I've been going to One Eyed Willy's for years now. I've been on a 10-15 person bachelorette party…read moretrip, two 30+ person college student/young adult trip, as well as a one-day non-camping float with my husband and I. My most recent was one of those giant group trips this past weekend. I've also floated at NRO and some crappy site around Steelville (Green's maybe?). There's definitely a reason we keep going back to OEW's and will continue to do so. First of all, Brian, the owner, is a super nice guy. We hadn't made it down there in about 3 years, and he still remembered me "Last time I saw you, you just got engaged!". Though not great at answering e-mails (just don't bother), the staff is quick to return phone calls if you leave a voicemail. The campsite itself has a nice layout, and they keep improving. Port-o-potties are serviced often, and they have a small shower, bathroom, and store close to the campsite (previously they were only available way up the hill, so thumbs up on the improvement!). The showers and bathrooms were clean and well lit, unlike some other places I've been. By the time we booked, the aluminum canoes were all gone, which is usually how we go, because they're cheaper. Now, no longer being the broke college student, I will ALWAYS pay the measly $5 extra for the fiberglass canoes. Molded seats...worth every penny. Remember that. In general, the Niangua is a great river to float on. Decent current, good sand bars, and nice cold water! And if you're going to float the Niangua, go to One Eyed Willy's!

I've stayed at one eyed willy's a few times. It's a clean campground with adorable cabins! The…read morecabins are kept clean and the staff there are very hard working and very friendly! The owner of the campground goes out of his way to make sure you have what you need. The little shop at the entrance has a lot of cute decor and clothing. I will definitely take my family there again!

The campground itself was nice... we had a site right on the river. But that is where the positive…read moreaspects stopped. To start we were told we could sign in at any point during the day on Saturday (Labor Day weekend) but they were not at the office from 10-6 so we had no idea what campsite we were supposed to be on. We ended up having to flag down a bus driver to help us. The modern showerhouse was filthy and gross. The staff was not very friendly and made me think they were trying to screw us on prices for everything since they almost wanted to haggle. Don't let them fool you by telling you they can set up a float to fit your needs... there is only one float and it is 9 miles long. That can make for a very long day. The campground is secluded all right, it is 7 miles down a dirt road off the main highway. There are plenty of other places that are MUCH better and MUCH closer and nicer than this place.

I have come here yearly with a group of friends for the last three years. It's always a fun place…read morewith fun people and friendly front office staff. The campsites are well kept with plenty of cheap firewood available to buy. About half of the campsites have electric hookups, but you need to book early in the year to reserve one of those. The porta potties are nasty but what else do you expect in rural Missouri. They have a set of bathrooms that are much cleaner at the main office, but bring your own toilet paper on the weekends just in case they run out. The buses to take you up the river come pretty frequently, so the wait in the mornings isn't long. There's usually a mix of large quiet groups with kids and louder groups with adults only partying all day, but we haven't had any notable issues with camp neighbors.

From the owner: 9 mile float back to your car or campsite. Shaded campsites along the Niangua River.read more

My first time camping, and I could not have asked for a better camping/kayaking experience! Thank…read moreyou RFC&C for a wonderful time! To ensure we have a campsite site and kayak during Labor Day weekend, we made reservation online. Each person is charged $10 a night. And Kayaking is $20 per person. There is also a small processing fees. So 2 nights of camping & 1 kayak came roughly to $92. I am not sure if the price is varies on the time of the season. Check in was super easy. When you pull into the camping site, there is a friendly elder gentleman who will guide you to office to check in. At check in, you will pick up your car pass and pool wristband. Yes! They have a clean pool and open bar!!! Less than 5 minutes of check in, then you are off to picking your campsite. Campsite is very clean and spacious. My favorite part is that they have clean restroom and shower room! I was so worried that I wouldn't be able to shower after all day in the sun and in river water. One of the cleanest shared shower I've ever been to. And they have flushing toilets!!!! They also have portable Johnny's throughout the campsite so you don't do your business in the trees or bushes. I am looking forward to our next trip.

