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2026 Season availability
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- Dump station on site
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- Marina
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Reviews (1300)
What Guests Are Saying
Ray Behrens Campground offers well-maintained sites with full hookups, clean facilities, and friendly staff, making it a pleasant place for camping. Many visitors appreciate the spacious, shaded sites and the campground's proximity to recreational activities like hiking and boating. Some guests experienced intermittent electrical issues and tick problems, but overall, the campground is regarded as a great spot for nature lovers seeking a quiet getaway.
What Guests Are Saying
Ray Behrens Campground offers well-maintained sites with full hookups, clean facilities, and friendly staff, making it a pleasant place for camping. Many visitors appreciate the spacious, shaded sites and the campground's proximity to recreational activities like hiking and boating. Some guests experienced intermittent electrical issues and tick problems, but overall, the campground is regarded as a great spot for nature lovers seeking a quiet getaway.
Review Summary
Lori F
VerifiedMay 1, 2025 • Stayed at: 062, Loop: LBLS
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 didn’t 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.
Lori F
VerifiedMay 1, 2025 • Stayed at: 062, Loop: LBLS
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 didn’t 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.
Robert B
VerifiedMay 1, 2025 • Stayed at: 050, Loop: LBLS
Super Clean site, great host! Very beautiful and well upkept sites. We will be back!
Susan P
VerifiedApril 21, 2025 • Stayed at: 003A, Loop: DRUN
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.
Susan P
VerifiedApril 21, 2025 • Stayed at: 003A, Loop: DRUN
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.
Eric A
VerifiedApril 18, 2025 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: DRUN
beautiful area with friendly staff and tons of things to do
Eric A
VerifiedApril 18, 2025 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: DRUN
beautiful area with friendly staff and tons of things to do
Kathy D
VerifiedApril 17, 2025 • Stayed at: 048, Loop: LBLS
Spacious spots. Off season, so not many other campers there.
Kathy D
VerifiedApril 17, 2025 • Stayed at: 048, Loop: LBLS
Spacious spots. Off season, so not many other campers there.
Betsy C
VerifiedNovember 24, 2024 • Stayed at: 021, Loop: DRUN
Very nice campsite and the scenery was spectacular. Used the bike path and had a great time…
Location Ray Behrens
Address:
20642 Highway J
Monroe City, MO, 63456-9359
United States
From Hannibal MO, travel west on Highway 36 for 17 miles, turn south onto
Route J and go 12 miles to the campground.
Elevation: 209 feet
16 mi drive to downtown Monroe City (about 22 min)
Policies & Rules
Cancellation policy
- Reservation fees are non-refundable. For campsites, cabins, lookouts, yurts, group sites, and similar stays, we charge a reservation service fee of $8.
- Standard cancellations usually have a $10 cancellation fee. Customers can generally cancel before the check-in date online.
- Late cancellation rules differ by stay type.
- Individual campsites: cancelling after 12:00am local time the day before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- Cabins, lookouts, and yurts: cancelling less than 14 days before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- One-night reservations: a late cancellation usually forfeits the full amount paid, up to the total original reservation cost.
- Modifications are allowed before the cut-off window, but fees depend on the change. Changing to dates completely outside the original reservation dates may trigger a $10 change fee. Extending or shortening a stay that still includes original dates usually has no change fee, though refunds may depend on timing and facility rules. Switching to the same type of campsite for the same dates usually has no change fee, but price differences are charged or refunded.
- Early departures may or may not be refunded. At certain facilities, partial refunds may be possible if staff can mark the site available for other visitors. No refund is given for a night if the early departure is requested after that day's check-out time.
- Security deposits are separate. Security deposits may be refunded to the original payment method if the facility is left in acceptable condition, as determined by the property.
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Last updated: September 12, 2026
