Pinewoods Lake Campground
Mark Twain National Forest
Write a Review Ellsinore, MO 63937 573-785-1475 573-364-4621 Official WebsiteGPS: 36.9219, -90.7736
Overview of Pinewoods Lake Campground
Last Price Paid: $25
Reported by sziebell on 5/8/2024
Longest RV Reported: 33 feet (Class A)
Reported by The Phenomenal Phive on 11/27/2021
Number of Sites 16
Pad Type asphalt
Open Seasonally May 1 through October 1
Elevation 787 ft / 239 m
Max Stay 14
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Pinewoods Lake Campground 16 people have reviewed this location.
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Last reported 2/22/2023
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Last reported 11/7/2023
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Last reported 7/25/2019
“Quiet Camping With Beautiful Lake View”
Reviewed 11/7/2023
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 8 |
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Quiet camping with only 4-5 other campers there. Beautiful view of the sunset over the lake. Nothing fancy here, vault toilets were fairly clean, picnic table and fire pit at site.
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JimsRVLife would stay here again
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“Quite ”
Reviewed 11/5/2023
| Days stayed: | 1 |
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| Site Number: | 7 |
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I stayed one night on my recent trip back home from Georgia to Missouri. I mostly just needed a place to sleep but the next time I’m hoping to stay longer and try some fishing.
camper-622119 would stay here again
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“WOW!”
Reviewed 4/10/2023
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 6 |
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This may be the most beautiful primitive camping area I've ever stayed in. Nice tall pine trees, nice fishing lake, nice walking/ biking trail around lake. Wildlife everywhere you look, butterflies, turtles, geese, birds. Paved camping spots with a couple vault toilets (no water, trash, or trash cans). Lots of fallen trees that someon... more
This may be the most beautiful primitive camping area I've ever stayed in. Nice tall pine trees, nice fishing lake, nice walking/ biking trail around lake. Wildlife everywhere you look, butterflies, turtles, geese, birds. Paved camping spots with a couple vault toilets (no water, trash, or trash cans). Lots of fallen trees that someone has cut up and placed in every camping spot.
camper-741962 would stay here again
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“Nice Campground!”
Reviewed 4/6/2023
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 10 |
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This is a very nice, quiet campground. No electric or water, but there’s a picnic table and fire pit. Theres a pit toilet in the campground. Sites have blacktop pad to park on. Very nice lake with a fishing pier and a blacktop path around it which is nice for wheelchairs.
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John & Patti would stay here again
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“Great stay, well maintained campground”
Reviewed 2/22/2023
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
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I would definitely stay here again. The area is beautiful and and the camp ground was in very good shape
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Joshj would stay here again
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“Hidden gem”
Reviewed 2/22/2023
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
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I'm traveling through the area and needed an overnight spot (thanks campendium!). Granted, it's the middle of February but I'm the only one here except for a few locals fishing and hiking around the pond. All spots seem nice and well spaced from each other. Asphalt parking, concrete hiking trail, pine forest. I hesitated to ... more
I'm traveling through the area and needed an overnight spot (thanks campendium!). Granted, it's the middle of February but I'm the only one here except for a few locals fishing and hiking around the pond.
All spots seem nice and well spaced from each other.
Asphalt parking, concrete hiking trail, pine forest.
I hesitated to write a review and disclose how cool this spot is, but I hope this helps another traveler.
Please note...there are no services other than vault toilets. But it's exactly what I wanted.
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TravelinMan would stay here again
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“Beautiful FREE National Forest Campsite”
Reviewed 2/9/2023
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 4 |
| RV Length: | 22' (Travel Trailer) |
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We stayed here back in Oct 2021 (sorry so late reviewing this) and LOVED it. It was a FREE campsite complete with picnic table, fire ring, lantern pole, vault toilets at a small lake. There are no hookups or trash. There were a couple of friendly dogs that visited one morning. It appeared they lived in the area. We did make a brief ... more
We stayed here back in Oct 2021 (sorry so late reviewing this) and LOVED it. It was a FREE campsite complete with picnic table, fire ring, lantern pole, vault toilets at a small lake. There are no hookups or trash. There were a couple of friendly dogs that visited one morning. It appeared they lived in the area.
