About Council Bluff Recreation Area
Number of accommodations: 37
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Parking
Picnic Table
Cooking and Fire
- Picnic Table
Parking and Transport
- Parking
Water Access
- Lake Access
- Boat Ramp / Launch
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Reviews (35)
What Guests Are Saying
Council Bluff Recreation Area offers beautiful, spacious camping sites with a peaceful, wooded atmosphere and proximity to a lovely lake for swimming and kayaking. However, visitors noted significant issues, including a lack of potable water, broken facilities, and an overwhelming tick population. While the area is well-suited for family camping, maintenance concerns and facility management detract from the overall experience.
What Guests Are Saying
Council Bluff Recreation Area offers beautiful, spacious camping sites with a peaceful, wooded atmosphere and proximity to a lovely lake for swimming and kayaking. However, visitors noted significant issues, including a lack of potable water, broken facilities, and an overwhelming tick population. While the area is well-suited for family camping, maintenance concerns and facility management detract from the overall experience.
Review Summary
Adam D
VerifiedFebruary 16, 2020 • Stayed at: 031, Loop: L2SG
Lot's of early morning noise from cycling event. Would have liked to known that was happening. The beach was closed but the weather was near 80 degrees. Would not have chosen this site had we known the beach would be closed. Any improvement over pit toilets would be a huge plus!
Joseph M
VerifiedJanuary 24, 2020 • Stayed at: 032D, Loop: L2SG
My party and I book early to ensure that we get a particular campsite. Our trip is tradition and we have stayed at the same site every time. When we arrived, another party was already camped at our site. The campsite attendant didn't bother to go out and out up reservation signs to make sure others didn't camp there. We had to find a different open campsite to stay on and downgraded from a double campsite to a single as we didn't want the party currently there to have to break down camp and move. After all it wasn't their fault. All in all we were very disappointed and part of our trip was eaten up trying to get answers about why our campsite was taken and where we could go.
Rick E
VerifiedJanuary 17, 2020 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: GRPA
The lake is beautiful, the campgrounds are big and private. Is my favorite camping grounds.
Paul H
VerifiedJanuary 15, 2020 • Stayed at: 032D, Loop: L2SG
The sites are well spread out and private. When we arrived, the site was ready and clean. The bathrooms (pit toilets) were reasonably clean, although they did run out of toilet paper by Saturday night, and did not get restocked for a day or so. Be sure to have a stock with you, because this is a pretty remote location. The campsite had a nice covered equipment shelf, tables and a fire ring. There is a fresh water spigot, but no electricity, flush toilets or showers in the campground, so be aware of that before going. Those things ARE available over at the beach house during limited hours (showers are for a fee), but during our stay, they were in poor repair. The beach is pretty nice, and was a great way to cool off on a hot weekend. We did not have any trouble with mosquitoes, raccoons, or any other wildlife during our stay.
Dan D
VerifiedJanuary 9, 2020 • Stayed at: 007, Loop: L1WK
Great place to camp.
Location Council Bluff Recreation Area
Address:
State Hwy. Dd
Belgrade, MO, 63622
United States
From Potosi, take Highway P south for 10 miles to C Highway junction. Continue on C Highway for less than a mile to DD Highway junction. Turn left on DD Highway and continue for approximately 7 miles to the recreation area entrance.
Council Bluff Recreation Area is accessible via Highway P, which connects to C Highway and then DD Highway. The area is within reasonable distance of state highways but does not have direct access to interstates or major freeways.
Latitude & Longitude: 37.7083 / -90.9417
Elevation: 390 feet
Policies & Rules
General
- Drinking water is not available in the campground from Nov. 1 to April 1.
- Additional fees are collected for use of the boat ramp
- Additional fees are charged for parking
- Horses and off-road vehicles are prohibited in developed areas
- Click Here for more information on the Mark Twain National Forest
- Don't move firewood: To limit the spread of invasive tree-killing pests, firewood from outside the area is not permitted. Some states have quarantines and may confiscate your firewood. Please help protect our forests from invasive species by obtaining your firewood at or near your camping destination and burning it on-site. Visit dontmovefirewood.org for more information.
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Last updated: July 11, 2026
