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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.
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Mark B
VerifiedOctober 1, 2025 • Stayed at: 015, Loop: CAMP
Beautiful place
Mark B
VerifiedOctober 1, 2025 • Stayed at: 015, Loop: CAMP
Beautiful place
David G
VerifiedOctober 6, 2025 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: CAMP
Camp ground grounds have noticeably declined without a host. Fire pits are full of ash and trash on the regular. No one there to quiet the rowdy crowds past quiet time or even just lack of respect for fellow campers at all times of the day. 50amp outlet is upside down on site 4 making it very awkward to plug in.
David G
VerifiedOctober 6, 2025 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: CAMP
Camp ground grounds have noticeably declined without a host. Fire pits are full of ash and trash on the regular. No one there to quiet the rowdy crowds past quiet time or even just lack of respect for fellow campers at all times of the day. 50amp outlet is upside down on site 4 making it very awkward to plug in.
Brittnie S
VerifiedOctober 23, 2025 • Stayed at: 015, Loop: CAMP
We stayed in group site 15 and it was excellent! It's the only site in the campground where you won't see or hear your neighbors. Other sites are nice and not too terribly close together. Site 13 had the quickest river access with a path through the woods right to the beach. Site 15 has a path to the river but it leads straight to the water with a short drop off form the trail. Vault toilet restrooms were clean and good enough. Highly recommend for campers who love to walk the river and hang by the water. I DO NOT recommend taking the gravel road that google maps suggests, unless you have a 4wd vehicle. The paved road by the sutton bluff sign is a longer but a nice drive in.
Brittnie S
VerifiedOctober 23, 2025 • Stayed at: 015, Loop: CAMP
We stayed in group site 15 and it was excellent! It's the only site in the campground where you won't see or hear your neighbors. Other sites are nice and not too terribly close together. Site 13 had the quickest river access with a path through the woods right to the beach. Site 15 has a path to the river but it leads straight to the water with a short drop off form the trail. Vault toilet restrooms were clean and good enough. Highly recommend for campers who love to walk the river and hang by the water. I DO NOT recommend taking the gravel road that google maps suggests, unless you have a 4wd vehicle. The paved road by the sutton bluff sign is a longer but a nice drive in.
Kimberly J
VerifiedOctober 26, 2025 • Stayed at: 028, Loop: CAMP
Even tho the gov’t was shut down, somehow all the bathrooms were supplied and clean and we wanted for nothing! Thank you to whoever went above and beyond to make our groups experience wonderful!
Kimberly J
VerifiedOctober 26, 2025 • Stayed at: 028, Loop: CAMP
Even tho the gov’t was shut down, somehow all the bathrooms were supplied and clean and we wanted for nothing! Thank you to whoever went above and beyond to make our groups experience wonderful!
Steven G
VerifiedOctober 29, 2025 • Stayed at: 023, Loop: CAMP
Great campground, especially for atv riders. You can access trails from camp.
Electricity available at some sites, but no wastewater dump, unfortunately. No camp host, but campers have been well-behaved in my experience.
Steven G
VerifiedOctober 29, 2025 • Stayed at: 023, Loop: CAMP
Great campground, especially for atv riders. You can access trails from camp.
Electricity available at some sites, but no wastewater dump, unfortunately. No camp host, but campers have been well-behaved in my experience.
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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