Dude Ranch | Established Campground

August 9th, 2023 by finn.krann

Great location, exactly as others described. Fee $11.63. Dumpster, and a shed with toilet. Plenty of folks fishing on the water. Here on a Wed night and 2 other overnighters are here, and a handful of people fishing or on the water. T-Mobile 2-3 bars, lots and lots of flies but they mean no harm.

July 13th, 2023 by hollysheffield22

This is a small camping ground. I was the only one some days and a couple others another night showed up. It’s gorgeous, right by the lake, secluded so no noise. There are fire rings and a toilet. Not sure if there is a fee, but no one around the check. Great stay and safe!

May 24th, 2023 by Roamin' Retirees

Nice area for an overnight stop. We arrived on a Wednesday afternoon and 4 sites were occupied plus there were a few folks fishing. There is construction going on about 12 mile up river with trucks going in and out during the day, but it was quiet at night.

We are in a 35' Class A and towing a car and space 2 was the perfect size for us!

May 3rd, 2023 by noahkburns

Just as described, awesome free spot, right on the water. Lots of boats launching. Lots of birds and deer to be seen. I drove a little ways down the beach. Solid ground if you stay on the tracks.

July 31st, 2022 by asnapp

Beautiful spot to camp for a night. Peaceful. Just one other person here on a Sunday night. The is not a free site, though. There is a sign posted to pay the box. $11.67. Good Verizon and T-Mobile.

June 24th, 2022 by abenteuer-vanlife.de

Nice camp spot right by the lake. Not busy at all. They now charge 11.67$ per night with payment in an envelope.

June 11th, 2022 by CruisingtoFI.com

No longer free but not expensive. $11.67/night. Nine marked sites, each with picnic table and fire pit.

May 18th, 2022 by Mary

great spot right on the Missouri River! it's a boat launch and a campground. Flat, level, gravel!

April 1st, 2022 by alayne

free
reasonably clean pit toilet
large gravel lot surrounded by a few picnic tables and fire pits
well maintained dirt road entry
we had the place to ourselves on a Thursday in late March
stay here!

March 16th, 2022 by kristina

Early spring ice still covering most of the river when we arrived. Stayed 2 days. Parks dept was mowing and getting place ready but didn’t put toilet paper in pit toilet. Tables by fire ring. We were staying alone but there was quite a bit of people coming to look at the water or hang out by the dock. One car stayed late into the night but was gone by morning. Good place to camp. Coyotes singing owls hooting and geese squeaking all night. Was a lovely way to go to sleep. And free to boot!

September 15th, 2021 by forddriver099

Little windy today here but great spot. Full bars from Verizon 👍

September 12th, 2021 by bailey.whitmore.olds

Very nice, right on the water. But this location is very busy, especially it being a Saturday night. Don’t come here if you want to be alone, as I was approached multiple times by other campers.

September 10th, 2021 by lharrells

Quiet, peaceful, serene, lovely place right on the Missouri River. would stay here again if I'm everin this area. so close to Al's Oasis we plan to have lunch there.

August 22nd, 2021 by jenpage23

Amazing space, a bit busy but overall cozy, clean, and great cell service access. Pro tip, come out on the full moon. 🌝 #suziesubaru

July 7th, 2021 by rj.stthomas

great spot near the river, can't believe this is a free place to camp

June 28th, 2021 by anarkiah.com

WOW! unbelievable that a spot like this is free. please treat it well.

September 10th, 2020 by wmyers4u

pit restroom(BYOTP) nice spots, nice waterfront and boat launch. great Verizon coverage. love it

August 20th, 2020 by instagram.com/krawchy/

Incredible spot. Road in was easy. posted up along River & now moved over into a legit space as I wasnt sure about parking. About 7 other groups and still feels peaceful. Can hear the lapping water on the beach from my van. Excellent T-mobile coverage - FULL bars - and I’m hotspotting. River swim ✅. Stay here!

July 21st, 2020 by falcon.atticus

Amazing place to spend the night, or even a couple days. There were about a dozen other vans here, but there is plenty of room for everyone to spread out and have their own space.

