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  3. Council Bluff Recreation Area

Camping at Council Bluff Recreation Area near Belgrade

Public campground · Belgrade · 37 campsites · 4 group

A forested campground near mountain biking. Most campsites have no hookups, and RV fit varies by site.

About this campground

Council Bluff Recreation Area sits on the shore of Council Bluff Lake, a 440-acre reservoir reaching depths up to 87 feet, about 17 miles south of Potosi on a series of county highways. The lake is the focal point here: two boat ramps provide easy water access (all watercraft must travel at no-wake speed), a 54,000-square-foot sandy stretch called Chapel Hill Beach occupies the campground's eastern end and offers accessible flush toilets, coin-operated showers and a small playground, and the 12-mile Council Bluff Trail rings the lake with spurs down to the campsites.

4.0 on Recreation.gov · 36 reviewsBook on Recreation.gov
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At a glance

  • RV sites up to 40 ft

    Length limits vary by campsite.

  • No hookups
  • Pets welcome
  • Public land
OverviewCampsitesAmenities & locationReviewsPlan your stay

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No site is open for every night of your stay

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Amenities & location

  • Playground
  • Swimming
Check-in
3:00 PM
Checkout
2:00 PM
Pets
Allowed (per listing)

Hookups (individual campsites): 28 no-hookup individual sites · group sites listed separately (4 no-hookup).

Location

STATE HWY. DD
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Council Bluff Recreation Area: questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at Council Bluff Recreation Area?
Longest RV site listed: 40 ft (32 of 32 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)
Does Council Bluff Recreation Area have RV hookups?
28 no-hookup individual sites · group sites listed separately (4 no-hookup) (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Council Bluff Recreation Area?
Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Council Bluff Recreation Area?
Allowed (per the listing)
Sources and details

At a glance

Official facts link to their source; “Listing” facts come from the Recreation.gov listing. Anything we can't source says so.

Max rig length
Listing Longest RV site listed: 40 ft (32 of 32 RV sites list a length)
Hookups & power
Listing 28 no-hookup individual sites · group sites listed separately (4 no-hookup)
Pull-through / back-in
Listing 0 pull-through, 34 back-in
Road & site access
Listing 40 paved site driveways; 8 hike-in sites
Pets
Listing Allowed
Cell signal
Listing Visitor-reported signal on Recreation.gov (higher is better): AT&T 0 (11 reports), T-Mobile 1 (10 reports), Verizon 1 (9 reports)
Water
Listing Water at 1 site
Shade
Listing 51 of 52 sites that report shade are listed as shaded
Booking
Listing Reservable on Recreation.gov
Price
Listing Lowest listed rate $11/night (live price once you pick dates)
Getting there
Listing STATE HWY. DD (map in Location below)
Generators · Quiet hours · Starlink / satellite · Stay limits
Not listed — check with campground

Reviews

Selected reviews

Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (36 reviews, ★ 4.0). Not written or edited by us.

“Currently No Potable water, but otherwise great sites, hiking and vault toilets. ”

Maddie E 5 · Sep 2025 · Recreation.gov

“Horrid! All 50 water spigot broken for years. Even the outhouses were "out of order". Last maintenance was decades ago. All recreation spots were subcontracted to local Yahoo's to control usage and charge money for parking, usage, water, electric, food etc. MIS MANAGED”

Diane F 1 · Aug 2025 · Recreation.gov

“We enjoyed our time at Council Bluffs. Of note: There is no water at the campsite, but we were able to fill our water jugs at the beach area. Overall a beautiful place to camp with the family. ”

Alex R 4 · Jul 2025 · Recreation.gov
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✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released

Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights42 sites open for every night

Johnsons Shut-Ins State Park

11.1 mi from Council Bluff Recreation Area (straight-line)
Sites from $14/night
$28 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Missouri State Parks · you book on their site
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights4 sites open for every night

Beautiful Secluded Campsite

11.8 mi from Council Bluff Recreation Area (straight-line)
Sites $26/night
$52 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights52 sites open for every night

Brushy Creek Lodge & Resort

11.8 mi from Council Bluff Recreation Area (straight-line)
Sites from $40/night
$80 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Spot2Nite · you book on their site
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Trip idea

Ideas for your stay

An idea to start from, built from this campground's listing and real tours nearby. Times, openings and prices change, so check each before you go.

