Columbus-Belmont State Park Campground

This park was interesting, but in a good way. It is in the middle of nowhere, with nothing around it. But the park itself is very well kept. They've repaved the entire park within the last month or two, all the displays are repainted, it seems very well kept for being such an out-of-the way place.
Sites are not angled, so the long truck/trailer combo took a couple pull-ups to get into and the site we were at (25) is not the most level. Took 4 blocks under each wheel to get level.
Water pressure is a little low here, but definitely usable.
Only a few sites have sewer, the rest are W/E only.
Nice little host shack with coin laundry ($1.50/each machine). Bathrooms are ok, wouldn't prefer to shower there over the camper, but wouldn't hesitate to use them if I didn't have a shower in the trailer.
Verizon and ATT signal are 1 to 2 bars at best.
Local TV (antenna) is basically limited to 3 channels of PBS.
No wifi.

Check the local general store while you're here (Beards and Roses general store). They make homemade ice cream and lots of homemade food in the store. The ice cream was delicious.

Campground is off the beaten path being 15- 20 miles from an interstate. The two lane country roads to the campground were in good shape. There were only three other campers in the park when we arrived. There was no one in the Registration cabin, but we had reserved a site so were able to set up with no problem. This site wasn't level and it took some effort to get trailer leveled, and the site was approximately perpendicular to the road which always makes it a little more challenging to back into with a large trailer. The entire campground is very clean from the individual sites to the shower and bath house. The best feature is the view of the Mississippi and the sunset. Since we only stayed one night we didn't get to check out the other sites in the park or take any of the trails. The earthen works that remain from a civil war fort were interesting. The best feature of all, was it was very quiet while we were there, Other than a couple of woodpeckers and other birds, there was little noise in the campground.
Cell service was poor, but my hotspot worked fine.

We stayed at Columbus-Belmont 7/10 to 7/14/2022. This is a beautiful well maintained park, with lots of mature trees providing shade, new asphalt pads, short hikes and great views of the Mississippi river. Remarkably well preserved Civil War era earthworks, with many explanatory exhibits and artifacts, are easily accessible within the park. Longer nature trails exist in the undeveloped North end of the park. Unfortunately the small museum was closed when we were there. We made area day trips to Cairo, Ill., New Madrid, Mo., Wickliffe Mounds, and other sites. If you leave or approach the park from the north, GPS may route you on KY-123. Be aware that there is a very steep and rough RR grade crossing at Ballard. (We crossed it several times with TV only.) I avoided it with TT in tow by exiting the park via KY-80E to US-51.

Good place to see sunsets over the Mississippi River. If you travel with a dirt bike or a side by side there is a public ATV park called Wright's Area 252 just north of the campground. Call phone service was spotty. I had to use a booster on my hot spot to get a solid signal, then connect my phone to that WiFi to make a call.

The camp host was friendly and will deliver wood and ice to your site. The bathrooms were clean and the showers were hot. My site was on a hill and required some blocks to level my camper.

Easy arrival as long as you follow the signs on 123 as you get close. Our RV safe gps wanted us to take a city street that was clearly marked “No Campers.” Spacing is okay between sites but you can feel close to your neighbor if you’re on the inside of the loop. Note that not all sites have full hookup. Very friendly camp host family in June! They spent a lot of time checking on guests. Bring your bug spray though. Sites 25,28,26,27,11 would be preferable in that order. Most sites decline quite a lot. A few incline. Very few are level. Bring your blocks! All in all, it’s a quiet place to relax.

The park as a whole is what the other reviewers have stated (clean, beautiful, well maintained, etc.) however I was not impressed with the layout of the campground. It was small with very little privacy. The campground is basically a loop and my site was in the middle so I felt like I had campers all around me. The sites on the outside of the loop would have been better. Also, the dump station is right in front of site number 8 (which is the handicap site). The tow vehicle of any long trailer blocks the site’s access while at the dump station.

The state park is on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River. We didn't make a reservation and the camp host assigned us a vacant site for one night. Weekend reservations are hard to come by. A few sights have fantastic views but those would be the first to go. Sites have electricity and water; a few have sewer too.

The camp host is affable He offered me a good deal on firewood, but we didn't want a fire that night

The utility building in the center of the loop has flush toilets and showers. And it also has a coin laundry.

Wi-Fi is offered but is weak. We found it adequate for emails.

This is a great park if you are not working needing internet access. Verizon in the park is minimal to non-existent. They have Wifi available slightly good enough to watch streaming Netflix and YoutubeTV and Amazon video did not work. Very quiet area, many historic features to see. Very small town. Nice view of the Mississippi River. May try to visit again when we are fully retired. Staff is great, very accommodating. Facilities are a little dated but clean and well kept. Coin Washers and Dryers are available. Very little noise from River barge movement. Site 6 side gets noise from Grounds keepers in the morning. Site 19 side and river side are very quiet.