June 20th, 2020 by lone.traveler.passing_through

Nice lakeside/riverside boat landing and beach area with free camping. Very pretty spot and plenty of space. probably 15 or so groups here on 6/20/20.
Only a handful of picnic tables available (no roof) and one pit toilet, so be prepared to camp without many amenities. We pitched a tent and grilled on the beach.

November 2nd, 2019 by cheneyew

Great stop for the night. Quiet, beautiful view of the sunrise.

October 25th, 2019 by xander_troy

easy to get to. amazing views. nice beach. places to have fires. will definitely use again.

September 7th, 2019 by vanlifevjo

We slept there one night. A beautiful quiet place and near the river. It is possible to sleep on the beach (see my picture) but I recommend a 4x4. There was a lot of bugs. I did not bathe the water seemed not very clean.

August 26th, 2019 by stephanieglidewell

Beautiful and quiet place for the night. One other camper was there with us but was parked on the other side of the lot. Short drive right off the interstate. Pit toilet was clean and stocked with toilet paper. Gas station and places to eat not far from us either. Would highly recommend and it’s Free!

August 26th, 2019 by ressjane

perfect place for an overnighter. only wish we could have stayed longer. arrived in the dark, rained all night,woke up to a beautiful morning. toilets were clean. areas was clean. road was a little buddy coming out but still no problem even pulling a boat.

August 25th, 2019 by lmmorse3462

Boat launch along the Missouri river with 4 picnic tables and a pit toilet. Very buggy this time of year!

August 19th, 2019 by newmy51

Arrived early am to a nearly full moon on a beautiful stretch of river, perfectly quiet and peaceful.

August 5th, 2019 by vanessa.luras

Really nice spot. Arrived after dark, pretty easy to spot. We even had a little morning cleaning in the river. The view is beautiful. Highly recommend it.

July 23rd, 2019 by marie-josee_methot

C'était juste parfait, calme et beau. Attention le sol est un peu mou près de l'eau.

June 22nd, 2019 by jeepwithus

6/22/2019, this place is amazing. We could here two owls talking to each other. Coyotes, cows, birds and insects were very chatty. There were two other rigs beside us. Everyone respected each other’s quiet time. Highly recommended. Ground in hard.

June 20th, 2019 by heloisepeaud

Beautiful place, so peaceful and quiet. You have a great view of the lake surrounded by green hills. It is definitely worth the 3km gravel road!

May 21st, 2019 by wrckid01

Highly recommend four or all wheel drive if you are pulling trailer as the gravel roads are very soft when raining. We didn’t even attempt going in with two wheel drive.

September 22nd, 2018 by ppage2018

Took these Sat morning outside my door, a beautiful view to look at all day long !

September 21st, 2018 by ppage2018

No one HERE ! Except for some cattle and some barking "kids", which I can't complain about, since mine do too ! Hopefully I'm not going to be in anyone way if they come by, will be here for THREE nights; the road in is a bit of a washboard, so I kept to about 10mpr after going under the underpass, which was just barely over 14' clearance. This is my 2nd time boondocking, the first in AZ S of Quartzite in April, but now I'm home ( legally I belong to SD! But I'm really from VA. 😜 hee hee hee). Will post pics when I recharge iPad.

September 5th, 2018 by vagabundosdelmundo.com

As described: at the lake, pit toilets, att coverage, picnic tables. Stayed one night and there were other 3 campers at the site.

July 20th, 2018 by manon

Great place beautiful view on the hills and the lake!
We shared the place with a few other trailer, van and tents.
Some boat came out of the lake.

June 2nd, 2018 by parenthesenomade.com

As described below. Good ATT reception. Free.

May 18th, 2018 by wes.greenwood

Awesome spot to park

Boat launch, toilets, picnic tables and fire rings.

Also, a nice stone beach to walk down and rolling green pastures adjacent to it.

November 9th, 2017 by randulinas.ch

Nice quiet place. Must be nice in summer for a quick swim, in november it was freezing cold. Firewood provided.

July 26th, 2016 by Family Off The Map

half dozen sites with trees right on the water. nice and quiet with easy access

June 23rd, 2016 by danikev

next to lake with boat ramp,drop toilet,picnic spots and fire pits. free with nice views & dog walks.