Springfield KOA
The Springfield KOA (Kampground of America, a national chain of campgrounds) is located 30 minutes east of downtown Mount Vernon. This KOA provides RV campers with the following amenities: 50-amp service, RVs for rent, pull-through sites, free wireless Internet and a large pavilion for picnicking and lunching. To escape the boundaries of this KOA, take a 10-minute drive due south to Wilson's Creek National Battlefield--a historic site featuring weapons demonstrations as well as hiking trails crisscrossing the battlefield.
Springfield KOA
5775 West Farm Road 140
Springfield, MO 65802
(417) 831-3645
koa.com/where/mo/25137/
Big Red Barn RV Park
Big Red Barn RV Park is located 40 minutes due west of Mount Vernon. This RV park offers 62 RV sites with full hookups, many pull-through sites, 30- and 50-amp service, cable TV, daily, weekly, and monthly rates and a computer room free for visitors. This RV park is located 40 minutes from the Talbot Conservation Area. Visitors to this site will find more than 4,300 protected acres of greenery, several walking and biking trails and a more strenuous loop trail.
Big Red Barn RV Park
5089 County Lane 138
Carthage MO 64836
(888) 244-2276
bigredbarnrvpark.com
Acorn Acres RV Park
Acorn Acres, located in historic Branson, missouri, is about an hour and a half south from Mount Vernon. This RV park offers campers the following amenities: free wireless Internet and cable TV, full hookups, 30- and 50-amp electricity service and a playground for kids. This year-round park is close to many famous theaters of Branson, but also only 45 minutes from the large Mark Twain National Forest. This spread of wilderness provides hundreds of miles of hiking trails.
Acorn Acres RV Park
159 Acorn Acres Lane
Branson, MO 65615
(800) 338-2504
bestbransonrvpark.com
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