  1. Day 1 · Arrive and settle in

    • Check in and set up camp.
  2. Day 2 · Get out and explore

    • Private Kentucky Bourbon Trail Tour Kentucky area · 8 hr–10 hr · from $1017/person
    • Cincinnati History & Sightseeing Bus Tour Kentucky area · 2 hr · from $49/person
  3. Day 3 · One more stop, then head home

    • National Quilt Museum Admission Pass Kentucky area · 2 hr · from $15/person
Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

  • Tent camping here: 28 sites take tents. See open sites ↑

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 40 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

2017 Jayco Jay Flight SLX
2017 Jayco Jay Flight SLX

Travel trailer · 29 ft · sleeps 8 · 77 mi from campground

$120/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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2021 Jayco Jay Flight
2021 Jayco Jay Flight

Travel trailer · 29 ft · sleeps 8 · 77 mi from campground

$120/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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Fully Furnished, Loaded Bunkhouse RV!
Fully Furnished, Loaded Bunkhouse RV!

Travel trailer · 36 ft · sleeps 10 · 77 mi from campground

$124/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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Things to do

Activities near Council Bluff Recreation Area

Bookable tours nearby

Paid experiences on Viator. Distances are from this campground when the tour lists its own start point.

Cincinnati History & Sightseeing Bus Tour
Cincinnati History & Sightseeing Bus Tour

Kentucky area · 2 hr · from $49/person

Private Kentucky Bourbon Trail Tour
Private Kentucky Bourbon Trail Tour

Kentucky area · 8 hr–10 hr · from $1017/person

National Quilt Museum Admission Pass
National Quilt Museum Admission Pass

Kentucky area · 2 hr · from $15/person

See 6 more bookable tours
Newport Gangster Tour
Newport Gangster Tour

Kentucky area · 2 hr · from $32/person

Ghosts of Covington Haunted History Tour
Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

  • Off-peak Apr 24–May 19: Tent $11–$25, RV & Tent $0–$22 per night
  • Peak season May 20–Sep 26: Tent $15–$50, RV & Tent $0–$25 per night
Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Council Bluff Recreation Area

For August weekends, book about 37 days ahead. Three in four August Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 14 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.

See booking patterns
Arrival monthFri/Sat arrivals: half booked at leastA quarter at leastOther days: half booked at leastA quarter at least
April14 days ahead34 days ahead——
May18 days ahead34 days ahead18 days ahead37 days ahead
June13 days ahead35 days ahead15 days ahead34 days ahead
July11 days ahead27 days ahead19 days ahead36 days ahead
August14 days ahead37 days ahead11 days ahead32 days ahead
September12 days ahead28 days ahead15 days ahead34 days ahead
October10 days ahead33 days ahead15 days ahead38 days ahead

Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.

Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (2,464 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.

Ghosts of Covington Haunted History Tour

Kentucky area · 2 hr · from $38/person

Experience Rebecca Ruth Chocolate Tour & Museum!
Experience Rebecca Ruth Chocolate Tour & Museum!

Kentucky area · 30 min · from $10/person

Newport "Sin City" Mobster Tour
Newport "Sin City" Mobster Tour

Kentucky area · 2 hr · from $38/person

Experience Rebecca Ruth Chocolate Tour & Museum
Experience Rebecca Ruth Chocolate Tour & Museum

Kentucky area · 30 min · from $10/person

Full Day Private Bourbon Tour
Full Day Private Bourbon Tour

Kentucky area · 8 hr–9 hr · from $875/person

Compare site types

37 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7 · 4 group sites listed separately. Rates are the listed nightly rates.

Standard sites (tent or RV)

Tent, van or small RV, no power

28 sites · $15, $25/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Walk to

9 sites · $15/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Group standard nonelectric (group)

4 sites · $0/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15