Places to Go

Places to go Backpacking

A photgraph of the view from Coy Bald looking over toward Lower Pilot Knob in the distance

Welcome to our comprehensive list of places to go backpacking in the Ozarks. Use the table below to see the various places you can go backpacking. We’ve had to search a bit to compile a list of places where backpacking is allowed in the Ozarks. We’ve managed to bring together the sites of all the […]

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Where to go camping in the Ozarks: list of public campgrounds

At its simplest, camping is sleeping on blankets under the stars. At most it’s a fully decked out RV.  For the sake of definition, we’re not focusing on RV camping or backpacking in this section. Below you’ll find an (evolving) list of public places in the Ozarks where you can pull up your car, pitch a tent, and have a fire.

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Camping at Berryman Trail & Camp

Mark Twain National Forest sign for Berryman Trail and Campground

Today we were up early (despite my late night fishing trip with Tom yesterday) and drove the 250 miles to St Louis, where we left the girls with their father to spend some time with him in Chicago. We then headed off to check out some nearby campsites. We’re really getting the camping bug. Camping […]

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