Mark Twain Cave & Campground

We stayed here one night on our way back to Minnesota from Florida. We booked it due to location on this leg on the trip, and the positive reviews we had read. It looks like a newer campground, and they are continuing to work on it. The facilities are new, and look really nice. We were here “off season,” and the campground was not very busy. We had a nice meal at a brewery in town Mark Twain Brewery, of course). The town is interesting, with a pretty clear separation between the “old” and “new” parts. It was a little tricky making the turn into the campground from the road; a pretty sharp turn right after a bridge, with not-too-good signage. If we hadn’t been tracking with our GPS, I think we would have driven past. Our site was not very level.

We were here 4 nights and while it rained most of the time, it was peaceful and quiet. We had a back on site that was easy to locate and level. Bathhouse was OK but the lens side was not cleaned often. The laundry room was nice. WIFI was pretty good except during the storms (which even then I was kind of impressed with the connection). I have Verizon and had almost no service at our site.

We visited the winery on the property and I’m not much of a wine person but the Wine Slushies are absolutely great!

We had entire park all to ourselves,
Cannot wait to go back in the spring or summer to visit again looks like a very exciting lots of cool stuff to do in town and around with two caves available we did the tour on the one cave was very nice never knew it was even Mark Twain‘s home when we went there we will certainly be back the new owners are very friendly and inviting
For some reason there was plenty of Wi-Fi available during the day however when it got dark out everything shut off although the monitors and extenders were on our Internet and signal was gone

Check-In was easy. Staff was super flexible. I needed to extend my stay and they worked with me to make sure I'd have the spot I wanted. I needed an Amazon delivery and the staff was very helpful in arranging it.
The on-site winery has tastings, by the glass and by-the-bottle purchases of Missouri wines at reasonable prices. Again, the staff was cheerful and very helpful in helping customers select wines that were palate-pleasing for each customer's taste.
A little more crowded than I'd hoped, but the rates are fair for such tight quarters.
There are a large number of WiFi hotspots scattered throughout the park, but still the WiFi experience is poor. This is an issue because on our AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon phones we had zero bars. (Think about it: the campground in literally in a "hollow." There are no cell antennas!) But the WiFi in the winery, the sandwich shop, and the gift shop is more than adequate for email and light work.

Gravel site very unlevel, we ran out of blocks attempting to level it out. We were told it was the last site although we saw other sites still open, they put our 37’ TT in the tiniest site. We made it work. The picnic tables had nails sticking out. AT&T coverage spotty 2 bars but couldn’t get a signal. Electric and water only. Dump station on the way out. Laundry facilities available but were overpriced.
We enjoyed the cave tour (additional $78 for our family of 4), walking in the stream on site, watching fireflies, and driving a mile down the road to see Lover’s Leap. We loved the history of the town and how it all ties Mark Twain / Tom Sawyer and the caves all together. Would stay again, but definitely in a different site.

A fun place to stay close to the historic downtown and with its own cave and gift shop. On our next visit we will have to do the cave tour. Our kids wanted to, but we didn't have time as we stayed here for an overnight while traveling out west. If we came again we could definitely stay for a few days. We did a late check in with no problems. Bathrooms and showers were basic and clean. There's a small playground for kids too.

Most of the other reviews are right on - it's a great little campground. Our site was electric only and spot on level under tall oak trees. There is no vegetation between sites but they are reasonably spaced. Since we were visiting just for the night, I chose to save a few bucks but FHU are only $5 more. There are water spigots spread around and 2 dump stations conveniently located just as you leave the park. There are several pull-through sites and everything from dry camping to electric tent to FHU. There was hardly any activity at the cave (on the left just before the campground office as you enter) and the amusement park across the street was closed. Some weather had just come through as we arrived so the internet was down of course and never really seemed to recover although the office said someone was working on it. There was essentially zero cell signal either as US Cellular is the local service. Eventually we got some AT&T service with a booster but very slow. OTA TV was very limited as well, I think limited to PBS which was fine. Hannibal had some cute sections. We found RV parking in the riverboat lot at the levee on Center Street but there is other public parking around downtown. A trolly bus that runs daily from downtown to the cave/campground as an alternative to taking the RV in. Overall a pleasant stay and fun to explore a section of the Mississippi River I hadn't seen before.