Best Tent Camping: Missouri & the Ozarks

Steve Henry has written several articles for cycling publications and outdoor websites and enjoyed many hiking and camping trips. He's the author of 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: St. Louis, now in its third edition, and Mountain Bike! The Ozarks. He lives in Solomon, KS.

STATE AND COUNTY PARKS
01 ARROW ROCK STATE HISTORIC SITE
02 CUIVRE RIVER STATE PARK
03 HAWN STATE PARK
04 JOHNSON'S SHUT-INS STATE PARK
05 KLONDIKE PARK
06 MERAMEC STATE PARK
07 ST. FRANCOIS STATE PARK
08 SAM A. BAKER STATE PARK
09 TAUM SAUK MOUNTAIN STATE PARK
10 TRAIL OF TEARS STATE PARK
11 WALLACE STATE PARK
12 WASHINGTON STATE PARK
13 WESTON BEND STATE PARK

OZARK NATIONAL SCENIC RIVERWAYS
14 ALLEY SPRING
15 BAY CREEK
16 BIG SPRING
17 LOGYARD PRIMITIVE CAMPGROUND
18 POWDER MILL
19 PULLTITE
20 ROUND SPRING
21 TWO RIVERS

MARK TWAIN NATIONAL FOREST
22 BERRYMAN RECREATION AREA
23 BIG BAY RECREATION AREA
24 COUNCIL BLUFFS RECREATION AREA
25 DEER LEAP AND FLOAT CAMP RECREATION AREAS
26 DRY FORK RECREATION AREA
27 GREER CROSSING RECREATION AREA
28 LANE SPRING RECREATION AREA
29 LOGGERS LAKE RECREATION AREA
30 MARBLE CREEK RECREATION AREA
31 MARKHAM SPRINGS RECREATION AREA
32 MCCORMACK LAKE RECREATION AREA
33 NORTH FORK RECREATION AREA
34 PADDY CREEK RECREATION AREA
35 PINE RIDGE RECREATION AREA
36 RED BLUFF RECREATION AREA
37 SILVER MINES RECREATION AREA
38 SUTTON BLUFF RECREATION AREA
39 WATERCRESS SPRING RECREATION AREA

BUFFALO NATIONAL RIVER
40 KYLES LANDING
41 OZARK
42 STEEL CREEK
43 TYLER BEND

OZARK NATIONAL FOREST
44 BLANCHARD SPRINGS RECREATION AREA
45 GUNNER POOL RECREATION AREA
46 HAW CREEK FALLS CAMPGROUND
47 REDDING CAMPGROUND
48 RICHLAND CREEK CAMPGROUND
49 SHORES LAKE RECREATION AREA
50 WHITE ROCK MOUNTAIN RECREATION AREA