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Alley Spring
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Booking Window: 6 months
Available Tonight: 126 + 1 FF*
Available this Weekend: 77 + 1 FF*
Booking Window: 6 months
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Alley Spring Campground, MO - Latest Reviews, Photos & Campground Map
Alley Spring Campground in Carter County is located 1 hr 50 min southwest of Farmington, MO with an elevation of 676 feet. There are a total of 165 campsites including 3 tent-only sites. The campground is open all year. 160 sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 20 and 64 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. 28 sites have electric and water hookups. 2 sites have electric hookups. Fees range from $20.00 to $140.00. Some amenities include shower, dump station, general store, swimming, restroom, amphitheater, pay telephone, flush toilets. Activities include biking, boating, fishing, horseback riding, hiking trails, floating sports.
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Campsite Reviews (1366)
4.9 out of 5
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| 4 star | 2% | |
| 3 star | 1% | |
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| 1 star | 1% |
@GaryP8594502 · Camped on Jun 1, 2025 at Campsite #612
Nice quiet park, but no cell reception at all,
@ScottPD361F387 · Camped on Jun 1, 2025 at Campsite #605
Great location right on the River with good access. Site was a bit muddy have much rain. Bathrooms were good. Ranger presentations were very good. Would like to hear about geology of the river and springs. Would be great if you couild get cell service into the park
@Christine96615 · Camped on May 30, 2025 at Campsite #612
Very quiet campground during day & night
@DesireeJA745D0 · Camped on May 30, 2025 at Campsite #720
I grew up at this campground so now with having children of my own I'm doing the same thing with them and they absolutely love it. Great swimming areas for all families, I believe they have the best rates for camping, clean bathrooms and showers, they do a great job with keeping the campground clean and maintained. Will continue going.
@JamesH5225020 · Camped on May 28, 2025 at Campsite #603
The Park Rangers a absolute bullies who appear to hate tourists. Through the week we saw several out of state vehicles stopped inside the campground. For the ones in our group it was no seat belts in the park or my kid riding on his mom's lap while driving to the water, 5 miles an hour in the camp ground. But a truck with Missouri plates with four kids in the back could drive right by them or a side by side loaded down with kids, no belts and it's fine. when they stop you you're guaranteed a sobriety test followed by a breathalyzer, whether you've been drinking or not, they will find a reason. There are too many parks where you can enjoy yourself without fear of crooked law enforcement. After two bad encounters with two different people in our group a friend complained to the camp host while visiting my site, within ten minutes the same three park rangers who had been causing trouble show up at my site because they had "a noise complaint" the night before. The problem with that is there was no one on my camp site the night before. We spent the evening at a friend's site and my son and I went to bed early, the camp site was dark and quiet. Even if we were there the night before, why wait nearly 24 hours before talking to me? They were just sending a message. As they left one of them looked at me and said "just keep it down". Me and the group I was with are peaceful quiet folks none of us made any noise on any of our sites. Their message was clear to me and my friends, "keep quiet", it was a warning. I will never camp in Alley Springs again or even any where in the Ozark or near Eminence, if you're smart, or an out of stater, you will stay away too.
@PeterF7272337 · Camped on May 26, 2025 at Campsite #605
Nice area along the river. Be Aware that Alley Spring campsites were mud covered on each and every site. Recommend bringing a hose or pressure washer get rid of the mud or you'll be bringing it into your camper.
@LisaB5569950 · Camped on May 15, 2025 at Campsite #619
nice campsites, walking trails, and amenities--wish the empty campgrounds could be fitted with electric so that more people could enjoy
@DanielH5239181 · Camped on May 15, 2025 at Campsite #606
First of all, the area is beautiful. There is so much to explore around here so it's definitely worth the trip. There is river access right in the park and the facilities were clean adequate.For the bad: Due to the close proximity to the river, the campground floods from time to time. After the water recedes, it leaves behind a mix of sand and mud that settles to the lowest points. Unfortunately, the lowest points in the campground loop with electrical service, are the pads that you park your camper on. This means the pads are full of dirt and, when it rains, mud. If you decide to stay here, I suggest you bring a flat nosed shovel that you can use to scrape off as much mud/dirt as you can and then make sure to have something to throw down on top of it.
@StephenR879500 · Camped on Mar 23, 2025 at Campsite #623
Great location to camp. If you don't want to cook or bring foods, Eminence has a half dozen locations to dine. We ended up floating the Current. Used Carr's Canoe Rental. Carr's is about 18 miles north of Alley Spring. If you wish to float the Jack's Fork you could hire Wendy's or Harvey's to float.
@RobertK4087757 · Camped on Mar 21, 2025 at Campsite #610
Great sites and clean restrooms. Definitely will be returning.
