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  3. Sutton Bluff Recreation Area

Camping at Sutton Bluff Recreation Area near Salem

Public campground · Salem · 32 campsites · 1 group

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

4.0 on Recreation.gov · 101 reviewsBook on Recreation.gov
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At a glance

  • RV sites up to 70 ft

    Length limits vary by campsite.

  • Mostly no hookups

    Limited electric sites.

  • Pets welcome
  • Showers
OverviewCampsitesAmenities & locationReviewsPlan your stay

0 available sites

0 open of 32 sites
No sites offered for these dates.

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No site is open for every night of your stay

You book directly on Recreation.gov. Rates and availability can change until reserved. Campground page on Recreation.gov ↗

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Amenities & location

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

Hookups (individual campsites): 14 electric, 18 no-hookup individual sites · group site listed separately (1 no-hookup).

Location

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Sutton Bluff Recreation Area: questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at Sutton Bluff Recreation Area?
Longest RV site listed: 70 ft (32 of 33 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)
Does Sutton Bluff Recreation Area have RV hookups?
14 electric, 18 no-hookup individual sites · group site listed separately (1 no-hookup) (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Sutton Bluff Recreation Area?
Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Sutton 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: 70 ft (32 of 33 RV sites list a length)
Hookups & power
Listing 14 electric, 18 no-hookup individual sites · group site listed separately (1 no-hookup)
Pull-through / back-in
Listing 2 pull-through, 30 back-in
Road & site access
Listing 33 paved, 1 gravel site driveways
Pets
Listing Allowed
Cell signal
Listing Visitor-reported signal on Recreation.gov (higher is better): AT&T 0 (48 reports), Verizon 1 (23 reports), T-Mobile 1 (10 reports)
Shade
Listing 33 of 34 sites that report shade are listed as shaded
Booking
Listing Reservable on Recreation.gov
Price
Listing Lowest listed rate $10/night (live price once you pick dates)
Getting there
Listing Salem, MO (map in Location below)
Generators · Quiet hours · Starlink / satellite · Water · Stay limits
Not listed — check with campground

Reviews

Themes from recent written reviews on Recreation.gov. Quotes are verbatim.

Clean bathrooms and showers · 2 reviews

“Vault toilet restrooms were clean and good enough.”

Brittnie S · Oct 2025

Selected reviews

Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (101 reviews, ★ 4.0). Not written or edited by us.

“Great campground, especially for atv riders. You can access trails from camp. Electricity available at some sites, but no wastewater dump, unfortunately. No camp host, but campers have been well-behaved in my experience. ”

Steven G 4 · Oct 2025 · Recreation.gov

“Even tho the gov’t was shut down, somehow all the bathrooms were supplied and clean and we wanted for nothing! Thank you to whoever went above and beyond to make our groups experience wonderful! ”

Kimberly J 5 · Oct 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 nights52 sites open for every night

Brushy Creek Lodge & Resort

4.9 mi from Sutton 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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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights42 sites open for every night

Johnsons Shut-Ins State Park

9.7 mi from Sutton 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
View Campsites
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights3 sites open for every night

Four Creeks Ranch Campground

16 mi from Sutton Bluff Recreation Area (straight-line)
Sites from $20/night
$40 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · 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: 32 sites take tents. See open sites ↑
  • Electric sites: 14 sites have power.

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 70 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 · 94 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 · 94 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 · 94 mi from campground

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

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Things to do

Activities near Sutton 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

  • Peak season Mar 27–Oct 30: RV & Tent $10–$40, Tent $25 per night
Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Sutton Bluff Recreation Area

For May weekends, book about 132 days ahead. Three in four May Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 67 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
March40 days ahead69 days ahead26 days ahead90 days ahead
April42 days ahead80 days ahead45 days ahead85 days ahead
May67 days ahead132 days ahead62 days ahead135 days ahead
June50 days ahead108 days ahead56 days ahead135 days ahead
July40 days ahead124 days ahead79 days ahead168 days ahead
August32 days ahead103 days ahead42 days ahead119 days ahead
September34 days ahead80 days ahead38 days ahead79 days ahead
October42 days ahead85 days ahead78 days ahead179 days ahead
November29 days ahead72 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 (4,787 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.

Compare site types

32 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7 · 1 group site listed separately. Rates are the listed nightly rates.

Standard sites (tent or RV)

Tent, van or small RV, no power

18 sites · $10, $20/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Standard sites with electric

Tent or RV, with power

14 sites · $20, $30/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Group standard nonelectric (group)

1 site · $40/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

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