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Reviews (210)
What Guests Are Saying
Sutton Bluff Recreation Area is appreciated for its clean surroundings and excellent swimming area, with many campers enjoying the ATV trails accessible from the campground. However, there are concerns about the decline in facilities without a campground host, including dirty bathrooms, lack of supplies, and maintenance issues. Visitors are advised to navigate carefully to avoid unimproved roads and may want to book cautiously due to reports of overcrowding and site mix-ups.
What Guests Are Saying
Sutton Bluff Recreation Area is appreciated for its clean surroundings and excellent swimming area, with many campers enjoying the ATV trails accessible from the campground. However, there are concerns about the decline in facilities without a campground host, including dirty bathrooms, lack of supplies, and maintenance issues. Visitors are advised to navigate carefully to avoid unimproved roads and may want to book cautiously due to reports of overcrowding and site mix-ups.
Review Summary
Laura M
VerifiedMay 29, 2022 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: CAMP
We have been camping here for a very long time. Love the area but sure wish they would improve their bathroom/shower house. The same bathroom stall has been out of order for at least 2+ years. With no camp host, campers are already driving their side by sides over the grassy areas. (the previous camp host kept drivers off of the grass to keep it nice). With that having been said, there's not a more beautiful place.
Laura M
VerifiedMay 29, 2022 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: CAMP
We have been camping here for a very long time. Love the area but sure wish they would improve their bathroom/shower house. The same bathroom stall has been out of order for at least 2+ years. With no camp host, campers are already driving their side by sides over the grassy areas. (the previous camp host kept drivers off of the grass to keep it nice). With that having been said, there's not a more beautiful place.
Steve B
VerifiedJune 6, 2022 • Stayed at: 032, Loop: CAMP
No camp host....Restrooms were a mess....Loud music ....trash over flowing... We ended up leaving
Steve B
VerifiedJune 6, 2022 • Stayed at: 032, Loop: CAMP
No camp host....Restrooms were a mess....Loud music ....trash over flowing... We ended up leaving
Julie W
VerifiedJune 17, 2022 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: CAMP
Always love camping at Sutton’s but this year the campground is not being maintained as it should. Crossing my fingers it gets better as the season progresses!
Julie W
VerifiedJune 17, 2022 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: CAMP
Always love camping at Sutton’s but this year the campground is not being maintained as it should. Crossing my fingers it gets better as the season progresses!
William S
VerifiedJune 24, 2022 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: CAMP
Need a campground host. No wood or ice to purchase. Lots of trips to town for ice for a week.
William S
VerifiedJune 24, 2022 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: CAMP
Need a campground host. No wood or ice to purchase. Lots of trips to town for ice for a week.
Jeffrey L
VerifiedJuly 17, 2022 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: CAMP
I have been camping here every summer since I was 4 mo old, 52 yes later it is still home for me. There have been so many changes over the years, from bathroom put in to paved roads and electric sites, Sutton's Bluff will always hold my heart, it was family ground many years ago. The Forestry dept has done an amazing job maintaining this site. Even without a camp custodian it is a gr8 place. Police yourself and remain respect for others and this site will remain the best place to take your family.
Jeffrey L
VerifiedJuly 17, 2022 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: CAMP
I have been camping here every summer since I was 4 mo old, 52 yes later it is still home for me. There have been so many changes over the years, from bathroom put in to paved roads and electric sites, Sutton's Bluff will always hold my heart, it was family ground many years ago. The Forestry dept has done an amazing job maintaining this site. Even without a camp custodian it is a gr8 place. Police yourself and remain respect for others and this site will remain the best place to take your family.
Location & Directions for Sutton Bluff Recreation Area
Po Box 460, Salem, MO 65560 United States
Elevation: 248 ft
Getting There
From Centerville, Missouri, travel 3 mi northeast on Highway 21. Take County Road 907 northwest for 7 mi, then turn on County Road 849 and travel south for 3 mi to the campground.
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