Campgrounds and RV parks near Gower, MO

Gower sits in Clinton County in northwest Missouri, roughly 30 miles north of Kansas City and about 20 miles southeast of St. Joseph. It is a small farming town off Interstate 29 and U.S. 169, which puts RV travelers within an easy drive of Kansas City International Airport and the Missouri River bluffs. Most camping options in the area are private RV parks on rolling countryside rather than state or federal park units. Basswood Resort sits on wooded acres in Platte City, about 20 miles north of Kansas City, and offers full hook-up RV sites along with cabins, suites, motel rooms and tent sites. Pony Express RV Park and Campground is a veteran-owned park in Maysville on 100 acres of rolling countryside with two four-acre fishing ponds, shade trees and hiking trails. Sharp RV Park and Aok Campground round out the closer private options, and Travelodge Airport Platte City is a nearby hotel alternative when weather forces a change of plans. The wider region leans toward family-run parks with pull-through sites, 30/50-amp service and full hookups rather than backcountry or dispersed camping.

The campgrounds closest to Gower are privately owned, so reservations run through each park's own booking channel rather than a central state or federal system like Recreation.gov. Pony Express RV Park and Campground offers Instant Book sites through RoverPass, where the reservation is automatically approved, while non-Instant Book sites still require campground approval. Basswood Resort takes reservations by phone and through its own website, and also lists sites on RoverPass and Spot2Nite. Book early for summer weekends, holiday weeks and any Kansas City Chiefs, Royals or Kansas Speedway race weekend, since Basswood is the main family park in the area and fills quickly. Check-in at Basswood Resort is 2:00 PM with check-out at 12:00 PM. For last-minute needs, call the park directly. Owners and managers at the smaller parks often hold sites that are not shown online.