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    4.5 (2 reviews)

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    Pershing State Park - Camp host literally yelling about an inch of water in a baby pool for an overheated dog.

    Pershing State Park

    1.0(1 review)
    36.6 mi

    Literally the most harassing staff I have ever encountered in my RV adventures. The staff drive the…read moreloop multiple times an hour just stop and harass families. They will not produce any rules saying "it's posted on the board." I have seen them look through my fire pit and go through trash. I do not know what they're hoping to find. In 100 degree 4th of July weekend my French Bulldog needed to cool off. She has a baby pool and we filled it with 1 inch of water. As soon as she stepped in it came the fun police to tell us that no pools are allowed and no five gallon buckets because "kids can get hurt." We have no kids and aren't going to police other people's kids. Did I also mention the rv sites have no running water? If you didn't fill up your fresh water tank when you arrived then you are totally screwed. We were told if we didn't throw the baby pool away we would be kicked out. Why would I throw my pool away for this guy? We dumped it out and he again asked us to throw it away. It would be fine if we were provided the rules on check in or if the host wasn't a total garbage person. He doesn't wear a mask and he gets up in your face which puts me and my husband at risk. The whole reason we are camping is to get away from people and avoid COVID. I will be reporting this guy to Missouri State Parks. Zero stars: 30amp hookups Non supervised children No water No sewer Harassing staff Staff non compliant with masks Staff does not understand social distancing.

    Van Meter State Park

    Van Meter State Park

    4.0(1 review)
    48.5 mi

    I stayed one night, two nights ago, at Van Meter State Park, which interprets a nearby Indian…read morevillage of the Missouri Indians who died out in the early 19th century. They were like the Indians of New England, decimated early on by disease brought by French explorers and traders, the War of 1812, and English speaking colonizers. Before "Americans" even really settled in the area from the 1820s, Lewis and Clark reported in 1804 that many of the Missouri Indians had died off from disease and predations from other tribes. The visitor's center is small but excellent, and interprets many Indian tribes in the Midwest, including the Sauk and Fox, who lived in Dubuque, IA, where I grew up. I learned more about Black Hawk, who figures large in the early 19th century history of Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, and Wisconsin. By the time whites came to the park area (the Van Meters), the Indians were entirely gone. The campgrounds are alive with woodpeckers and tall trees, but the place is truly eerie. The trees groan in the wind at night and the area is very damp. One campsite across the way was 5 degrees colder. I imagine there was a spring, or seep, there. It is really dark at night, at a little scary. There is a campground host there, friendly but not intrusive. There are some trails to walk on, although muddy. One leads up to the Van Meter family cemetery, which is laid out next to an Indian Mound. I wanted to visit the lake with some more Indian mounds on the park property the next morning but the campground hosts had not unlocked the gate. Apparently they have had instances of thievery and vandalism. Hard to believe how. The area is beautiful farmland, but very remote.

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    Van Meter State Park - Lovely collection of George Caitlin reproductions.  Great place to spend a few hours or camp.

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    Lovely collection of George Caitlin reproductions. Great place to spend a few hours or camp.

    Long Branch State Park - parks - Updated May 2026

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