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Ray Behrens
Total sites: 166
Available Tonight: 119
Available this Weekend: 64
Booking Window: 6 months
Available Tonight: 119
Available this Weekend: 64
Booking Window: 6 months
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Ray Behrens Campground, MO - Latest Reviews, Photos & Campground Map
Ray Behrens Campground in Monroe County is located 55 min southwest of Quincy, IL with an elevation of 687 feet. There are a total of 166 campsites including 1 tent-only site. The campground is normally open from the end of March to mid November. 165 sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 32 and 107 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. 60 sites have electric and water hookups. 106 sites have electric hookups. Fees range from $24.00 to $30.00. Some amenities include shower, dump station, accessible, boat ramp, fish cleaning station, restroom, amphitheater, flush toilets. Activities include boating, fishing, hiking trails, floating sports.
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4.6 out of 5
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| 4 star | 15% | |
| 3 star | 7% | |
| 2 star | 2% | |
| 1 star | 1% |
@JeanneC083F977 · Camped on May 29, 2025 at Campsite #98
We had a great week! Every time we go there, we enjoy a special treat at The Rustic Oak just down the road - we highly recommend the BlackBerry Cobbler!
@JosephG1100021 · Camped on May 27, 2025 at Campsite #70
Nicest camping reasonable prices
@RichardR254074 · Camped on May 26, 2025 at Campsite #48
The campground is well maintained and the camp sites are spacious. The new bathrooms/shower house are very nice and clean. It is nice that the Black Jack Marina is close to the campground in case we decide to rent a boat for the day. It is also reassuring to see the park rangers drive through and give you a sense of security. We love staying at Ray Behrens!
@PaulaR5C35CD68 · Camped on May 23, 2025 at Campsite #118
The campground is nice and quiet. The kids love to ride their bikes around
@Esmeralda8D55A · Camped on May 23, 2025 at Campsite #141
Could be maintained better around campsites. The grass around some of the campsites was tall, and it looked unkept. Bevare of ticks!
@DennisJ5453000 · Camped on May 23, 2025 at Campsite #16
Great place to stay
@PaulaE94010496 · Camped on May 22, 2025 at Campsite #102
Overall, the park is well maintained (other than poison ivy in our campsite), it is quiet and peaceful, and the sites are well spread out. Upgrades should be made to run water and sewer to more sites. The water fill-up station is inconveniently located to where you have to check in, circle around to the exit to fill up, then circle back around through the entrance. I wish they would thin out just a few trees to provide a lake view. Need wifi or some type of cellular coverage in the case of an emergency; our truck broke down and we had to call for a tow, it took forever because there is barely cell coverage and kept dropping the call.
@TonyG1222715 · Camped on May 18, 2025 at Campsite #47B
Our site was perfect. The grass was mowed!!! It was a wonderful stay.
@DanM7848405 · Camped on May 13, 2025 at Campsite #50
Great park, easy to get around and great boat ramp
@DeniseP3039167 · Camped on May 12, 2025 at Campsite #8
The lack of cell phone service and internet with our AT&T service will keep us from using RAY BEHRENS because we have complete service down the road at Frank Russel.
@PearlH56310DAA · Camped on May 11, 2025 at Campsite #68
Need an extra bathroom facility
@RonnieB2341809 · Camped on May 9, 2025 at Campsite #119
The campsite was beautiful as always, every year we come down and get this spot because of it's proximity to the shower house. The ticks were extra bad this year, but I know that's nothing that USACE can control.The shower house was pretty dismal for lack of a better word. It looked almost as if they stopped caring about the upkeep and maintenance on the old facility. The new cleaners barely cleaned anything, I walked in right after they had been there and it didn't even look clean and there were still bugs and cobwebs all over the shower stalls. The faucets were leaking for our whole trip and one was even loose from the sink itself. It just seems like the quality of upkeep has declined over the last several years which is really disappointing.We drove through the refurbished Frank Russell Campground during our visit and we will probably be staying there in the future, the sites look so much nicer and having more access to full hookups is great.
