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Alley Spring
Total sites: 165
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Booking Window: 6 months
Available Tonight: 123 + 1 FF*
Available this Weekend: 94 + 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 (1381)
4.9 out of 5
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@Sethw247278273 · Camped on Jul 18, 2025 at Campsite #314
River access is good, rock/sand bar across the road/bridge is much larger and less crowded. The Rangers were all friendly, offered good insight to the general area and history. Dont forget to go check out the spring and mill house!
@JeffS4172407 · Camped on Jul 16, 2025 at Campsite #819
Love the Mill and the Alley swim hole
@MikeS6104174 · Camped on Jul 14, 2025 at Campsite #909
Truly the worst camping check in experience ever. We love Alley Springs and the Jacks Fork River. I and my family has been going there for over 50 Years. We go there, pick a site and pay for it. But this year everything changed for the worst. Be aware you have to register online for a site before setting up now! Not only that there is no way to tell if a site is reserved without getting on the recreation.gov website. That would not be bad but there is NO cell service there let alone any access to any wireless data. You have to borrow internet off site from the kind Harveys store near by or drive a mile out of the park to access the internet to see which sites are available, then drive your camper back in to see which one you like then drive back out of the park to reserve it then drive back in to set up. What a bad experience!!!!!If you have to reserve online they need to either get someone to put a cell tower up to give the park Cellular Data service or at least make wifi available at the check in station. Making reservations ahead of time is no good. You cant know every site, or who will be next to you from home. We dont want to camp back to back to other campers or next to the weeds or in a flooded muddy site. You cant see that from home. They broke a perfect system. Also tired of the park not protecting the camp ground from the river. They want it to be natural but have lost most of the park by not managing the river around the park. No one would mind them puttying large rock barriers around the park but instead half the sites have been destroyed along with the roads so loops 1, 2, and 3 cant even be driven around anymore. Such a shame. Was once a beautiful camp ground.
@RobertM1452522 · Camped on Jul 10, 2025 at Campsite #615
Beware camping in 600 loop after rain or during rain. The asphalt to park your trailers on is way lower than the surrounding grass area so it gets extremely wet with standing water and mud. Every site needs to be re-leveled.
@StevenRC46582E · Camped on Jul 8, 2025 at Campsite #505
Jacks Fork river was closed due to flooding. Camp ranger came out to provide information.
@CharloteB18CA3 · Camped on Jul 7, 2025 at Campsite #613
Its a beautiful place as long as it doesnt rain. The pads filled with water and a lot of mud and made it miserable! Most every site did this. Not a good time always cleaning up mud! And also it seems like the rules are going to the wayside with people parking on the grass and dogs running loose. Also when I booked my reservation they wanted to know what kind of equipment you had, you could have 1 camper and two tents. But at one site there came in two pop up campers and use one site and had 3 trucks. I seen the ranger go over there but I guess it was ok if you know them I believe it is special treatment because it clearly states 1camper and 2 tents per site. Just seems like the care of the campground is going down. I used to love down there.
@KatherynB0653A · Camped on Jul 7, 2025 at Campsite #829
We loved visiting here. The park is clean and quiet, the people are friendly, and we had the best time. We especially loved that the park was so dark at night you could see every star and lightening bug. Thank you for the memories.
@CareyB3852938 · Camped on Jul 6, 2025 at Campsite #216
Clean, great river access, beautiful scenery, we will be back
@RosemaryND66FE · Camped on Jul 4, 2025 at Campsite #702
When we got there we discovered there was NO WI-FI to reserve space so we had to get Ranger she told us to go to Canoe rental store use their's. We went there an could not do it for some reason even though space WAS available it was blocked out! Went back to park got Ranger she found spot with WI-FI she even tried couldn't reserve space,then finally tried another way was able to but wifi went out. So she let us set up then try later. We did eventually get it done but it was like by 8 or 9 pm. There should be a WI-FI Hotspot in the park so campers can easily do this. Even for a new night would have been a whole new hassle. The next day my husband was coming to pick me up at the ramp after we rafted down the river he got stopped for not having his seat belt on. We understand he wasn't wearing a seat belt,however the park Ranger really gave him a time of it,and had a very nasty attitude about him. Also don't think it's legal to stop people just for not having a seat belt on any more and yes that's exactly what Ranger said he stopped him for. Then when he was picking me up another Ranger sped down an stopped at our vehicle watched us then drove off... Have to say we seen them pulling others over and they were approaching people VERY AGGRESSIVELY! Acting like they were stopping hardened criminals. Sitting at the shower we witnessed them pull over 3 vehicles between my husband an I. And the people didn't seem to be doing anything wrong. Thats alot for what 20 minutes. I get keeping things safe but my goodness. We did find the park clean and in good shape,Thank you. The female Ranger was beyond nice and helpful!!! She deserves notice for it too!! Can't y'all make a box safe enough to bring back the envelopes? And if you have that many Rangers in the park it can be check couple times a week, right? Thank y'all for all you do. Hopefully you can bring box and envelopes back so we don't have all the chaos.
@NathanC2334492 · Camped on Jul 3, 2025 at Campsite #618
Enjoyable weekend. Campground well patrolled. Facilities in excellent shape considering it was flooded a few days before arrival. Compliments to the staff.
@PennyC8572019 · Camped on Jun 23, 2025 at Campsite #911
Our family has been visiting for several years. The campground is quiet and clean. The grandkids throughly enjoyed swimming and jumping off the rocks. We will be sure to be back next year!
@AmyB6929249 · Camped on Jun 19, 2025 at Campsite #719
The Jack's Fork was a great river to float! Harvey's is right across from the campground and took good care of us. There is also a great little swimming hole located in the campground.
@JohnF7443050 · Camped on Jun 19, 2025 at Campsite #805
Excellent campground except for having to reserve online. I like the iron ranger.
@SusanA7851316 · Camped on Jun 18, 2025 at Campsite #113
Nice place to came. There was a family camped around me, camped on several spots. Late evening, several of them got in a big argument, screaming and cussing at each other for about 40 minutes. Finally some of them left but the remaining ones continued to argue. there wasnt a hostess on the premises. I slept in my car and left the next day without staying the next day. More of their family came and I lost sleep the night before. I feel someone needs to be there overnight during summer. I just lost my money. The rest was good but I did not get to use the shower either. This is a good app and most places I have camped were great but wont go back to Alley Springs. thank you.
@SheilaL1015564 · Camped on Jun 9, 2025 at Campsite #818
The park service crew is excellent!! Great job on keeping the campground a nice place.
@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.
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