grounds in the morning of your float. For this reason alone, I highly recommend TRL. read more

Absolutely terrible company and terrible customer service! I will NEVER recommend this place!! Their employees lie to you! A young gentleman told me I would receive a refund because I had to cancel my float due to covid & another employee also said everyone who doesn't use their float gets a refund at the end of the season. I was under the impression that I would get a refund & this company has different motives and just wants to steal your money! The woman on the phone was very rude. Don't trust them!!!! read more

Great for tent camping. Appear to be adding some more sites. Extremely small signage into place. We missed it at first. Very bumpy ride in. Road is composed of river rock. Adorable checkin station with some necessities if you forget something. Game room with pool table and ping pong table. Some video machines, but at your own risk. Prepare to lose money in them. Shower houses are decent. Floating is good, but limited kayaks. River is so clean!!!! Only a few full hook-up sites. More electric and water sites, but mostly for tents. Clean area and kept up. Small staff so things run a bit late. VERY friendly place!!! Worth a night or two. Exiting from the 5 mile float is a challenge. Look for huge smiley face up in a tree. It is a right angle from river through a small tributary in rock bar. If you miss it...well, good luck! Expect to portage a while. read more

Twin Rivers Landing - Campgrounds Near Me - Lesterville, Missouri

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Filthy cabins infested with bats. Loud group campsites that party until 5 am, notified management the next day and they told us that it's not their responsibility and we're to contact the Sheriff with complaints.The staff is horribly rude and inconsiderate. They not only disrespected my father-in-law, they also disrespected my mother-in-law and sister-in-law after they made these legit complaints. Terrible property. I have a lot of family members whom are campers, and friends whom are campers. This word will spread despite my negative comments being deleted from Facebook. read more

We love this place! It is nice to walk out on the river and get in your raft in the morning. You don't have to get on the wild bus ride at the crack of dawn. You only have to ride it when you are on your way home which at that point you don't care. We take the kids down on Sat. for camping then float on Sunday. Much more family friendly. We will always come back! read more

Love this campground and the staff! The campground itself is very well maintained - clean bathrooms, no trash lying around, all facilities in good condition - and the staff is always helpful, whether in person or on the phone. This will be my third year spending a weekend in their cabins and I plan to book every year that I can. It is a perfect distance from the Shut-In's and Twin Rivers' offers tube rentals and a bus shuttle to spend the day floating on the Black River. My only complaint is that the roadway into the park was pretty terrible when I was there last year - really hated driving my car over all the bumps and dips. But perhaps that has since been fixed :) Definitely stay at this place if you're looking to make a trip to the area - but beware that their sites book up fast! read more

Adults, camping only, group site. Music off at 10:00 pm. Fine. We stayed up talking around camp fire and a man came into our campsite unnannounced. told us he'd been watching us for 20 minutes from 100 feet away, and that he'd talked to the owner who had given him permission to kick us out. Suggested that it was time for us to go to bed. If we didn't he would kick us out right then and there. Talking. Around the campfire. Scary man. Big flashlight. Threats. I'm 57 and think I know when I want to go to bed. Nice site, river close. Bath houses clean. I decided to leave a day early, already paid for both days. Returned my pass, asked for half of my payment back as I was not staying another night, but my family was. No refund. Meh. read more

