A forested campground near fishing, hiking, and mountain biking. RV fit varies by site.
Recreation at Ray Behrens is a mix of lake-focused activity and regional attractions. At the campground and around Mark Twain Lake you can boat, swim, fish, picnic, hike and hunt; the wider area also supports horseback riding, environmental education, water sports and a visitor center, plus privately run lodging and other concession services.
Length limits vary by campsite.
Dump station on site.
Availability on Recreation.gov. Showing 40 of 165 sites.
| Site | Fr 13 | Sa 14 | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 009 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 037 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 038 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 020 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 021 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 011 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 015 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 019 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 025 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 047B standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $30 |
| 043 standard electric |
✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released
Hookups (individual campsites): 165 electric individual sites.
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Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (781 reviews, ★ 4.0). Not written or edited by us.
“We come here often and just love it so much! It’s quiet, woodsy, and an all around great place to camp! We will be back soon! ”
“Two of our days were swarmed with ladybugs. Just that time of year. Will try to plan a better time for next year. Overall the campgrounds were great. The new bathrooms are much appreciated. They were kept very clean. ”
| ✓ |
| ✓ |
| $30 |
| 045 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $30 |
| 094 standard electric | C | C | $24 |
| 095 standard electric | C | C | $24 |
| 105 standard electric | C | C | $24 |
| 109 standard electric | C | C | $24 |
| 117 standard electric | C | C | $24 |
| 136 standard electric | C | C | $24 |
| 150 standard electric | C | C | $24 |
| 017 standard electric | R | R | $24 |
| 023 standard electric | R | R | $24 |
| 026 standard electric | R | R | $24 |
| 060 standard electric | C | C | $24 |
| 075 standard electric | C | C | $24 |
| 076 standard electric | C | C | $24 |
| 078 standard electric | C | C | $24 |
| 079 standard electric | C | C | $24 |
| 093 standard electric | C | C | $24 |
| 107 standard electric | C | C | $24 |
| 110 standard electric | C | C | $24 |
| 118 standard electric | C | C | $24 |
| 141 standard electric | C | C | $24 |
| 143 standard electric | C | C | $24 |
| 040 standard electric | R | R | $24 |
| 072 standard electric | C | C | $24 |
| 073 standard electric | C | C | $24 |
| 082 standard electric | C | C | $24 |
| 083 standard electric | C | C | $24 |
| 092 standard electric | C | C | $24 |
| 121B standard electric | C | C | $24 |
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights19 sites open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights4 sites open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights1 site open for every night165 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7. Rates are the listed nightly rates.
Tent or RV, with power
165 sites · $30, $24/night
12 open Nov 13–Nov 15
Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 75 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.
Travel trailer · 29 ft · sleeps 8 · 70 mi from campground
$120/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available
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Travel trailer · 29 ft · sleeps 8 · 70 mi from campground
$120/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available
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Travel trailer · 36 ft · sleeps 10 · 73 mi from campground
$124/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available
View rentalShare of site-nights open, booked and closed on Recreation.gov for the next months, checked Nov 7. Months further out may not be released for booking yet.
| Month | Open | Booked | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 15% | 7% | 46% |
| Dec 2026 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Jan 2027 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Feb 2027 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Mar 2027 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Apr 2027 | 66% | 7% | 28% |
| May 2027 | 58% | 17% | 24% |
Seasonal loop closures in this window: LBLS (Nov 2026, Apr 2027, May 2027); CRID (Nov 2026, Apr 2027, May 2027).
For May weekends, book about 147 days ahead. Three in four May Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 59 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.
| Arrival month | Fri/Sat arrivals: half booked at least | A quarter at least | Other days: half booked at least | A quarter at least |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 25 days ahead | 60 days ahead | — | — |
| April | 35 days ahead | 94 days ahead | 45 days ahead | 135 days ahead |
| May | 59 days ahead | 147 days ahead | 70 days ahead | 174 days ahead |
| June | 33 days ahead | 133 days ahead | 58 days ahead | 163 days ahead |
| July | 26 days ahead | 130 days ahead | 47 days ahead | 164 days ahead |
| August | 24 days ahead | 122 days ahead | 31 days ahead | 165 days ahead |
| September | 28 days ahead | 135 days ahead | 29 days ahead | 135 days ahead |
| October | 27 days ahead | 83 days ahead | 20 days ahead | 98 days ahead |
| November | 17 days ahead | 43 days ahead | 6 days ahead | 51 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 (46,234 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.
