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Reviews (302)
What Guests Are Saying
Big Spring State Park offers a beautiful and well-maintained campground with excellent access to the Current River and nearby attractions like Blue Spring and Rocky Falls. Many visitors appreciate the cleanliness of the facilities and the friendly staff, highlighting the park's peaceful atmosphere and various recreational opportunities, including hiking and swimming. However, some guests noted issues with restroom cleanliness and limited electric sites, as well as occasional disturbances from wildlife, particularly raccoons. Overall, it is a cherished spot for camping and outdoor activities.
What Guests Are Saying
Big Spring State Park offers a beautiful and well-maintained campground with excellent access to the Current River and nearby attractions like Blue Spring and Rocky Falls. Many visitors appreciate the cleanliness of the facilities and the friendly staff, highlighting the park's peaceful atmosphere and various recreational opportunities, including hiking and swimming. However, some guests noted issues with restroom cleanliness and limited electric sites, as well as occasional disturbances from wildlife, particularly raccoons. Overall, it is a cherished spot for camping and outdoor activities.
Review Summary
Billy C
VerifiedJune 1, 2024 • Stayed at: 212, Loop: Loop 200
The campground roads were narrow and the sites were much closer together than the map suggested. The campsite views were of undergrowth rather than the river. Ants invaded our camper and mosquitoes attacked us outside. The spring was beautiful but the best part of the campground was leaving. We won't be back.
Barbara A
VerifiedMay 28, 2024 • Stayed at: 210, Loop: Loop 200
Big Spring is a great campground - it fit our needs perfectly!! Sites were large, great table and fire ring. We enjoyed exploring the campground and spring area. Enjoyed dinner in downtown Van Buren at Las Margaritas.
steven m
VerifiedMay 23, 2024 • Stayed at: 209, Loop: Loop 200
Clean well cared for campsites, grounds, and bathrooms.
Thomas W
VerifiedMay 22, 2024 • Stayed at: 225, Loop: Loop 200
Me and my fiancé had a great time! The campground was well maintained and easy to navigate! Great place to camp.
David S
May 12, 2024
All in all everything was perfect. We had checked out the pavilion the day before everything perfect and clean except didn’t have an updated reservation listing posted of us having the pavilion booked. Next day got there at 7:45am and some had been there and dumped a bunch of colored mini marshmallows under the tables and half drank water bottles. You need to have a small plastic broom hanging there for any kind of cleanups. We could have swept up the marshmallows or if we had made a mess. Otherwise everything was perfect.
Jan D
VerifiedMay 4, 2024 • Stayed at: 228, Loop: Loop 200
Wonderful, quiet campsite. Nice showers! Big Spring is beautiful. Van Buren is very close for food and wifi.
Chris L
VerifiedApril 19, 2024 • Stayed at: 210, Loop: Loop 200
200 loop has power others nothing. dump station at entrance to fill your tank. If like us you don't get it completely full there is water near the restrooms. New hot showers before the main camping area.
Teresa M
VerifiedApril 16, 2024 • Stayed at: 226, Loop: Loop 200
We were there for the April 2024 eclipse. It was crowded but the staff kept the Campground immaculate.
JEFFERY H
VerifiedApril 15, 2024 • Stayed at: 204, Loop: Loop 200
Ozark National Senic Riverways is a gem! We stayed for two weeks at Big Spring Campground, site 204. The spring fed Current River is a hop and half a skip from the campground, ideal for a refreshing dip, or soak, (depending on your tolerance for cooler water) at the end of the day. There are a number of excellent trails through the forest and along the river. This morning, as I sat outside our rig, my amateur birding ear counted songs from 13 different species, that is, species I am able to identify. There were many more. Thank you to everyone at OZAR who works to make this place the special place it is. We'll be back!
Jack S
VerifiedSeptember 21, 2023 • Stayed at: 220, Loop: Loop 200
The river was beautiful, the campground could have used a little care. During the night we had a small storm that flooded our site. Luckily we moved to a vacant spot that only half the asphalt was showing due to a build up of mud, leaves, and debris.
Location Big Spring
Address:
Po Box 490
Van Buren, MO, 63965
United States
Big Spring Campground is located four miles (6.4 km) south of Van Buren, Missouri. Turn south on Missouri Highway 103 and continue south for four miles (6.4 km) to the Big Spring Unit of the park.
Big Spring Campground is accessible via Missouri Highway 103, which connects to the nearby town of Van Buren.
Elevation: 138 feet
4.7 mi drive to downtown Van Buren (about 11 min)
Policies & Rules
General
- If you arrive and another party is occupying your reserved campsite, please call Arrowhead Dispatch at 1-844-460-3604 for a Law Enforcement officer to be dispersed to your location for removal of the unauthorized party.
- 50-amp electric hookups are now available in the 200 loop only (bring converters if necessary).
- There is no direct water hook up at the campsites. You may fill your tanks at the station near the front entrance.
- There are no sewer hookups. A dump station is available at the campground entrance.
- Two tents or 1 RV and 1 tent per site only on Standard Family sites
- Modern restrooms are open April 15-Oct. 15. During other times visitors will be directed to an alternative, which may be a short distance from their campsite.
- No glass bottled beverages are allowed in tubes or non-motorized vessels
- All reservations and reservation changes MUST be completed through the Recreation.gov user profile or by calling toll free 1+877-444-6777.
- For more information about the campground, please call (573) 323-4236 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30pm weekdays, or e-mail OZAR_Campground_Operations@nps.gov.
- Free standing Hammocks only. NO hammocks are allowed to be tied to trees.
- Water systems shut off Oct. 15-April 14. (Water off means most bathrooms and faucets in campgrounds will be closed and facilities winterized, including picnic pavilions. The exception are the heated shower houses/flush restrooms at Round Spring, Big Spring and Alley Spring campgrounds.)
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