Quick background - I'm a Leave No Trace Master Educator with Scouting-BSA. I tent camp around 30 nights per year, most of them leading boys (and soon to be girls) from 1st through 12th grades. I am committed to teaching a land ethic that encourages people to seek out ways to minimize our impact on the environment so that everyone may enjoy them. Please, whatever you do, if you are affiliated with BSA or LNT and are teaching novice campers how to camp, avoid this place. Do not bring Scouts here. In my opinion, the only way to fix this place is to plow it under and build a town. My son and I came down to enjoy Johnson's Shut-Ins. We live about 3 hours away. He and I have spent almost a month camping this summer, but until this weekend, it was all with a purpose; summer camp with the troop working on merit badges and advancement and as staff with our local Cub Scout resident camps. This was our first and probably our only chance to camp for ourselves this summer. We've stayed at Johnson's Shut-Ins before, but all the sites at there were reserved. I've also stayed at Taum Sauk, but those are first come only. With a 3 hour drive and it being Labor Day weekend, I couldn't chance coming down and not having a place to stay. A friend recommended Twin Rivers, so I thought we'd give it a shot. Because it was Labor Day weekend the campground was filled, but that doesn't begin describe how full the place was. The sites around us were overfilled with people. Pretty sure none of them were ever Scouts. I really loved watching the guy fly fishing in the same water where kids were playing. "Hook in foot" disease is just waiting to break out. Fires you could see from the International Space Station, food waste lying around. Plus they were loud, and loud late. Don't be fooled by any so called 10:00 quiet time. Midnight was more like it. Not all of the people problems were caused by campers. It seems the campground is not too far from a live music venue (I think). There was certainly music playing late, seemed to be live. Either that or someone had their music up really loud playing cover bands. Whatever the source, it was not conducive to sleeping. It went right up to midnight. Then there are problems with the campsite. The fire ring had clearly seen better days. Someone had used a liquid accelerant in it and got the fire hot enough to bend the bars. Plus, it hadn't been emptied in a long time, and it had been raining. It was filled with a slurry of ash paste and aluminum slag. Dinner was supposed to be hamburgers. Decided to postpone that plan for the second night (and ate at Baylee Jo's BBQ - as much of a highlight as Twin Rivers was a low light). Then there was the dead tree (a widow-maker) leaning towards our campsite. Lots of dead branches in the area, so I didn't realize the tree was dead until after we had set up our tent and unpacked the car. I found two more standing dead trees the next day, though not leaning toward the campsite. One of those fall the wrong way, and it's more than a hook in the foot. I did tell them at the general store on the way out to dinner, and was told that we could move sites (in a full campground, I don't know how that was going to happen), but that they couldn't do anything about the tree during the weekend, it would have to wait until the campground wasn't so full. The best thing about staying at a campground should have been access to showers and bathrooms. Not at Twin Rivers. Here's all you need to know about those facilities. The urinal in the men's bathroom, specifically the water connection to the urinal, was not actually attached to the urinal. When you grabbed the handle (which did not seem to work), it literally pulled away from the urinal. Had the handle actually worked, I would have sprayed my feet. We managed to avoid any new problems for most the next day, but that's because we spent most of the day at the Shut-Ins and at Taum Sauk. But then we braved dinner and the fire pit. I shouldn't have bothered. With no good place to stash the slurry at the bottom of the pit, I had to use far too much wood get a good layer of coals to use to cook. Very wasteful, and then lost one burger through the bent bars of the grate. As my son and I talked over dinner about our disgust with the campground and simply enduring one more night, the music started. This was no cover band in the distance. From the campsite to the north we were getting blasted with country. Not to be outdone, the campsite to the south started blasting some odd mix of 90's hip-hop and Imagine Dragons (and similar bands). Really quite bizarre. The third day was much better, because I woke up in my own bed at home. The competing music put me over the edge. I had had enough. Packed up in the dark and left. Got home right at midnight. Easily my worst camping experience ever. read more

The staff were great and very helpful. Our campsite was very spacious we enjoyed the space. Unfortunately like most of the river campgrounds in missouri, their was a lot of drunken behavior and noise way into the early morning hours. Not very family friendly on the weekends. read more

Just got back from camping with a Men's group from my church. We had a group site, which was huge and had water and electric hook ups (very nice addition)!!! The owners were awesome, Sunday night had lots of rain and our tent got soaked they allowed us to use 2 of the cabins that were open for free!!! Who does that nowadays? The owners and staff are supper nice and facilities are much better than 90% of the camps out there. The campgrounds are MUCH quieter than some of the surrounding party campgrounds and we appreciated that. Give them a try and you will not be disappointed. read more

We booked 2 nights at twins river landing this past Monday. All week we looked so forward to spending our weekend camping and floating. When we booked, we paid $30 online. We arrived about 5:30pm Friday evening and paid our balance in full for the weekend. This morning, Saturday we got a call with a family emergency and we had to head back home to St. Louis. We got to spend less than 15 hours camping before having to head home. Upon returning our parking tag and leaving the campground we asked if there was anyway we could have a credit towards a future night of camping. We explained we had a family emergency, we didn't expect any money back, just figured a family run business would understand the circumstances and credit us one night of camping. Not the case...the owner simply said, NOPE! Just nope...nothing more, no concern...nothing! That was our first and last experience at twin rivers landing. read more

Disappointing weekend. Dirty Cabins. Loud unruly neighbors, Filthy restrooms, overflowing toilets. Bats nesting in the soffit of the front porch - apprehensive about going in and out the front door of the cabin, afraid they would attack. I totally understand that we are in the "wilderness", and have to deal with wildlife, but when I reported the issue to the management, I have never been treated in such a disrespectful, rude, and condescending manner. I didn't ask for a refund, I just wanted to let them know. The female manager just defiantly stared at me without as much as an apology that my family was being inconvenienced. It's sad for me to say that I will never stay at Twin Rivers Landing again, it's the end of my families tradition. Don't spend your money there! read more