@MichelleW64922 · Camped on Oct 22, 2024 at Campsite #622
Asian ladybugs during sunset was crazy. They were flying around in swarms and got into every nook and cranny of my camper. It was horrible
@MaryDeeT8043FC · Camped on Oct 20, 2024 at Campsite #818
We had a wonderful time in this picturesque setting. Mid-October and the Fall foliage was stunning. Campground was not crowded and we had lots of choices for non-electric sites. We liked sites 505 and 818 best. We chose 818 and had only one other camper in the 800 loop and some nights no one else was in the loop but us. Only the main shower and restroom are open at this time of year which was great to have available. We did the Overlook trail and the other trail that goes around Alley spring, we also used the trail from the campground to get to Alley Spring.. We took our lawn chairs down by the water in the campground and soaked our feet in the cold water. We ate at Dairy Shack (try the broccoli cheese bites-yum!) and walked around Eminence, such a cute small town. We took a day trip to explore Echo Bluff where we enjoyed lunch at the cafe patio overlooking the creek and bluff, Sinking Creek and other sites. We saw the small herd of wild horses near Sinking Creek. It was a great trip!
@BrandonG884979 · Camped on Oct 19, 2024 at Campsite #620
We had a great visit. The showers and flush toilets were clean and heated. We were not expecting to have those amenities in late October. It was also nice a quiet with on about 6 other campers. We enjoyed a peaceful float on the river and the next day did some local hiking. Harveys canoe rental was just outside the park and was very helpful and accommodating.
@JamesM9879118 · Camped on Oct 16, 2024 at Campsite #606
Campground was closing in less than 2 weeks. Water was turned off at sites and dump station while we were there. Why not wait a few more days until campground was closed?
@DianaH4256118 · Camped on Oct 13, 2024 at Campsite #612
When we arrived, someone was in the spot we reserved. We had to wait in another spot while they got ready to leave. It was a couple, a man and a woman. The woman was drying her hair outside while we were waiting for our spot. The people drove up who's spot we were in so they caused problems for them and us. The people who were in our spot then moved to another spot while they continued getting ready to leave. We were able to finally move into our reserved spot. We waited at least a half hour for our spot. We always are out of our spot before check-out time and we consider this very rude when others are not. Other than this event, everything else went well and we enjoyed our camping experience the rest of the time.
@MargaretC31174 · Camped on Oct 5, 2024 at Campsite #609
Great job
@PeteM2853855 · Camped on Oct 4, 2024 at Campsite #806
Very peaceful, well maintained, and family friendly campground directly on the beautiful Jacks Fork River! An outfitter is also very close by for float trips, and Alley Spring itself is a great destination where you are transported back in time to a classical ozark mill and beautiful spring. Well worth the extra drive from KC or STL.
@TanyaB1542378 · Camped on Sep 24, 2024 at Campsite #615
Beautiful place and the campground was very nice.
@AngelaT6758392 · Camped on Sep 19, 2024 at Campsite #601
Beautiful and roomy sites
@CYNTHIAW5BEC3C · Camped on Sep 17, 2024 at Campsite #604
Campground was decently well kept bath rooms and showers were clean no campground host most pads are covered with layer of slippery mud or flooded when raining or unending dust if it's dry lots of tent campers taking up electric rv / trailer sites several people kept asking what was available and if we were the host told them no said we didn't know but there was a number to call but you have to drive back to town to call someone no cell service so people left and never came back this went on all weekend i guess we looked like host reservation number is pretty much useless no cell service in this day and age is dangerous with constant severe weather events all the time and this place is known for fast severe flooding seems like a lot of money lost and wasted this weekend and probably every weekend electric and water definitely need up grading some of the 30 amps do not work alot of the water spigots don't turn off and constantly run wasting water dump station floods when it rains water gets ankle deep unsanitary extreme need of an upgrade if you can overlook the dangerous and unsanitary conditions the place is great most of the staff that is there are friendly and courteous
@ClaudiaB3594F0 · Camped on Sep 15, 2024 at Campsite #606
The sites were not well kept. Many sites with electric, including our site, had slippery mud/ mold that covered the cement slab... not a park that I would return to camp. Alley springs was beautiful though.
@JoeS9925475 · Camped on Sep 11, 2024 at Campsite #626
Great campground in a beautiful setting, close to mills, springs and rivers.
@EllenKC9F23D99 · Camped on Aug 9, 2024 at Campsite #625
Overall its a beautiful location but some things did happen that weren't so great. We arrived early in hopes that we could get in earlier to our site, but the people before us were still there past check out time. We mentioned it to the neighbor site that we were waiting for them to leave and luckily they happen to catch the people before us and told them we were waiting and they ended up leaving shortly after. Then we experienced rain the day of leaving...no big deal its just rain, but our concrete slabs were coated in mud, which became slippery and we all ended up falling and getting muddy before leaving. But like I said, everything else was beautiful.
@GerryA9D450F06 · Camped on Aug 4, 2024 at Campsite #627
Well we were disappointed in seeing the river flood damage, but why can't someone fix the failing erosion of the beach area where the pavement ends. No reason for not putting boulders in the washed away area and retraveling it . Just SAD to see every year it gets worse. And for a suggestion why not put power in Groups areas 400, 800, 900. Greatly needed. Thank You
@GregH2281385 · Camped on Aug 2, 2024 at Campsite #625
We really enjoyed our stay here. We stayed at an electric site which was a nice size, however my only complaint is that it had a thin layer of dried dirt so it ended up being kinda messy/muddy between dew/light rains. Other than that, we were fairly close to the water, and there is parking there as well which was nice. Will def be back!
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