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Reviews (357)
What Guests Are Saying
Alley Spring Campground is consistently praised for its beauty, cleanliness, and well-maintained facilities. Many visitors appreciate the friendly staff, the cleanliness of bathrooms, and the convenient access to water activities. While some guests noted noise issues and construction starting early, overall experiences highlight the campground as a fantastic destination for family camping.
What Guests Are Saying
Alley Spring Campground is consistently praised for its beauty, cleanliness, and well-maintained facilities. Many visitors appreciate the friendly staff, the cleanliness of bathrooms, and the convenient access to water activities. While some guests noted noise issues and construction starting early, overall experiences highlight the campground as a fantastic destination for family camping.
Review Summary
richie r
VerifiedJune 27, 2026 • Stayed at: 617, Loop: Loop 600
It is a lovely place however the last few years the conservation agents have been harassing people, pulling them over and searching to the point its hard to drive around the campground. For these reasons I will be recommending another campground.
Marisa g
VerifiedJune 27, 2026 • Stayed at: 116, Loop: Loop 100
Campsite was beautiful, right on the river, clean, and the bathrooms were clean. The only thing is, some of the people camping next to us didn’t follow the rules and were up partying until 1:30 AM. Other than that it was perfect.
Michael H
VerifiedJune 27, 2026 • Stayed at: 814, Loop: Loop 800
Alley Springs was very clean and mowed. There was no camp host for the entire time we were there. On Friday we did have a National Park Ranger show up and stop some one in the park. I don't know why but there seems to be better things that they could be doing rather than harassing people in the park. The new reservation process of only allowing online reservations does not make much sense when there is no wifi at the park. Safety would make a good reason to put up a tower at the park so floods could be reported.
Vernon D
VerifiedJune 26, 2026 • Stayed at: 624, Loop: Loop 600
The campground was quiet and clean. So where the restrooms. Camping there for a few days was a pleasant experience.
Ellen E
VerifiedJune 26, 2026 • Stayed at: 623, Loop: Loop 600
Staff was friendly and grounds were clean. We have been coming to Alley Springs for generations in my family and we had the best time! We will be back to carry on the tradition!
Anita L
VerifiedJune 26, 2026 • Stayed at: 620, Loop: Loop 600
Bathrooms were cleaned daily and the new asphalt pads were great! We will be back!
Stephen W
VerifiedJune 25, 2026 • Stayed at: 627, Loop: Loop 600
Loop 600 was clean and well maintained. Pads were freshly asphalted this spring. Staff were helpful and friendly.
COLLEEN W
VerifiedJune 25, 2026 • Stayed at: 313, Loop: Loop 300
The park is always well kept. Bathrooms are clean. Forest Service Rangers are excellent!
Thank you for providing such an amazing camping experience for all who visit.
Matthew R
VerifiedJune 21, 2026 • Stayed at: 127, Loop: Loop 100
I cant believe it took me 45 years to find this place. I can't describe how beautiful it is. Go. Turn off your phone. Watch the fireflies. Hang out with fish.
Beth W
VerifiedJune 20, 2026 • Stayed at: 502, Loop: Loop 500
We arrived at this absolutely beautiful campground as the sun was going down, got our tent all set up and were enjoying a restful night when we decided to walk to the bathroom at 2:00am. That was incidentally the only place we could get even the occasional one bar of service on our cell phones. We checked our phones (out of habit) while in there and saw a Flood Watch Alert for that area. After going back to our tent with the rain beginning to fall, we thought about that horrible incident in Texas last year with all those kids dying at that camp. We decided to drive to higher ground as we were totally unfamiliar with the area. We slept in our car seats till about 5:30am, then drove back to the campground, which is right next to the river. We broke camp and left but glad we did leave during the night even though the campground was okay. There had been quite a wicked storm directly west of there which did enormous damage (mostly wind, lots of flooding) across several states. Always better to be safe than sorry...or worse.
Location Alley Spring
Address:
Po Box 490
Van Buren, MO, 63965
United States
From the east on US Highway 60, turn north on Missouri Highway 19 in the town of Winona. Continue north 12 miles to the town of Eminence. From Eminence, Alley Spring campground is located five minutes west of State Highway 106.
From Mountain View, travel 19 miles east from Mountain View on US Highway 60 and turn north on County Highway E. Go north on E for 10 miles until you reach State Highway 106, then turn west on 106 for two miles. The Alley Spring Campground is on the south side of Highway 106.
Alley Spring is accessible from US Highway 60, with connections to Missouri Highway 19 and State Highway 106. It is located approximately 12 miles north of US Highway 60 via Highway 19 and 2 miles west of Highway 106.
Elevation: 206 feet
40 mi drive to downtown Van Buren (about 44 min)
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Last updated: September 8, 2026