Babler State Park Campground

It feels remote but it's relatively close to St Louis. From the park entrance back to the campground it actually takes 5 minutes if you obey the speed limit. It's a big park! The little hills into the campground from the main park area are a little steep, but we managed fine except for the last day when we were leaving and had to stop halfway up for some deer to cross. It took a bit of engine revving to finish the hill climb from a dead stop on the hill. 50/30/20 power pedestals at the sites. No water or sewer. Unfortunately we could only reserve 1 night in the same site. We found 2 sites across from each other (41 and 48) so we had to do a switcharoo the 2nd day. Not a big deal since the other campers were in a tent and left early. One night we paid $27, the other night was $34. Not sure why one night charged a website fee and the other one didn't since they were both weekdays. The showers were adequate. A bit dated, but the water pressure was amazing and it was endless warm water. It looks like they are expanding the campground, possibly with full hookup sites as we can see water and sewer pipe trenches dug.

We love this park! We have been here over a week. You get the feeling of being miles from anything, but you are close to "civilization ". The camp host's have been very very helpful, very friendly, and a wealth of information & experience. (Karen & her husband, and Mike & his wife. There is a bathhouse/storm shelter. As of now the camp sites are not full hookups, just electric. They have a dump station & water spigots throughout the campgrounds. There is ice & firewood for sale. You have to book early the weekends book up fast, during the week not so much. The park ranger & campground staff are in the park throughout the day. There is a small playground. Dog friendly! This is a quiet & peaceful place to camp and relax.

This is a lovely park and where I stay anytime I'm in the area. There's 2 areas being rebuilt with full hookups. Going to be wonderful.

Boy did I pick a great night to car camp and go hiking. I slid a little pulling into the park. First freezing rain, then snow😳 I was nervous about the hills coming in and out of the camp ground. The plow came thru around 7am and spread salt about an hour later. Since everything was ice and I couldn't drive to the trail heads, I was limited to the paved bike trail from the campground. It did meet up with the blue trail, and I hiked that for another mile ''in the woods"(kinda runs along the road and bike trail). At a warm 16° I ended up doing around 4 miles. It was quite a peaceful hike. Lots of Blue Jay's, Cardinals, and deer. The roads were drivable by time I left around 1pm. Big shout out to the crew who took care of the roads in the park. Host was helpful and nice.

Babler State Park is a good little campground that provides you with all the basics you need. It’s nothing too special, but it gets the job done. Everyone gets their own little space with an electricity hookup, picnic table, and small fire pit. There’s also a dumping station, playground, showers, and water fill up station. The campground is also quite pleasant and quiet with plenty of trees. If you’re looking for a basic campground near St. Louis, this is a good place to stay.