We did make a brief video about the campground.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKcAr4QUFKU
Two Tired Teachers would stay here again
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“Great!”
Reviewed 6/20/2022
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 6 |
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Stayed overnight and it was great! Loads of campsites. As a solo traveler I felt safe staying here. I had to clean up around my campsite a little bit, but nothing crazy. Only crappy thing is, I drove over a nail on my way out. Would stay again!!
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madi1234 would stay here again
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“Great FREE Campground ”
Reviewed 5/26/2022
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 8 |
| Site Number: | 6 |
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As others stated, there are 15 paved sites, each with a picnic table, fire ring and a pole to hang a lantern. Some sites are double width. There are two (nice & clean) vault toilets, one in the campground near the entrance and the other at the day use/boat launch site, no water or garbage. Pack it in and pack it out. There is a 1.3 mi... more
As others stated, there are 15 paved sites, each with a picnic table, fire ring and a pole to hang a lantern. Some sites are double width. There are two (nice & clean) vault toilets, one in the campground near the entrance and the other at the day use/boat launch site, no water or garbage. Pack it in and pack it out. There is a 1.3 mile paved trail along the lake and a dock. There is some noise from 60 but it’s hardly noticeable. My time here is been quiet except for some drunken yahoos one night.
The only negative is there are a LOT of ticks! They are easy to spot on my white dog but I have to do tick check every time he goes outside, and I always find some. Avoid the vegetation and you’ll see less. Make sure you tick check yourself.
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Life with Spock would stay here again
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“Very nice relaxing place to stay”
Reviewed 11/27/2021
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 4 |
| Site Number: | 7 |
| RV Length: | 33' (Class A) |
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Stayed from November 23 to November 26, 2021 – This campsite is on a small lake in the Mark Twain National Forrest and is dry camping (no electric/water/dump). The campground is directly off of US 60 and has paved roads and pads. There are 2 sets of pit toilets in the camping area and 1 in the day use area. There are 15 marked sit... more
Stayed from November 23 to November 26, 2021 – This campsite is on a small lake in the Mark Twain National Forrest and is dry camping (no electric/water/dump). The campground is directly off of US 60 and has paved roads and pads. There are 2 sets of pit toilets in the camping area and 1 in the day use area.
There are 15 marked sites on a paved loop around the park,. The Pinewoods Lake Campground is adjacent to a day use area which is open (per their website) year-round for Day Use Activities only, (6AM to 10PM) with a managed season of May 1 through October 1. You can reserve the group picnic site (very large pavilion) for large groups.
I stayed in site 7 (double). The single sites where narrow and I did not feel I could back into them safely. There where about 5 other campers there when I arrived and where fairly well spread out leaving at least one space in between campsites. It was quiet and relaxing.
There is a 1.3 mile hiking trail around the lake, partially paved. Being so close to highway 60, I was expecting more road noise. Maybe it was because I was at the far end of the campground next to the lake, but I heard nothing. I do sleep with earplugs, so that may be the reason.
All the campers were considerate and obeyed the quiet hours (10pm – 6am).
I have to say that I really enjoyed my stay here.
Video Review (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpSYhbbfekE
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The Phenomenal Phive would stay here again
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“Nice place but no longer free”
noted 5/11/2024
I have stopped here a lot of times because it was close to Poplar Bluff and I could camp and visit family. It recently changed and now has fees. Not a bad place to camp but the lake level was low last time and I think for a fee spot, a better place to go would be either Current River in Van Buren or maybe down towards Doniphan.
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Amenities
Hookups
- dry camping
Recreation
- boat ramp
- fishing
- horseshoes
- picnic area
- recreation trail
- water access
Site Amenities
- fire ring
- picnic table
Facilities
- restrooms: vault
- water available
Pets
- pets
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