Pinewoods Lake Campground

This was was my second camp stay on my trip across the country it was nice at first right on the water nice picnic table at each site and a fire pit/grill. kinda in a weird part of the state, hill billy types and a bunch of loud kids, however it wasn’t to bad but didn’t like the vibe. ps bathroom is like 1/2 mile away from camp site and no trash cans.

We spent just one night here, but I totally would again! It’s like a normal (paid) campground with designated and paved sites with picnic tables and fire rings, but no facilities or hookups. There are no toilets, but we were here in March so maybe they have porta potties in the summer season.

There was no one else here while we camped, except a couple of people using the day use area who left before dusk.

Great spot to camp while checking out the Ozark Riverways National Forest!

Nice campground, fire pits and picnic tables, you can drive farther down and find a few areas to park for the night that's closer to the water. Bathrooms were locked when I was there. November 20th. Oh, right of the main road as well which is nice for travellers!

This is a great campground, and it's free! The sites have a blacktop pad, fire ring and table with beautiful views of the lake!

Great camping area. No cost. No electric or water. Nice new bathrooms. Pretty lake. Traffic from Rt 60 can be heard all night but not terrible. Overall a nice place!!

Nestled in the pine trees on a small lake. Quiet most of the time. Some locals decided to come in and burn rubber as they were going through. Nice trail around the lake but kind of boring if you don't fish.
Some road noise from the highway at night. Only a quarter of a mile from hiway 60.

Stayed from November 23 to November 26, 2021 – This campsite is on a small lake in the Mark Twain National Forrest and is dry camping (no electric/water/dump). The campground is directly off of US 60 and has paved roads and pads. There are 2 sets of pit toilets in the camping area and 1 in the day use area.

There are 15 marked sites on a paved loop around the park,. The Pinewoods Lake Campground is adjacent to a day use area which is open (per their website) year-round for Day Use Activities only, (6AM to 10PM) with a managed season of May 1 through October 1. You can reserve the group picnic site (very large pavilion) for large groups.

I stayed in site 7 (double). The single sites where narrow and I did not feel I could back into them safely. There where about 5 other campers there when I arrived and where fairly well spread out leaving at least one space in between campsites. It was quiet and relaxing.

There is a 1.3 mile hiking trail around the lake, partially paved. Being so close to highway 60, I was expecting more road noise. Maybe it was because I was at the far end of the campground next to the lake, but I heard nothing. I do sleep with earplugs, so that may be the reason.

All the campers were considerate and obeyed the quiet hours (10pm – 6am).

I have to say that I really enjoyed my stay here.

Video Review (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpSYhbbfekE

As others stated, there are 15 paved sites, each with a picnic table, fire ring and a pole to hang a lantern. Some sites are double width. There are two (nice & clean) vault toilets, one in the campground near the entrance and the other at the day use/boat launch site, no water or garbage. Pack it in and pack it out. There is a 1.3 mile paved trail along the lake and a dock. There is some noise from 60 but it’s hardly noticeable. My time here is been quiet except for some drunken yahoos one night.

The only negative is there are a LOT of ticks! They are easy to spot on my white dog but I have to do tick check every time he goes outside, and I always find some. Avoid the vegetation and you’ll see less. Make sure you tick check yourself.

Stayed overnight and it was great! Loads of campsites. As a solo traveler I felt safe staying here. I had to clean up around my campsite a little bit, but nothing crazy. Only crappy thing is, I drove over a nail on my way out. Would stay again!!

We stayed here back in Oct 2021 (sorry so late reviewing this) and LOVED it. It was a FREE campsite complete with picnic table, fire ring, lantern pole, vault toilets at a small lake. There are no hookups or trash. There were a couple of friendly dogs that visited one morning. It appeared they lived in the area.

We did make a brief video about the campground.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKcAr4QUFKU