Is there any campground like Tom Sawyer farther North?

[Ed_C]

We love Tom Sawyer but visiting there adds about 600 miles to our return trips to MA. Is there anything like it closer to I/80?

[two-niner]

Across the river from Tom Sawyer: Elvis's home....

[TxGearhead]

Another one down south, that we have stayed at, is Riverview RV Park on the river in Vidalia, LA., across the river from Natchez.

[TxGearhead]

DeanRIowa wrote:
A COE campground on I-80 and the Mississippi and a few spots with river view is "Fisherman's Corner" 16123 IL-84, East Moline, IL 61244. It is a smaller park with lots of established trees.

Dean

What's that Illinek Campground just south of Fishermans? Looks good from the air.

[TxGearhead]

I've been "inching up" the river on Goggle map from Memphis for 20 minutes. Found a CG on the river at Keithsburg, Illinois, Fairport, IA., Buffalo, IA., and Montpelier, IA.
Might be an interesting "theme" trip....follow the river.
I'll get back to you after my fingers rest...gotta go see if the paint has dried.

[Tom_Trostel]

Tom Sawyer is a private campground in West Memphis, AR and just over the bridge from Memphis, TN.

link

[DeanRIowa]

A COE campground on I-80 and the Mississippi and a few spots with river view is "Fisherman's Corner" 16123 IL-84, East Moline, IL 61244. It is a smaller park with lots of established trees.

Dean

[tatest]

What is it about Tom Sawyer that appeals so much to you? And returning to MA from where?

If it is about a campsite on the waterfront, there are hundreds of COE access sites that offer this, but not necessarily on the Mississippi River or another equivalent like the Ohio. But most are just as far south, and particularly not along the I-80 corridor. Some of the nicest riverfront and reservoir campgrounds are on the Arkansas River and its tributaries, along or north of I-40, but mostly south of I-70.

In the I-80 corridor I most often find that my campground, if not a parking area behind a gas station at an interchange, or on the edge of a borrow pit, is at best in a small wooded area next to a cornfield. But I've not checked out all the lock and dam access areas on the Mississippi, which is maintained navigable beyond Minneapolis.

[DrewE]

bukhrn wrote:
OK, from all the answers referencing COE CG's, I assume Tom Sawyer is also one, But where?

It's actually not a COE campground, but an RV park that sits right next to the Mississippi and offers views of the river and river boat traffic. Here's their website.

[bukhrn]

OK, from all the answers referencing COE CG's, I assume Tom Sawyer is also one, But where?

[Ed_C]

Thanks for all the replies. We visit Oregon every year and are always looking for GREAT STOPS along the way!

[Tom_Trostel]

Pikes Peak State Park, McGregor, Iowa is located at the confluence of the Wisconsin and Mississippi. Across the river is Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.

Pikes Peak

[DrewE]

New York has a few state parks along the St Lawrence, at least some of which I think would have some boat traffic going by. I had a hard time (quickly) trying to determine how much the St Lawrence Seaway is used these days, and what numbers I did see were typically in unhelpful units (tons and cruise ship passengers and so forth rather than numbers of various types of vessels).

I don't know whether they would be less out of the way for the original poster.

[its_just_me]

We really like all COE parks. Foscue Creek in Demopolis, Al and Gunter Hill near Selma, Al are two of our favorites. We are lucky here in Al. because we have 19 Coe parks.

[tohare]

We stayed at arrowhead marina and Rv park in Scotia NY. for the entire summet. We saw barges, boats, a few bass boats and some gorgeous sailboats. Nothing like Tom Sawyer but still very nice.