This would have been our 6th year here for our annual girls float trip. Two of the past three years…read moreour reservations have been screwed up royally. In 2024, we reserved early, which we do every year and is a benefit to being returning customers. Never had an issue doing this in the past. Nobody ever bothered to call and tell us the card was declined and we needed to call them back to ensure our reservations. A week before our scheduled trip I called them to verify because we usually get an email welcoming us to our upcoming stay. That email never came. When I called to verify everything, they had no reservation on file at all. Here we are, a week before we have people coming from as far as Texas for a 3-day float, with no reservation. We were told they emailed us to let us know that the card was declined. No email was ever sent, and even if it was, why wouldn't you call your customer? As luck would have it, nobody had reserved our usual cabin, and we were able to still make our trip on the planned weekend. This year, we again did the early reservation. I can't even remember why I called them a couple of months later; I had a question about something and was told that the dates I was inquiring about were not the dates of the reservation. Excuse me? We have 11 people coming, some of which have already made flight plans. This time, our usual cabin was already booked. Now we have to change cabins. Every year we have been coming here, we arrive on a Sunday and leave on a Wednesday. Three nights, every year for 6 years. So when we had to change cabins nothing was said about the new cabin only being available for 2 nights. We were supposed to be there a week from today and again, I had not received the welcome email. Concerned because we had issues with this original booking, I again called to confirm. She confirmed arriving on July 5th and departing on July 7th. I was floored. No, arriving on the 5th, departing on the 8th. They had booked the Tuesday night, and this cabin was not available for our 3rd night. Now I'm absolutely livid by this point. For the second time this year I go into panic mode. What am I supposed to tell the rest of the group? My wife walked into the room and heard the tail end of the conversation, and I looked at her and asked, what do we want to do, cancel and find another location? The manager, whom I was on the phone with literally yelled at me and said, "Yes, we need to cancel this reservation. That is fine with me." I said hold up a minute; I did not tell you I wanted to cancel. Immediately started yelling again that I had just told her that. I said no, I was asking my wife what we should do. I stated I needed to check with the rest of the group who had already paid their portions of this trip. I told her I would call her back. I was certain with such short notice we would not find another place to book a reservation, but at the same time, I knew if we continued with our two-night stay with Riverfront, that we would be treated unkindly seeing how I was being yelled at by the manager. Fortunately for us, Riverwood, located nearby had an opening. The only thing they had available was going to be $450 per night. A 4-bedroom, 2 bath, beautiful cabin. Unfortunately, this was three times what we had paid at Riverfront. The owner made us an incredible deal giving us almost $900 off the price for us to stay there. I was so relieved to know that I would not have to disappoint our group by cancelling the entire trip. Then I go to call Riverfront back to cancel the reservation (the manager is the one who wanted to immediately cancel us not even 30 minutes prior, to find they were only willing to refund us half of our money. You just offered to cancel us 30min prior and are now only willing to refund half? What a crock of #$*#. Needless to say, they have lost our business for good, and we will now only be staying at Riverwood. The interesting thing was when I am speaking with the owners of Riverwood and told them the story, they stated this wasn't the first time they took an emergency reservation because Riverfront had screwed up. This was a long review, but beware, as a previous review mentioned, they will offer to refund and then only give you 50% back. Theft in my opinion.

We were staying at RFC&C, and they didn't have women water shoes. Less than 5 minutes drive, we…read morefound this place on Yelp and decided to stop by there. They have more items and the price is better than the RFC&C store. We paid $12.99 for my water shoes instead of $15.99 at RFC&C if RFC&C were to have it. I notice sunscreen was also cheaper here, maybe half of the price. I would definitely make the drive here to save money and better selections. Customer service was very helpful and friendly. Highly recommend.

I could overlook the tiny, unsafe camping spot, the fact that they're driving with tags that…read moreexpired last year, the fact that the electricity didn't work at our site, and all the other maintenance that needs done. But Joe (the "managing co-owner,") is the rudest, most unprofessional person I've ever encountered. I have camped all over the State and this was the worst experience we have ever encountered. Go anywhere else!

This is my favorite campground! They have updated so much, new pool with nice fence around it…read morechairs and loungers! It is kept so clean during swimming season! The people are my favorite, my husband and I have made many friends here everyone is so nice and helpful ! The Owner of the campground is always updating things and loves the people ! I also love the play area for the children! There is a bathhouse that is always clean! The store is quaint it has the necessities and also has a big TV in there for football, what more do you need! Come enjoy Bennett Springs Campground

Best camping experience ever. Bring your entire family. You won't regret it. Pool, playground, 2…read morebathrooms/shower rooms. Float trips are offered. Always a great time. Owners are making so awesome improvements. My family absolutely enjoys our time here. Check it out for yourself

This place is an actual nightmare Thanks for ruining our…read moretrip for the second time. This our our second year dealing with the new management, last year they cancelled our reservation without providing us any alternate accommodation. This year even when we booked it January for travel time in August, and they also had it blocked off from the calendar, now they are saying they couldn't reach us and canceled the reservation. No calls were made, and no never tried to reach out through email. Absolutely the worst experience ever.

amazing family friendly place to go camping! we have used both the clamping tents and our personal…read moretent and had a blast! the swimming beach is lovely and the paddle boat is a giant bonus! We caught several large fish while we were here and made many wonderful memories. Thank you for hosting us!