Camping at Watercress near Poplar Bluff

Watercress Campground sits on the banks of the Current River in the town of Van Buren, offering direct access to the river's long bends, bluffs and springs that define this stretch of southeastern Missouri. The river is the main draw here: boaters and canoeists launch from a public ramp on the east bank (open to both motorized and non-motorized craft) for multi-day floats or shorter day trips that reveal springs, caves and riverside scenery you don't see from the road.