Campgrounds and RV parks near Bertrand, MO

The Mississippi River shapes most trip planning here. Columbus-Belmont State Park is a 160-acre recreation park and historic site on the National Register of Historic Places, preserving Civil War earthworks and rifle pits on 180-foot bluffs above the river, with a 2.5-mile hiking trail through the Civil War earthworks, rifle pits and through the woods and nature area, a Civil War museum, mini golf, and picnic shelters. Reelfoot Lake was created by a series of violent earthquakes that caused the Mississippi River to flow backwards for a short period of time. The park's ecosystem is unlike any other place in Tennessee. Reelfoot Lake is a flooded forest. The lake is known for bald eagle viewing, fishing for crappie and bluegill, kayak and canoe rentals, and easy interpretive trails such as the Keystone, Airpark, and Black Bayou routes. The annual celebration of the American white pelican at Reelfoot Lake State Park features lake tours and vendors in late October. Closer to town, families use Sikeston for the Bootheel Rodeo in early August and Cape Girardeau for the river walk, murals, and Conservation Nature Center.

Southeast Missouri has a humid subtropical climate. Spring brings the wettest stretch of the year, with April and May the peak rain months and the highest risk of thunderstorms and river flooding along the Mississippi and its tributaries. It is also the busiest camping season at Reelfoot Lake, where the South Campground is extremely busy during April and May, so book Airpark North or Sportsmans Resort well in advance. Summer is hot and humid, with July averages varying between 88°F and 70°F and the heat index computed at around 104°F. Sites at Hinton RV Park, Cape Camping and RV Park, and the state park campgrounds are all open, but shade varies, so RVers should plan for full hookups and reliable air conditioning. Fall brings cooler, drier weather and the white pelican migration at Reelfoot Lake in late October, making September through early November a comfortable window. Winter is cold with occasional snow and freezing nights; Kentucky State Parks cannot guarantee the availability of water or other resources at their campgrounds during inclement weather months when freezing temperatures are possible, so travelers should contact the park directly for available resources.

Sites in this area skew toward flat, level ground with gravel or paved pads. Hinton RV Park offers 58 full-hookup 20/30/50 amp sites, 42 of them pull-throughs, with pull-throughs at least 70 feet long, suited to big rigs, plus cable TV, fiber Wi-Fi, laundry, and propane. Cape Camping and RV Park is a larger property with paved roads, pull-throughs, a seasonal pool, laundry, and bathhouses. State park campgrounds are simpler. Airpark North at Reelfoot Lake has 14 RV campsites up to 35 feet with 30-amp electrical and water hookups, plus 10 primitive tent-only sites, with a dump station and a bathhouse with hot showers nearby; there are no sewer hookups at the sites. Columbus-Belmont's campground is a year-round facility with 38 sites offering water and electric hookups, and 11 sites have sewer hookups. Cell service is generally reliable along I-55 and I-57 but can be spotty around Reelfoot Lake.