@DavidB5075483 · Camped on May 7, 2025 at Campsite #26
One of our favorite campgrounds. If you have ATT you wont have service.
@NicholeB981918 · Camped on May 2, 2025 at Campsite #64
We love Ray Behrens. Always clean and well maintained. The addition of several full hook-up spots to choose from is wonderful as well!
@BryanP8227284 · Camped on Apr 25, 2025 at Campsite #113
Site 113 - sewer dump was uphill of the camper. It was also blocked down the line since it wouldn't drain. I had to use the main dump station at the campground entrance.
@RobertB6182770 · Camped on Apr 18, 2025 at Campsite #50
Super Clean site, great host! Very beautiful and well upkept sites. We will be back!
@LoriF7925749 · Camped on Apr 13, 2025 at Campsite #62
Ray Behrens Campground and Rec Area has a lovely campground with three loops on the southeast shore of Mark Twain Lake near Perry, Missouri. This is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) campground and the tollbooth has limited hours for check-in but gates are not locked so you can setup on your reserved site and check in later. We stayed in the Little Blue Stem loop, Site 62, FHU. This site was fairly level, only needed 2 Lego blocks under the rear tires, but be sure and check the site description before booking because we saw some severe slopes in some of the other loops. All sites were paved and the picnic table area has the larger gravel which was great so we didnt carry it into the RV every time we entered. The bathhouse was new and really nice with six individual rooms instead of stalls. The roads were very well maintained so we took long walks or rode our e-bikes everywhere! There were not any real trails just a short path between LBLS and Deer Run and some steep trails down to the lake from a few campsites.The M.W. Boudreaux Memorial Visitor Center is nearby and has great informational displays of the area and dam construction. We also took a 20 min drive to Florida, MO to see the Mark Twain Memorial Shrine where the house he was born in has been surrounded by a beautiful building and contains many original items from his life and various homes. Great 20-minute video about his life is available to watch. There is also a large eagles nest on the property which was amazing.This lake is very conveniently located about half way between Kansas City and St. Louis and has several other campgrounds that were of the same caliber. Frank Russell Rec Area is undergoing remodeling and has a nice Equestrian camp and brand new 50 amp pads. Highly recommend this Lake and any of the campgrounds for a quiet get away or an overnight stay on the way to somewhere else.
@SusanP4870118 · Camped on Apr 9, 2025 at Campsite #3A
The campground was well kept up and the shower houses were clean and large. We made a day trip to Hannibal and went on the lake a few days. The only issue we had was our site was very unlevel right to left. So much so that even after placing boards under the right side our wheels were still off the ground and water would not drain properly.
@kathyd9839154 · Camped on Apr 8, 2025 at Campsite #48
Spacious spots. Off season, so not many other campers there.
@EricA2710263 · Camped on Mar 30, 2025 at Campsite #11
beautiful area with friendly staff and tons of things to do
@BetsyCD8D5A2D6 · Camped on Nov 16, 2024 at Campsite #21
Very nice campsite and the scenery was spectacular. Used the bike path and had a great time
@BobK5632765 · Camped on Nov 11, 2024 at Campsite #3A
The site was out of level side to side quite a bit. But someone had throwed their trash in the woods by site. Stopped a corp. maintenance to see about getting a camp ranger to look at for identification. He said they would take care of and had it cleaned up that day! Awesome job!
@LeeAnnCCFC5FE6 · Camped on Nov 7, 2024 at Campsite #33
Very nice site. Full Hookups. Would have nice shade in Summer. Set up is fairly private.
@DianaG5374683 · Camped on Oct 13, 2024 at Campsite #90
Clean bathrooms. Shower house has been remodeled but now there is only one bathroom for the entire Little Bluestem Loop. A fair distance from the further out sites. We were disappointed that our favorite loop was already closed for the season in mid Oct.
@JamesK1667053 · Camped on Oct 13, 2024 at Campsite #12
Very nice.
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