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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
james J
VerifiedAugust 14, 2022 • Stayed at: 026, Loop: CAMP
We always have a good time at Sutton’s Bluff. The park this year (2022) didn’t have a host but most people were quiet and respectful. There are always those that abuse the toilets and showers by leaving a mess. The Rangers show up every day to check on things. The Black River of course has no faults! Always there, always beautiful, always waiting for you!
Steven L
VerifiedAugust 14, 2022 • Stayed at: 013, Loop: CAMP
We love Sutton's Bluff. Been coming here for 50 years!
james J
VerifiedAugust 14, 2022 • Stayed at: 026, Loop: CAMP
We always have a good time at Sutton’s Bluff. The park this year (2022) didn’t have a host but most people were quiet and respectful. There are always those that abuse the toilets and showers by leaving a mess. The Rangers show up every day to check on things. The Black River of course has no faults! Always there, always beautiful, always waiting for you!
Steven L
VerifiedAugust 14, 2022 • Stayed at: 013, Loop: CAMP
We love Sutton's Bluff. Been coming here for 50 years!
Jeff P
VerifiedAugust 23, 2022 • Stayed at: 009, Loop: CAMP
If you’re looking for a peaceful relaxing weekend this is not the place to go it is always crowded with loud off-road vehicles that circle the park at all times of Day and night.
On the other hand if you’re looking for a fun and exciting weekend riding your side-by-side or four wheelers there are many trails and fire roads to traverse.
Jeff P
VerifiedAugust 23, 2022 • Stayed at: 009, Loop: CAMP
If you’re looking for a peaceful relaxing weekend this is not the place to go it is always crowded with loud off-road vehicles that circle the park at all times of Day and night.
On the other hand if you’re looking for a fun and exciting weekend riding your side-by-side or four wheelers there are many trails and fire roads to traverse.
Charles T
VerifiedOctober 17, 2022 • Stayed at: 029, Loop: CAMP
No camp host like years past .grass was all grown up in the ditches and the bathrooms where nasty been going down there for the last 5 years with family .. NEVER AGAIN
Charles T
VerifiedOctober 17, 2022 • Stayed at: 029, Loop: CAMP
No camp host like years past .grass was all grown up in the ditches and the bathrooms where nasty been going down there for the last 5 years with family .. NEVER AGAIN
Kevin B
VerifiedOctober 30, 2022 • Stayed at: 026, Loop: CAMP
We have camped there several times. We have a newer camper this trip and were supposed to stay in site 26. We could NOT back in to our site. We are long time campers and my husband has excellent backup skills. The road was barely as wide as the truck and camper with significant drop offs on both sides. And the roads did not seem well taken care of. My husband ended up with the front of his truck off the road and we ended up with a hole in our camper. We saw the campground was mostly full and did not see any available sites (with water and electric) that were any better to back up in, so we had to leave and drive back home. Since it was just a 2 night stay, we didn’t even cancel the 2nd night after spending 10+ hours driving to/from campsite. We probably will not return to this campground.
Kevin B
VerifiedOctober 30, 2022 • Stayed at: 026, Loop: CAMP
We have camped there several times. We have a newer camper this trip and were supposed to stay in site 26. We could NOT back in to our site. We are long time campers and my husband has excellent backup skills. The road was barely as wide as the truck and camper with significant drop offs on both sides. And the roads did not seem well taken care of. My husband ended up with the front of his truck off the road and we ended up with a hole in our camper. We saw the campground was mostly full and did not see any available sites (with water and electric) that were any better to back up in, so we had to leave and drive back home. Since it was just a 2 night stay, we didn’t even cancel the 2nd night after spending 10+ hours driving to/from campsite. We probably will not return to this campground.
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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