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This recreation area is nestled in a hollow along Paddy Creek, a major tributary to the Big Piney River, 1/2 mile away. It provides a picnic area and 23 campsites. It is located adjacent to the east boundary of the Paddy Creek Wilderness and is one of the 3 trailheads for the Big Piney Trail.Paddy Creek flows year-round and is a crystal clear wading creek.
From Roby, MO take Hwy 17 north 2 miles, turn east on Slabtown Road (formerly Forest Road 7600). Go 6 miles and turn south on Paddy Creek Road (formerly Forest Road 220) for 2 miles to recreation area.
So peaceful and quiet. Nice picnic areas and great private camping areas as well. Very clean and has 2 bathrooms, no running water. One of my favorite places to get away to!
All dried up. All the way piney dumps into patty creek. I will show pictures
Quite often you have it to yourself. Nice restroom, kept clean. No grass for horses. Trails are super rocky.
This is a great campground! The fact that it’s free and pay by donation, this area is taken care of very well. And I love that there are so many sites with close access to the creek.
Drove from Bentonville, AR as a halfway point for friends that live in St. Louis. Definitely coming back again to do the hiking loops. We just liked the camping area so much that we decided to spend the day relaxing and chatting fireside.
We had steps that someone had made for getting in and out of the water close to the campsite. Had a lot of fun. Our dogs loved it. All the campsites have a fire pit with a grate top. The campsites are very private with lots of trees. We had a big turtle come thru. We didn't have a problem finding wood to build fires. The roads all around have wood laying close to the road & back in the woods. We just threw in the back of the truck and in about 30 minutes we had a truck bed full of small & big pieces of wood. When your in the creek bed lots of cool looking rocks. I seen a lot of colorful fish swimming around
