Miles of Yellow Lines
Tag: Camping
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Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park
Johnson’s Shut-Ins is truly one of our favorite state parks in Missouri! It’s a unique place with great trails and an outstanding campground. It is about 1.5-2 hours outside of St. Louis. The main features of this park are the shut-in formations on the Black River. These shut-ins are essentially rock formations that create pools…
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Timbuktu Campground
Timbuktu Campground is the name of the campground at Echo Bluff State Park. It is a newer campground with level concrete pads and some hookups at all sites except the walk-in tent sites. Most campsites have full hookups. One row has electric and water only. It also has quality WiFi that can be accessed from…
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Echo Bluff State Park
Echo Bluff is an outstanding state park located in south central Missouri. It is located about 15 miles north of Eminence, MO off of Highway 19. It used to be a summer camp, but it became a state park in 2016. Within the park, there is a lodge, campground, cabins, hiking trails, and a creek…
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Ozark National Scenic Riverways
A destination that we’ve discovered in the last few years is Ozark National Scenic Riverways. This area is run by the National Park Service and is located in south-central Missouri (about 2.5-3 hours from the St. Louis area). We’ve had a lot of fun exploring the various sites in this area. A list of the…
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Peninsula State Park Campgrounds
We really enjoy camping in Peninsula State Park because there are so many activities available within the park and because of its central location in Door County. In the park you can hike, bike, paddle, swim, and more. There is even a golf course and an outdoor theater inside the park. To read more about…
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Peninsula State Park
We’ve visited Door County twice and both times we’ve camped at Peninsula State Park. There is so much to do inside this park: hiking, biking, swimming, kayaking. There’s even an outdoor theater and a golf course inside the park. It’s centrally located in Door County, which makes it a great base camp for other activities…
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Hawn State Park Campground
Hawn State Park campground is one of our favorite campgrounds near the St. Louis area. One of my favorite things about camping at Hawn is that you can walk out of your tent or camper and onto the trail. Depending where your site is located within the campground, it may require a short walk down…
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Hawn State Park
Hawn State Park is one of our favorite Missouri state parks for both hiking and camping. It is about an hour outside of St. Louis. It is also located near Pickle Springs Natural Area, which is another great place to hike. The park has both longer and shorter trails with connectors to extend or shorten…
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Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone: The first US National Park. Yellowstone is a massive park that extends into three states: Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. There is so much to see in Yellowstone National Park! It’s a very diverse park with mountains, canyons, waterfalls, geysers, and hot springs. We’ve visited Yellowstone several times. The first time we tent-camped inside the…
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Cottonwood Campground
Cottonwood Campground is located in the south unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. If it looks like we’re camping on the edge of a parking lot, it’s because we are. Cottonwood Campground was great, but we did have an issue fitting into our spot. Based on the listed dimensions, we should have fit, but our…