Some good, some bad and some really ugly!!!!! At first I was so excited that I chose this place to invite my friends for a fun camping and float trip! The bathrooms were in pretty good shape and the campsite we had was very spacious (#86 electric site) Those are the good parts! Then we went floating Sat. 8/23/14 and this is where it goes bad. If my friend wouldn't have asked how we know where to exit the river we would have continued to float right past their exit! The bus driver made no announcement to the passengers so I believe we are the only ones who asked. He told us to look for a HUGE smiley face which really was only the size of a beach ball a little past Bearcats beach. Other Twin Rivers floaters told us we should stop at Bearcat because we had went to far! (so confusing) Finally as we come around that bend in the river we see "the smiley face" and also notice a bus leaving. So we figured we would get out and another bus would arrive soon....and this surely was not the case. There was a guy named Shane there that worked for Twin Rivers along with a young lady but I didn't get her name. They both informed us that there were still a lot of people from Twin Rivers out on the river, which I then informed them they were probably at Bearcat because they were never informed where to exit the river. We continued to wait and wait which quickly turned into 45 minutes of waiting for a bus to pick us up. Finally the bus pulls up and is loaded with people. We get on and I asked everyone were they were picked up and sure enough the whole group just was picked up from Bearcat. By this point I was so aggravated that we were made to wait because they had not informed their customers where to go! We finally get back to Twin Rivers Landing and this is where it got ugly. I went to the office where I met the female owner (she never told me her name). I had the same exact experience with her that Brad G. from the review above had.....she stared at me like I had 5 heads. I explained to her that I was highly upset that my friends and I were forced to wait for a bus that was picking up floaters from another campsite because her staff failed to inform them where to go. She then proceeded to tell me I was wrong that they never pick up from anywhere else. As she feeds me this line the bus driver himself walks into the office and he admits that he had just done so. The only thing she said to me was " Ma'am I can't be everywhere at once". I informed her of the review I am typing today and told her we would never be back. After returning to my campsite, a short time later a man pulls up in a truck and introduces himself as Dave the owner. He proceeds to apologize for the inconvenience and explains that they were short a driver that weekend. Shakes my hand and seemed very apologetic. THIS IS ALL I WANTED THE WHOLE TIME....AN EXPLANATION AND APOLOGY!!!!! So then I felt much better. Until he then "gave me permission" to leave a review...but wanted to make sure I do it accurately...that Shane told him we got off the river at 6:45 and were picked up by 7:20 so I didn't wait 45 min........ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? So sorry I was 10min off......but 35 min is still unacceptable and I don't like being accused of planning to deceive people with my review. Just a future note to anyone willing to give this place a shot....don't dare complain about anything....it will just ruin your mood for the rest of your trip and absolutely nothing will be done to fix the problem or make you feel better about it!!!! I will never return here or recommend it to anyone!!!!! read more

This place is absolutely fabulous! Been going there for years. This year it was better than it has been in a very long time. The restrooms, campground, store, staff all were better than ever! I have read some of the reviews and I have to laugh a little. If anyone has anything bad to say about Twin Rivers I would bet a stack of money these are the drunk, obnoxious ones that no one wants to camp by and the owners probably kicked them out and they are mad but just know the rest of us loyal campers are glad you wont be back. Camping will now be even more enjoyable than ever. Twin Rivers has always been a family campground and we all prefer it stay that way. Can't wait to go back it's the best campground in Missouri! read more

I had the opportunity to spend three days at Twin Rivers Landing recently for camping and a float trip. A group of about 10 of us stayed in their rustic cabins and had a great time! The cabins give you the feel of camping with the luxury of A/C. Clean and plenty of room to add an air mattress if needed. Perfect for our group who enjoyed spending more time outside than in. We rented a couple of rafts for our float trip which were very nice and cheaper than a lot of other float rentals we've used in the past. The float trip was not too long but not too short. It was nice because we were able to leave straight from the campground beach and they were there at the end waiting for us to bring us back to the campground. We checked out the store and got some of their snow cones for only 50 cents! Cool game barn to hang out in as a group. Overall we had a great experience. The staff were friendly and accommodating and we are looking forward to coming back again next year! read more

A group of friends and I recently spent half a week at Twin Rivers Landing. It was the first time we had ever gone to TRL but we have visited other campgrounds along the Black and Current Rivers. TRL is Awesome! The girls decided to stay in the 3 rustic cabins while the guys opted to do some tent camping. The cabins can hardly be beat for the price! Cozy but clean and comfortable. Plenty of room if you are looking for a place to sleep comfortably but don't plan on spending too much time inside. We spent most of our time at the river so it worked great for us and at night we all gathered around the fire pit. The Cabins were very close to a shower house and bathroom which was great! Very few of the campgrounds we stay at have shower houses or bathrooms that aren't outhouses so it was nice to actually be able to take a hot shower and use CLEAN restrooms! We went floating one day and had a great time. There is a swim beach on the property so even if you don't float there is plenty of opportunity to enjoy the river! All the Staff and other people staying nearby were awesome! Very friendly and accommodating place. We hope to come back a couple times next year for sure. read more